Regarded as New York City’s compost champion, Domingo Morales struggles to popularize composting as a way to combat global warming after the shocking death of his mentor.
This is a story of how Domingo Morales, 27, a climate warrior who is part of the demographic that is often excluded from New York City’s sustainability programs, becomes a leader of the compost movement. His meteoric rise parallels the demise of his mentor David Buckel, 60, who committed self-immolation in protest against climate change. Through Domingo, SON OF THE SOIL explores how to foster sustainability with a simple everyday task such as composting food waste - which reduces a third of our trash from ending up in landfills and in turn, reduces greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Domingo works with communities to build compost sites and adjacent micro-farms in their backyard, and grow food with the compost. Many of Domingo’s projects are situated in public housing that are typically food deserts due to structural racism in policy-making and allocation of resources. The knowledge of composting and creating more green spaces is a way to reverse the inequality and fight against global warming.
Winner of the NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Documentary Directing at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival for her latest film TROLL STORM, Eunice is a former journalist whose works have appeared on Discovery Channel and Al Jazeera. She is supported by eminent arts organizations such as Film Independent, Jerome Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, Chicken & Egg Pictures and is featured in publications The New York Times, Variety, and Filmmaker Magazine. As a descendant of immigrants displaced by conflict, Eunice is drawn to stories about the journey of migrants and it is reflected in her body of work. Her debut documentary ACCEPT THE CALL set in Minnesota’s Somali community explores the impact of injustice and intergenerational trauma. It aired on PBS Independent Lens after screening at acclaimed film festivals. Her second documentary film A-TOWN BOYZ set in the Asian American community in Atlanta, explores identity, belonging and migration. It is streaming on Amazon after premiering at the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival. She is currently working on two TV series, including a comedy drama inspired by A-TOWN BOYZ is which is selected for the Film Independent Episodic Lab. A MFA film graduate of New York University, she lives in New York City.
Jerome Foundation, 2021 - NYC Production Grant
NYSCA 2022 - Film Grant for Artists
Editor - Yasu Inoue
Cinematographer - Hiroo Takaoka
