Dirt! The Movie
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| Dirt! The Movie | |
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| Directed by | Bill Benenson Gene Rosow |
| Produced by | Bill Benenson Eleonore Dailly Gene Rosow |
| Starring | William Bryant Logan Vandana Shiva Wangari Maathai Andy Lipkis |
| Narrated by | Jamie Lee Curtis |
| Edited by | Alexandra Komisaruk Rob Seidenglanz Jonathan P. Shaw Brian Singbiel |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Dirt! The Movie is a 2009 American documentary film directed by filmmakers Gene Rosow and Bill Benenson. It was inspired by the book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth by William Bryant Logan. The film explores the relationship between humans and soil, including its necessity for human life and impacts by society. Dirt! The Movie was an official nominee for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won several other awards, including the best documentary award at the 2009 Visions/Voices Environmental Film Festival and the "Best film for our future" award at the 2009 Mendocino Film Festival.[1]
Interviews include [2][3][4][5]:
- Vandana Shiva,
- Fritjof Capra,
- John Todd (biologist),
- Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV,
- Wangari Maathai,
- Janine Benyus,
- Miguel Altieri,
- Jeremy Narby,
- Paul Stamets,
- Andy Lipkis,
- Pierre Rabhi,
- David W. Orr,
- Jeannette Armstrong,
- Sebastião Salgado,
- Majora Carter,
- Alice Waters ,
- Wes Jackson, Richard Register, and more.
References
- ^ "Dirt! The Movie". The Film Yap. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- ^ http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/dirt-the-movie/more.html
- ^ http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/apr/16/independent-lens-dirt-movie/
- ^ http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/01/01/dirt-the-movie-the-importance-of-soil/
- ^ http://www.moviereleses.com/watch-online-dirt-the-movie-movie-7865.html
External links
- Official website
- Dirt! The Movie at IMDb
- Dirt! The Movie at PBS.org
