Saturday, July 20, 2024

GardenDC Podcast Episode 202: Documenting Gardens

In this episode, we talk with filmmaker Cintia Cabib, about her garden-related documentaries. The plant profile is on Portulaca and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events and this week's garden tasks in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Flower Power for Your Veggie Patch from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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This episode is archived at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/episodes/Documenting-Gardens-e2m85el

SHOW NOTES: 1:18 Welcome Cintia Cabib, documentary filmmaker and creator 1:56 Cintia’s gardening and family background 2:32 Cintia moved to DC from Argentina and discusses adjusting to living in America 3:27 How did Cintia become a documentary filmmaker? 6:00 How Cintia chooses the subjects of her documentaries and why they focus on the DC area 7:47 Cintia’s projects usually take around three years to make – what does she do during that time? 8:53 Fundraising is a major part of the job – how does Cintia approach that? 9:12 Cintia’s favorite part of the process is the producing and editing 11:17 Cintia talks about her 2011 film, “A Community of Gardeners” 15:53 “A Community of Gardeners” premiered at the Environmental Film Festival in DC – Cintia talks about that experience 17:29 You can find the film at communityofgardeners.com/ 18:05 Cintia describes the struggles of keeping in touch with past interview subjects 18:57 Cintia shares a story of showing up at a garden to film where theft occurred 19:55 How does Cintia make subjects feel comfortable on camera? 21:18 Cintia talks about her 2016 film “Labyrinth Journeys” 24:10 Cintia describes her most recent documentary “Bird Walk” 29:30 An update on Red Park – the golf course turned birder paradise shown in “Bird Walk” 33:29 Kathy and Cintia discuss Rock Creek Park Golf Course and how “Bird Walk” has influenced the fight to stop the removal of trees for a golf course there 39:13 There will be screenings of “Bird Walk” at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum on October 19th at noon and October 22nd at 11:00 a.m. and at Brookside Gardens – to find more information visit birdwalkfilm.com/ 41:05 Cintia is working on a platform for people to watch her films virtually 41:56 You can contact Cintia via email at cintia@cintiacabib.com or visit cintiacabib.com or birdwalkfilm.com 42:43 What is Cintia working on next? 43:42 Plant Profile: Portulaca 45:09 What’s new in the garden this week? The heat wave is finally over, Black-eyed Susan, and Sungold tomatoes 45:35 This week’s garden tip on growing tomatoes 46:00 Support the podcast at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... and email Kathy at kathyjentz@gmail.com to earn a GardenDC embroidered patch 46:30 Upcoming events in the Maryland, D.C., and Virginia area – 18th annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest at Meadowbrook Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA on Sunday, August 4th from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Kathy is giving a talk and book signing for her book Ground Cover Revolution at the Patuxent Nursery in Bowie, MD on September 8th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. 47:37 Check out Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz for low-maintenance alternatives for lawns on Amazon.com and Bookshop.org 49:06 Check out the Urban Garden by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight on Amazon.com and Bookshop.org 49:59 Last Word on Flower Power for Your Veggie Patch from Christy Page of Green Prints

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Interview Edit and Show Notes: Josh Panepento
Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

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