“Farmer: A person who makes a living by working the land.” Back when the Turkish Republic was founded, it was said that “the peasant is the lord of the nation.” Cooperatives were founded for the advancement of the peasant, and farm policy protected farmers and made sure they received their due. Today, the farming sector is held hostage to a global system of neoliberalism, and farmers are the losers. Dependent upon pesticides and proprietary seeds, they are unable to meet their expenses or pay off their loans. Small family farms are the ones who are most deeply hurt by this situation. To us, they represent a “cultural heritage” that is on the point of disappearing. This knowledge forms the starting point for our film workshop focusing on the small family farmers of Foça’s Earth Market. We’ll be their voices, as we make a short promotional film together with Nilgün Yanık, a documentary film producer and one-time reporter and televsion content producer for the white-color corporate world, and director Ramazan Emiroğlu. Before the actual shooting, Nilgün and Ramazan will give us practical advice on preparations (research, consultations with experts), interviewing (developing questionnaires, making sure your subjects appear natural on camera and that you get the information you want from them), capturing the visual details needed to convey meaning, and successful editing.