Low Lies the Land

About this event

Presented by Bread Garden Market, Little Village, and FilmScene DIALOGUE: With filmmaker Emanuele Gerosa in person Sunday, November 22, 7pm Raise a glass! Vino Vérité uncorks a delightful milestone with the first film about winemaking to be featured in our hallmark wine and film series, complete with a visiting filmmaker from Italy! The Vino Vérité series features talented new voices and established filmmakers influenced by the vérité tradition in person to present their thought-provoking, chance-taking, and visually-arresting films. Each selection is paired with hand-selected wines from Bread Garden Markett. Tickets: $25 public / $20 members / $12 students. Includes wine tasting, film, hors d'oeuvres and filmmaker reception. 6:30 Hors d'oeuvres & wine tasting 7:00 Screening 8:30 Q&A + Reception with filmmaker, wine and dessert "Low Lies the Land inspires audiences to swirl the fruits of these farmers' labour. Give it a good sniff and drink deep."-POV Magazine "Gerosa's slice-of-life approach gives audiences an intimate look inside the extensive processes that bring these bottles of wine to life."-Next Best Picture ABOUT THE BULLDOGS Ancestral vineyards line the misty hills of Italy's Piemonte region in picturesque fashion. Here, generations of winemaking families have worked the land to produce sought after wines, the knowledge passed down from parent to child for centuries. With beauty and patience, filmmaker Emanuele Gerosa follows the growing season for three such families. But change is creeping into these hills, in the form of climate change and enticing real estate offers from foreign investors. Like any agricultural trade, there is already incredible risk, so for these families, a difficult decision looms along with the next pruning season as they contemplate an uncertain future. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER Emanuele Gerosa was born in the Italian Alps. Drawn to documentary filmmaking, he first began making films in collaboration with an Italian NGO. In 2015, he completed his first feature-length documentary, the award-winning Between Sisters. Hissecond film, One More Jump, follows the life of two parkour athletes in Palestine who must discover whether there is a path that can lead to freedom, which won the Best European Documentary at 34th PRIX EUROPA. his latest film, Low Lies the Land, had its World Premiere in September at the 51st oronto International Film Festival. Since 2021, Emanuele has been a member of the European Film Academy. Toronto International Film Festival (2026) - World Premiere DOC NYC (2026) - U.S. Premiere