Katharina Stieffenhofer
Producer, Director, Writer.

Katharina Stieffenhofer is a Winnipeg documentary filmmaker, with an interest in regenerative agriculture, environmental sustainability and social justice.

Her documentary film “FROM SEED TO SEED” aims to engage and inform a wide audience to cultivate an appreciation of the skill, knowledge and risk involved in farming and to grow Eaters’ support for local food producers and sustainable food systems.

“…And This Is My Garden”, 2010, was her first feature documentary film about a school gardening project in Northern Manitoba, which empowers students with the skills to grow their own food sustainably in their own backyards. The award winning film has screened widely and is still used as an educational resource. Learn more.

Katharina’s appreciation of farming and love of Nature is rooted in her childhood and youth growing up on a mixed family farm on a Rhine island in Germany and expanded when her parents immigrated to Canada to become grain farmers in Southern Manitoba. Katharina holds a BFA from the University of Manitoba and she works a “day job” in the local film industry.

This film is dedicated to all farmers and to my family. 
Hans & Ruth Stieffenhofer, my parents, were Family Farmers and excellent stewards of the Land.

Additional Cinematography
Shauna Townley
Steven Suderman
Nilufer Rahmen

Drone Footage
Cam Dyck
TJ Casey Harrison
Caley Gibsom

Iphone: Plow Wind
John Isaak

Additional Editing
Jack Lauder

Audio Recording
Dino Schiavone
Erin Buelow
Kirby Hammond

Music Supervisor
Anita Lubosh

Animation
Toby Gilles

Time-Lapse Scan: Seed Germination
Joel Penner

Graphic Design
Clara Buelow
Jonathan Van Winkle

Still Photographs
Robert Tinker
Manitoba Opera, “Of Mice and Men”, 2016
Manitoba Opera, “Werther”, 2017
Areal of Neubergthal

Archival Photographs
Mennonite Historical Society of Canada
Library and Archives Canada

MUSIC

Composers
Jason Staczek
Richard Moody
Anita Lubosch

“One True Love”
Written and Performed by JILL & MATTHEW BARBER
Courtesy of Jill & Matthew Barber

“Chasing the Sunset”
Written by Rusty Matyas
Courtesy of Imaginary Cities

“Brokespokesnick”
Written, performed and recorded by Rusty Matyas
Courtesy of Rusty Matyas

“Sinking Down”, “Super Grande”
Written, performed and recorded by Middle of Nowhere
Courtesy of Middle of Nowhere

“Smoke Rings”
Written & Performed by Scott McLeod
Courtesy of Scott McLeod

Monique Scholte in IL PART, IL VA MOURIR
Performed by Monique Scholte
ARION: Tragédie et Musique,
Courtesy of AAO Music /EMS a Kuys Entertainment Company

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO...

ADVISORS

Cam Bennett/Kim Bell, Nick Ware, Rachel Bower, Robert Lower, Sven J. Matten, Tina Schliessler, Nilufer & Saira Rahmen, Anita Lubosch , Jody Baltessen, Lloyd Brandson, Peter Denton, Joanne T. Levy, Laura Rance, Alison Gilmor, Galen Johnson

MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED OF THEIR TIME, THOUGHT, EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT

PRODUCED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA – MANITOBA FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT

SHOT ON LOCATION IN THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, CANADA