A farm silo movie#

In 2019, Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program reported 38 grain entrapment cases with 23 of those cases leading to fatalities. “It’s been cool to become an outsider’s insider in the ag industry.” “So many people are generations removed from working on the farm that they don’t really understand where their food and energy comes from,” says Goldberg. He says his few 1000 square foot apartment in a 12-story building in the middle of New York City provided him “nothing” when it came to knowledge of rural America. He admits, prior to the film, he didn’t know the difference between a grain bin or silo, nor the reason for production ag tractors.

A farm silo movie#

Goldberg says that’s exactly the message he’s trying to convey to the audience-communication is key.Īs someone who moved from the city to the countryside, Goldberg says he used to be a filmmaker making a movie about agriculture, “but now I’m a farm guy who happened to make a film.” “These people should be close and have a bond, but they’re not communicating well, which is why this accident happens.”Ĭommunicating internal issues and issues with one another is pivotal in a farm setting.

“’Silo’ has double meaning-it’s a movie that’s really about people who are siloed from each other, even though they’re living in close proximity,” he says. While the story involves a grain bin, Goldberg says he chose the title “Silo” not to confuse his audience, but to get them thinking. “Due to a bunch of bad domino effects, Cody gets trapped in a grain bin and the film is a rescue mission as to whether or not they’ll get him out.” “It follows the story of Cody Rose, an 18-year-old who was a farmhand, working before harvest season,” he says.

According to Goldberg, Silo takes place over the course of 24-hours on a small grain farm in the Corn Belt.