HomeGrown (2023)

Overview

Leroy Emmerich bought some land in the 1960s with money he earned from filmmaking. Leroy’s son turned the land into a flower farm and now his grandson, Lee Emmerich is making a film about the uncertain future of their family farm. Homegrown explores family cycles, parental expectations, and the connections between filmmaking and farming. This short documentary was produced within the advanced certificate program of Culture and Media at New York University.