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A 10,000 year journey
AGAVE IS LIFE is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with it's myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave's story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic and modern day vignettes, closing with concerns about threats to the plant's futureRead moreLess
AGAVE IS LIFE is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with it's myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave's story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic and modern day vignettes, closing with concerns about threats to the plant's future
The story
AGAVE IS LIFE is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with it's myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave's story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic and modern day vignettes, closing with concerns about threats to the plant's future
Cast & crew
Edward James OlmosNarrator (voice)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Meredith L. Dreiss
- Writer
- Sharon Edgar Greenhill
- Director of Photography
- Layton Blaylock
- Writer
- Meredith L. Dreiss
- Writer
- David Brown
- Director
- David Brown
- Director
- Meredith L. Dreiss
- Writer
- Jennifer Lane
- Editor
- David Hollander
- Editor
- Jennifer Lane