Seven Points on Earth is a new film about Mennonites from around the globe.

The film explores the lives and history of Mennonite farmers in seven different places, including Manitoba, Bolivia, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, and Siberia.

"It explores kind of the similarities and differences between all of these farmers," said Director Paul Plett.

The project was a collaboration between Plett and Royden Loewen, Chair in Mennonite Studies and the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg.

Plett noted it was a personal project for him since he is Mennonite as well. However, he said it's also environmental and historic.

A photo of Mennonite farmers in the Netherlands

"These are the men and women that are working the earth, and seeing possibly the climate changing," said Plett, noting it's farmers who notice things such as soil quality.

He added some people may be surprised to learn there are Mennonite people in all of these countries.

"Looking at these seven points on earth, these seven different Mennonites around the world, you're actually telling the story of Mennonite history, of the Mennonite migration around the world," said Plett.

He found each farm varied in how they incorporated faith into their lives, but there were always similarities.

"Whether it's the community that they live in, and going to church and being part of that community, or whether it's actually where they take their faith really seriously and it impacts the way that they farm and the way that they think about stewardship and taking care of the Earth."

One of the moments that stuck out to Plett was being in Bolivia with farmers who lived with steel-wheel tractors, horse and buggies, and without electricity.

"That was a real, just amazing experience for me," said Plett.

The film made its premiere earlier this month.