Public Farm 1: The Making of an Urban Farm” is a short documentary film about the building of a sustainable, biodegradable, cardboard farm in the unlikely location of New York City. For emerging architects, Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, and their new firm WorkAC, winning MoMA PS1’s prestigious Young Architects Program competition was their first big break. This would also be their chance to build their refreshing, ambitious and winning design of a giant, elevated, solar powered, self-irrigated, self-sufficient farm (complete with egg hatching chicken) that would provide the required outdoor party space for young hipsters, while bringing produce to the nearby community. The only problem was that few architects, not even internationally renowned Shigeru Ban, had used cardboard tubes as a central structural element. The camera follows them as they tackle technical difficulties, clashing opinions, bad weather and a tight deadline, while becoming farmers. From the point of view of Dan and Amale, their staff, designers, carpenters, partners and an army of volunteers, the film tells the story of how they pulled it off. 
 

Lilibet Foster is an award winning director, producer and writer of feature and television documentaries, commercials, integrated marketing campaigns and branded content. She was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Independent Spirit Award: Truer Than Fiction for producing her feature-length documentaries "Speaking in Strings"

Lilibet Foster is an award winning director, producer and writer of feature and television documentaries, commercials, integrated marketing campaigns and branded content. She was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Independent Spirit Award: Truer Than Fiction for producing her feature-length documentaries "Speaking in Strings"