Agave is Life

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

Discover

Edward James Olmos

Narrator (voice)

Camera

Layton Blaylock

Director of Photography

Crew

Rafael Ballesteros

Cinematography

Directing

David Brown

Director

Editing

Production

David Brown

Co-Producer

Meredith L. Dreiss

Executive Producer

David Hollander

Associate Producer

Alejandro Levi

Line Producer

David O'Brown

Associate Producer

Sound

Linden Hudson

Boom Operator

Linden Hudson

Sound Mixer

Camera

Layton Blaylock

Director of Photography

Crew

Rafael Ballesteros

Cinematography

Directing

David Brown

Director

Editing

Production

David Brown

Co-Producer

Meredith L. Dreiss

Executive Producer

David Hollander

Associate Producer

Alejandro Levi

Line Producer

David O'Brown

Associate Producer

Sound

Linden Hudson

Boom Operator

Linden Hudson

Sound Mixer