Dirt! The Movie

Dirt! The Movie
Official poster
Directed by	Bill Benenson Gene Rosow
Produced by	Bill Benenson Eleonore Dailly Gene Rosow
Narrated by	Jamie Lee Curtis
Starring	William Bryant Logan Vandana Shiva Wangari Maathai Andy Lipkis
Editing by	Alexandra Komisaruk Rob Seidenglanz Jonathan P. Shaw Brian Singbiel
Release date(s)	August 7, 2009 (2009-08-07)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dirt! The Movie is a 2009 American documentary film directed by filmmakers Gene Rosow and Bill Benenson and narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. It was inspired by the book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth (ISBN 978-0393329476) 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

1. ^ "Dirt! The Movie". The Film Yap. 2010-04-06. http://www.thefilmyap.com/2010/04/06/dirt-the-movie/. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
2. ^ http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/dirt-the-movie/more.html
3. ^ http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/apr/16/independent-lens-dirt-movie/
4. ^ http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/01/01/dirt-the-movie-the-importance-of-soil/
5. ^ http://www.moviereleses.com/watch-online-dirt-the-movie-movie-7865.html

External links

• Official website
• Dirt! The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• Dirt! The Movie at PBS.org