WECCO WACKO FARM CLUB

The documentary WECCO WACKO FARM CLUB portrays the people behind the statistics and explores how agroecological farming can offer a solution to the impacts of climate change. In its “2050 Plan,” the Senegalese government aims to increase autonomy by producing more of its own food, thereby reducing its dependence on foreign imports. The film introduces us to the people leading this charge: women maintaining communal agroecological fields and forming cooperatives, and young people planting trees in the mangroves, developing innovative irrigation systems, and collecting plastic to keep their villages clean. It is a powerful story of resilience and creativity.

For this documentary, journalist and filmmaker Roel Nollet collaborated with journalism students Manon Cools (Thomas More Mechelen), Evy Coeckelbergs (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences Ghent), and Fousseyni Touré (University of Thiès).

This event is a collaboration between 11.11.11, Kamino, Karel de Grote Hogeschool, AP Hogeschool, Thomas More Hogeschool, Universiteit Antwerpen, My Equator and De Cinema. With the support of the city of Antwerp.