Hundred Year Films

Imagine: Next door lives a hardworking organic farmer. Each summer you watch majestic fields of wheat mature from green to gold. And then the harvest.

At a new stone mill down the road, a miller grinds the farmer’s wheat into whole grain flour, sold just days old at the local market. At a small ...

From Emmy award-winning filmmaker Jared Flesher, "The Syrup Maker" is the unforgettable portrait of a New Jersey maple syrup farmer. On a cold winter’s day in the sugar house, Charlize Katzenbach slowly brings maple sap to a boil. As she minds the fire, she weaves the story of an extraordinary li...

WINNER: Best Documentary, 2022 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards

In the vast Pinelands National Reserve of southern New Jersey, powerful vehicles trample protected sand dunes and drive circles through ancient ponds. Like in many wild places, “off-roading” has grown more popular here. Some of the off-ro...

This is the story of 22-year-old Tyler Christensen, a talented but underemployed high school graduate from New Jersey still trying to figure out what to do with his life. Tyler’s great love is being outside, chasing birds, and studying wildlife. Brushing aside his lack of a college degree or ...

In the Sourlands of New Jersey, a rampaging deer herd, invasive plants, and wholesale habitat destruction threaten the local ecosystem. Farmers in the surrounding valley battle against high land prices, high property taxes, and increasingly erratic weather patterns. A group of local engineers...

The Farmer and the Horse digs into difficult questions about sustainability, self-sufficiency, and why we do the work we do. Featuring young farmers, draft horses, and the history of agricultural technology in New Jersey, this film goes beyond the usual platitudes of smiling organic farmers talki...