The First Season

The First Season (2012)

January 1st, 20121h 23min

Documentary
0%

Overview

Paul and Phyllis van Amburgh, believing that a small, family farm is the best place to raise their children, take their life savings and buy a defunct dairy. With three children and a fourth on the way and armed only with their principles and determination, they fight to defy the odds as they become full time farmers. THE FIRST SEASON, through an intimate, cinema verite style, bears witness to the Van Amburgh's struggle as they fight against relentless toil, financial ruin and the harsh reality of diary farming to achieve their version of the American dream.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Detroit Lives

Detroit Lives


Released on: 2010-08-30
Documentary

Before its economic decline, Detroit was a major metropolis. Now, in the 2000s, the young people of ...

Shipbuilder

Shipbuilder


Released on: 1985-01-01
Documentary

This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in...

The Permaculture Orchard: Beyond Organic

The Permaculture Orchard: Beyond Organic


Released on: 2014-06-02
Documentary

This feature-length educational film teaches you how to set up your own permaculture orchard at virt...

Friendly Local Game Store

Friendly Local Game Store


Released on: 2022-04-28
Documentary

The unlikely story of the world’s largest game store – The Sentry Box – located in Calgary. Communi...

Good Stewards

Good Stewards


Released on: 2008-04-22
Documentary

Farmers alone cannot make our food system thrive - it’s up to all of us. That is the message of this...

Fragile Harvest

Fragile Harvest


Released on: 1986-02-05
Documentary

How safe is the future of the world’s food? This documentary explores a growing crisis in world agri...

Hedging

Hedging


Released on: 1942-01-01
Documentary

Is your hedge thin and straggly? Don't worry, help is at hand.

Naturist Cleaners

Naturist Cleaners


Released on: 2021-06-01
Documentary, TV Movie

Welcome to the world of naturist cleaning. This documentary explores a unique twist on how some peop...

Chocolate of Peace

Chocolate of Peace


Released on:
Documentary

Chocolate of Peace depicts the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó's experiences of resistance, ...

Legacy

Legacy


Released on: 2024-09-19
Documentary

Is there a mental health crisis in agriculture in Colorado? Farming and ranching has become increasi...

King Corn

King Corn


Released on: 2007-10-12
Documentary

King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ...

When the Cows Come Home

When the Cows Come Home


Released on: 2022-07-28
Documentary

When the Cows Come Home introduces audiences to Tilly and Maggie, a pair of cows that musician, jour...

The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk


Released on: 1984-10-07
Documentary

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians ...

Battle Front in Britain

Battle Front in Britain


Released on: 1918-06-01
Documentary

From growing potatoes in Green Park, London, to transforming rabbit crates into seed boxes – just a ...

A Distant Noise

A Distant Noise


Released on: 2023-03-30
Documentary

During the rice sowing season, Jun, a young Catalan of Chinese origin, works as a seasonal worker in...

Dow's: The Story of Helen & Roger

Dow's: The Story of Helen & Roger


Released on:
Documentary

Dow's Rollarena is a small family run skating rink where the owners are heading into their 60th year...

Land Rush

Land Rush


Released on: 2012-12-04
Documentary

A partnership between the Government of Mali and an American agricultural investor may see 200-squar...

The Milk System

The Milk System


Released on: 2017-09-21
Documentary

Milk is Big Business. Behind the innocent appearances of the white stuff lies a multi-billion euro i...

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time


Released on: 2014-03-23
Documentary

Every year, a Kurdish family leaves Gaziantep (Anatolia) to work on the land near Ankara. This thank...

Bertrand's Farm

Bertrand's Farm


Released on: 2024-01-31
Documentary

1972 in Haute-Savoie (France) : the Bertrand's farm, with a hundred dairy cows owned by three bachel...