Resistance is Rural is the latest documentary project by Leslee Goodman, who produced and directed the award-winning Twisp: The Power of Community, and produced The Doctrine of Recovery, which won the Indigenous Futures Award at the 2022 Social Justice Film Festival and the Feature Documentary Award at the 2023 Dreamspeakers Festival. She lives in rural Twisp, Washington, and is a proud member of the Twisp Valley Grange.
Selected clips
Dwight Filer, president, Twisp Valley Grange
“From its earliest days, the Grange welcomed women and African-Americans.”
Lira Flores, Secretary, Alpine Grange
Lira Flores, a graduate student in social work, talks about reactivating the Grange in her community of Little Rock, CA.
Chris Hamp, president, National Grange
“This organization can make a difference in every community in the country.”
Isaac Smith, E. Wenatchee Grange Youth Member
Isaac Smith tells why he has been involved with the Grange in his hometown for the last five years.
Doug White, founder, Rural Americans United
“The early Grange was basically a cooperative of farmers, but it impacted politics in a very significant way.”