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Filmed on four continents and sharing the voices of some of the world’s most highly esteemed soil scientists, farmers, and activists, the film portrays soil as a protagonist of our planetary story. In a skillful mix of art and science, soil is revealed to be a living organism, the foundation of life on earth. Most people are soil-blind and “treat soil like dirt.” With the knowledge and wisdom revealed in this film, we can come to respect, even revere, this miraculous substance. The film inspires the understanding that treating the soil right can help solve some of our most pressing environmental problems including climate change, dead zones, water scarcity and world hunger.
Original Release
10/11/2013
US Release
10/11/2013
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ignacio Chapela | Self - Narrator, Interviewee, Microbial Ecologist and Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley |
| Dan Barber | Self - Chef, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and Blue Hill Restaurant |
| Vandana Shiva | Self - Physicist and Environmental Activist |
| Daniel Hillel | Self - Retired Professor of Soil Physics and Hydrology and Senior Research Scientist |
| Elaine Ingham | Self - President and Director of Research, Rodale, 2011; President and Director of Research, Soil Foodweb Inc 1996-2011 |
| Michael Hansen | Self - Senior Scientist with Consumers Union, Publisher of Consumer Reports |
| Fred Kirschenmann | Self - Farmer, Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, President of the Board, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture |
| Penny Livingston-Stark | Self - Co-Director of the Regenerative Design Institute and Co-Manager of the Commonweal Garden Organic Farm, Bolinas, CA |
| Kate Scow | Self - Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology Department of Land, Air and Water Resources |
| Warren Weber | Self - Farmer, Star Route Farms, Bolinas, CA |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ignacio Chapela | Self - Narrator, Interviewee, Microbial Ecologist and Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley |
| Dan Barber | Self - Chef, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and Blue Hill Restaurant |
| Vandana Shiva | Self - Physicist and Environmental Activist |
| Daniel Hillel | Self - Retired Professor of Soil Physics and Hydrology and Senior Research Scientist |
| Elaine Ingham | Self - President and Director of Research, Rodale, 2011; President and Director of Research, Soil Foodweb Inc 1996-2011 |
| Michael Hansen | Self - Senior Scientist with Consumers Union, Publisher of Consumer Reports |
| Fred Kirschenmann | Self - Farmer, Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, President of the Board, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture |
| Penny Livingston-Stark | Self - Co-Director of the Regenerative Design Institute and Co-Manager of the Commonweal Garden Organic Farm, Bolinas, CA |
| Kate Scow | Self - Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology Department of Land, Air and Water Resources |
| Warren Weber | Self - Farmer, Star Route Farms, Bolinas, CA |
| John Williams | Self - Owner and Winemaker, Frog's Leap Winery, Rutherford, CA |
| Paul Hepperly | Self - Research Director 2002-2009, The Rodale Institute |
| Oliver Chadwick | Self - Professor of Geography |
| Charles Benbrook | Self - Chief Scientist of The Organic Center |
| Jaspal Singh Chattha | Self - Farmer, J & P Organic Farm, India |
| John Aeschliman | Self - Farmer, J.E.A. Farms Ltd |
| David R. Montgomery | Self - Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington |
| John Reganold | Self - Regents Professor of Soil Science, Washington State University |
| Helmy Abouleish | Self - Managing Director of the Sekem Initiative |
| Ibrahim Abouleish | Self - Professor and Chairman of Sekem Group and Founder of Sekem |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Deborah Koons Garcia | Producer |
| Jessy Beckett | Producer |
| Ariana Garfinkel | Producer |
| Sarah Gorsline | Producer |
| Molly Jones | Producer |
| Carolina Cruz Santiago | Producer |
Editors
