Harvest of Peace
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- September 1985 (TFF)
- November 1985 (US)
| Harvest of Peace | |
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| Directed by | Robbie Leppzer |
| Edited by | Robbie Leppzer |
Production company | Turning Tide Productions |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000 |
Harvest of Peace is a 1985 American short documentary film directed by Robbie Leppzer. The film, shot during the height of the US-backed Contra war in Nicaragua, follows a group of 150 Americans who spend two weeks in a village in northern Nicaragua, where they participate in a cotton harvest.[1][2]
Harvest of Peace premiered at the Telluride Film Festival (TFF) in September 1985, where it screened on a double bill with another documentary, Nicaragua Was Our Home, directed by Lee Shapiro.[3] Harvest of Peace received its theatrical release in November 1985.[2]
Harvest of Peace was created, directed, and edited by Robbie Leppzer.[2] Production on the film began in the autumn of 1984, which was shot over a two-week period in Nicaragua.[2] Following filming, Leppzer returned to his home in Leverett, Massachusetts, where he spent nine months on audio editing and fundraising for the film.[2] Post-production continued for an additional five months, which Leppzer spent as "a prisoner to his editing table."[2] The film ultimately cost $20,000 to complete, and was financed by individual supporters as well as grants from small private foundations.[2]
