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Shaped by Hand

Length: 4 min.
Age Level: 8+
Place: Canada
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This short film features Vince McIntyre, a Canadian farmer who is inspired by farming techniques he observed as a boy in post-war Ireland. Vince believes in working with the land by hand without machinery. He is preserving a simple way of life from a bygone age, revealing the true essence of honesty and hard work.

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