Featured film · Regen Roots
Groundswell
Farmers, scientists and Indigenous leaders on five continents show how regenerative agriculture can heal the land, store carbon and grow more nutritious food on the same ground.
From the field · Dallas, Texas
Groundswell at Half EarthX
On the evening of October 22, 2026, Groundswell was spotlighted at the Half EarthX gathering in Dallas, hosted by EarthX founder Trammell S. Crow. Executive producer Laura Turner Seydel was there to celebrate the film and its message: that healthy soil is one of the most powerful and overlooked climate solutions we have.
Regen Roots founder Steve Bender was there, and we are proud to help carry the film’s message to Rotary clubs, schools, farms and communities around the world.
Topsoil · About the film
The final chapter of the soil trilogy
Groundswell completes the trilogy from Big Picture Ranch that began with Kiss the Ground and continued with Common Ground. Where the first two films made the case for soil, Groundswell travels the world to meet the people already doing the work, and shows agriculture as a tool for healing ecosystems rather than a cause of their collapse.
| Directors | Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell |
|---|---|
| Narration | Demi Moore, featuring Woody Harrelson |
| Executive producer | Laura Turner Seydel; producers include Vasser Seydel, Eric Dillon, Laurie Benenson and Ryland Engelhart |
| Production | Big Picture Ranch, Ojai, California |
| Filmed in | United States, Colombia, Kenya, India and Brazil |
| Premiere | Special Screening, Cinema de Demain, Cannes Film Festival 2026 |
| Where to watch | Prime Video, since June 2026 |
| Fiscal sponsor | The Redford Center |
Subsoil · What you will see
Regeneration in practice
Living soil
How cover crops, minimal tillage and diverse roots feed the underground life that builds fertile, water holding soil.
Carbon in the ground
Why healthy soil pulls carbon out of the air and keeps it there, turning farms and ranches into climate solutions.
Nutrient dense food
How the same land, managed regeneratively, can grow more nourishing food for the families who eat it.
People and place
Indigenous knowledge, smallholder farmers and scientists adapting practices to local conditions. As Laura puts it, every place is different.
Ready to try it yourself? Start with the Regen Roots principles, explore 34 regenerative practices, and run the field kit soil tests.
Roots · The people behind it
Laura Turner Seydel, executive producer
Laura is one of the country’s leading environmental advocates. She chairs the Captain Planet Foundation and Mothers and Others for Clean Air, serves on the boards of Project Drawdown, the Children & Nature Network, EWG and Waterkeeper Alliance, co founded Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and is a Patron of Nature for the IUCN. She was also an executive producer of Common Ground, and she is a member of Atlanta Rotary.
She has encouraged everyone who sees the film to bring it home: to churches, schools, clubs and community spaces, and to start the conversation about the soil beneath our feet.
Plant it · Bring Groundswell to your community
Host a screening
- Pick your audience. A Rotary or Rotaract club meeting, a school, a congregation, a farmers market, or a community center all work well.
- Secure screening rights. Watching at home is easy on Prime Video. For a public or ticketed event, contact the film team through groundswellfilm.org for public performance rights and screening materials.
- Invite a local voice. Add a regenerative farmer, a soil scientist, an extension agent or a local waterkeeper for a short panel after the film.
- Serve local food. Source snacks from regenerative or local farms so guests can taste the difference.
- End with one action. Ask every guest to commit to one step: start a compost pile, buy from a regenerative farm, plant a pollinator garden, or join a project in the Regen Roots directory.
Discussion questions
- Which farmer or community in the film stayed with you, and why?
- What does healthy soil look like where we live? Who is already farming this way nearby?
- How could our club, school or business buy food that supports regenerative farms?
- What is one project we could take on together in the next year?
For Rotarians
A ready made program for your club
Regenerative agriculture fits squarely within Rotary’s seventh area of focus, Supporting the Environment, and connects to UN Sustainable Development Goals 2, 6, 13 and 15. A Groundswell night makes a strong club program, a Rotaract or Interact event, or the start of a district or global grant project on soil, water and food security.
Clubs taking part in the 4-7-8-17 Program, the Rotary Global Climate Pledge or 100 Projects in 100 Countries can use the film to launch a local regenerative project and share it with Rotarians worldwide.
Grow it · Support the film
Help the groundswell grow
Watch and share
Stream it on Prime Video, then send it to three people who eat, farm or cook.
Give
Make a tax deductible gift through The Redford Center, the film’s fiscal sponsor.
Screen it
Use the steps above to host a screening for your club, school or community.
Go deeper
Visit groundswellfilm.org and explore the full Regen Roots library.