Lady Buds Sneak Preview Coming
Press release:
“LADY BUDS” – the highly anticipated feature documentary film about six courageous women transitioning to the licensed cannabis market – is planning a special weekend of Sneak Preview Community Screenings and Events on October 1st and October 2nd at 5:30pm at the Minor Theatre in Arcata, CA. Ahead of its scheduled US Premiere at the upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival, the filmmakers wanted to share the film with the community at the heart of the story first, and celebrate the local sheroes featured in the film.
“The journey of making “LADY BUDS” began in Humboldt in 2017, when I was invited to visit a cannabis farm for the first time. After spending a few weeks in the area and meeting some of the locals who had been cultivating for decades, I could see how imperative it was to document this moment of historic transformation. I was witnessing the impacts of legalization on a very personal level, through the eyes of some of the inspiring women who have been the backbone of the community. I knew this was an important story that no one seemed to be telling,” says Director Chris J. Russo.
Following the widely praised 2016 decision to legalize cannabis in California, six women emerge from the shadows to enter the new commercial industry. As farmers, entrepreneurs and activists, these modern-day pioneers find their initial optimism is quickly replaced with uncertainty and fear as the new legislation favors deep pocketed corporations. Those who shaped the foundations of the cannabis industry for decades soon find themselves struggling to fight for their piece of the American Dream in a market they helped create.
“LADY BUDS” features beloved Humboldt locals The Bud Sisters (Pearl Moon and Dr. Joyce Cenfofanti) and serial entrepreneur Karyn Wagner, second-generation cannabis farmer Chiah Rodriques, 72-year old African-American retired Catholic school principal turned dispensary owner Sue Taylor, and Latinx queer activist Felicia Carbajal. Their stories speak to the many challenges and opportunities facing commercial cannabis today: the complicated dynamics of raising a family on a cannabis farm, the ongoing fight for those adversely affected by the War on Drugs, educating seniors citizens about the healing power of cannabis, and honoring the LGBTQ activists who fought for legalizing medical marijuana over 25 years ago.
At every turn these trailblazers defy stereotypes, while revealing that cannabis is much more than a plant; it’s a community.
In her feature debut, award-winning filmmaker Chris J. Russo offers an insightful journey into the lives and work of women who are the backbone of the cannabis culture in California. Their struggles and triumphs paint a picture of an industry in flux as it grapples with preserving its storied heritage while looking toward the future.
Tickets are available HERE for the Oct 1st screening and HERE for the Oct 2 screening. Additional information at MinorTheater.com
Run Time: 96 minutes
Talent Available: Director Chris J. Russo, Producer Michael J. Katz, Featured Subjects: The Bud Sisters (Pearl Moon and Dr. Joyce Centofanti), Karyn Wagner, and Chiah RodriquesSocial Media:
IG – @lady.buds
FACEBOOK @ladybuds
For interview requests, editorial consideration, and review interest, please contact: Chris J. Russo, [email protected]
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Oh great courageous women want to grow dope too…. All we need is more dope growers they are the reason the world turns and the sun rises.
How about courageous women quit growing dope because they are smarter than the average wook and took their experience and smarts to the next level.
Growing dope is supposed to be a stepping stone not a life long endeavor.
Ok negative steven , these ladies aren’t rookies. It’s not like they woke up yesterday and decided that they want to become a dope grower. They are and have been doing the cannabis thing for many years . They created the stepping stones to take them to the next level . Just saying .
What about carpentry? I’m looking it up to see if it’s a stepping stone, or life long endeavor…truck driving? Cotton farming?
Please do us all a favor and post the list of the agriculture products whose cultivation is merely a stepping stone and those that are a life long endeavor.
People need know.
JB
Best wishes and best of luck LadyBuds.
Definitely should be nominated for an Oscar for best documentary. Not history but herstory.
A little premature. The collapse is here now.
Thank god somebody said it. They won’t make a dollar off the legal side of things. Black market for life out of state contact only people who will survive for a little bit.
Will soon represent what the fishing industry once was here on the north coast. Or the extinct logging of the passed. Weed will be just another thing people grow with there vegetables outside. The way it should be
You might be right. On the other hand, I have made my own beer in my garage but I still enjoy Nevada Pale Ale.
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“Get your seed directly from the weed capital of the worldThere is no better place to get your marijuana seeds from than Amsterdam. Amsterdam after all remains the weed capital of the world. (Yes, you spotted some proud patriotism there indeed 😉 ”
(I laughed out loud as I read that last part)
Correct notice how you said Sierra Nevada pale ale once in a while. You didn’t say the name of a small brewery Sierra Nevada in nation wide man. The weed will soon be extinct for growers here minus the few plantations people grow for out of state interests. The legal farms here are dropping like flies man
Sierra Nevada is the largest buyer of organic
Hops in the entire US so yeah a little larger on ag scale then these growers here trying to hang on to a sinking ship. No pun intended it’s been a awesome industry that served me an other very well
This reminds me… whatever happened to the 707 cannabis college?
courageous.??????..I find nothing about this as being courageous. How sad these women and what they are doing is being lifted up as COURAGEOUS
Saving lives one bud at a time. Courageous! The real heroes of humboldt.😑
Growing dope, like growing grapes for wine, a complete waste of water. Doing either one is very environmentally destructive. Just so people can escape their miserable realities.
these are some incredibly hard working women, against every objection they are successful. don’t stop showing the young girls the future. thank you- roar dog
Sorry to be completely blunt … but not one of these ” actresses ” looks like they spent any time in a garden this year or anytime recently ..