Welcome to Perennial Films

Director Joanne Hershfield

Documentary Films

When you merely read about history, sociology, environmental science, or even literature, they can seem far away or not real. But documentaries can help fill that gap by giving pupils a visual context that helps them understand the information better.

Gardening for the Planet

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Gardening for the Planet shows us how we can combat climate change through native plant gardening.

Men Are Human, Women are Buffalo

A powerful documentary that addresses a pervasive global
Human Rights violations.
With a focus on violence against women.

The Gillian Film

A young woman with developmental disabilities
decides to move out on her own.
Follow her journey.

Mama C: Urban Warrior in the African Bush

A former member of the Kansas City Black Panther Party, Mama C, a poet, musician, artist, and community activist, has lived for over forty years as an “urban warrior in the African Bush”

These Are Our Children

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In Kenya, the devastating effects of poverty, HIV/AIDs, and violence on children are being successfully reduced through simple and
inexpensive grassroots interventions

Benevolence

The journey of five women as they are released from prison and move onto Benevolence Farm in Alamance County, NC.

Joanne is available for virtual and in-person speaking engagements. Contact me here.

Director, Joanne Hershfield, filming in Kenya