Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
'Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story' is a free 40-minute sustainability documentary following the highs and lows of a passionate community as they attempt to tackle the issue of food waste going to landfill. Their solution? A composting machine called bEartha and a small-scale, sustainable approach that produces beautiful soil.
In this documentary we get to know Ben and Bertha – a compost nerd and the machine he’s designed to revolutionise regional composting. If compost isn’t your thing yet, here’s a story that might surprise you into a passion for kitchen scraps and microbes. And if composting’s already one of your great loves – because compost practitioners do seem to really LOVE compost – then we reckon this community-focused story is going to stir up your compost passion!
If you'd like to help support us to make more films like this one, please consider joining our Patreon community! We release regular behind-the-scenes updates and exclusive content - patreon.com/happenfilms
Host a screening of this film in your community! happenfilms.com/product/ben-and-beartha-community-screening-license
*More about Community Compost*
Website: communitycompost.co.nz
Donate: communitycompost.co.nz/donate
Instagram: instagram.com/communitycompost
Facebook: facebook.com/compostnelson
*More about Happen Films*
We make short and feature-length documentaries, all about permaculture, resilience and sustainability.
Website: happenfilms.com
Instagram: instagram.com/happenfilms
Facebook: facebook.com/happenfilms
*Subtitles*
Please get in touch if you'd like to create subtitles in your language! happenfilms.com/contact
*Thank you!*
We are forever grateful to everyone who supports us financially to make our films – we can’t do this without the regular donations we receive that range from $1 a month and make all the difference.
These awesome folk support us on Patreon: John Braman, Andi Begerl, Chris and Kristen, Matthew Burdett, Kelle McNamara, Jacqueline Hicks, Dennis Lange, Teresa R., Dave Evans, Julian Maher, Mary Conlan, Greg and Rachel Hart, Brian Newton, Lauren, Kirti Patel, Carolyn Gillum, V.J. Raghavan, Geoffrey Torkington, Tiitus Laine, Rex and Jo, Sankar Madhavan, Pierre Blom, Kelly & Peter Osmond.
And a huge thank you to the incredible folk at Biome Trust for their generous long-term support for Happen Films.
'Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story' is a free 40-minute sustainability documentary following the highs and lows of a passionate community as they attempt to tackle the issue of food waste going to landfill. Their solution? A composting machine called bEartha and a small-scale, sustainable approach that produces beautiful soil.
In this documentary we get to know Ben and Bertha – a compost nerd and the machine he’s designed to revolutionise regional composting. If compost isn’t your thing yet, here’s a story that might surprise you into a passion for kitchen scraps and microbes. And if composting’s already one of your great loves – because compost practitioners do seem to really LOVE compost – then we reckon this community-focused story is going to stir up your compost passion!
If you'd like to help support us to make more films like this one, please consider joining our Patreon community! We release regular behind-the-scenes updates and exclusive content - patreon.com/happenfilms
Host a screening of this film in your community! happenfilms.com/product/ben-and-beartha-community-screening-license
*More about Community Compost*
Website: communitycompost.co.nz
Donate: communitycompost.co.nz/donate
Instagram: instagram.com/communitycompost
Facebook: facebook.com/compostnelson
*More about Happen Films*
We make short and feature-length documentaries, all about permaculture, resilience and sustainability.
Website: happenfilms.com
Instagram: instagram.com/happenfilms
Facebook: facebook.com/happenfilms
*Subtitles*
Please get in touch if you'd like to create subtitles in your language! happenfilms.com/contact
*Thank you!*
We are forever grateful to everyone who supports us financially to make our films – we can’t do this without the regular donations we receive that range from $1 a month and make all the difference.
These awesome folk support us on Patreon: John Braman, Andi Begerl, Chris and Kristen, Matthew Burdett, Kelle McNamara, Jacqueline Hicks, Dennis Lange, Teresa R., Dave Evans, Julian Maher, Mary Conlan, Greg and Rachel Hart, Brian Newton, Lauren, Kirti Patel, Carolyn Gillum, V.J. Raghavan, Geoffrey Torkington, Tiitus Laine, Rex and Jo, Sankar Madhavan, Pierre Blom, Kelly & Peter Osmond.
And a huge thank you to the incredible folk at Biome Trust for their generous long-term support for Happen Films.
