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Dirt! The Movie
Directors: Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow (Q&A with filmmakers after screening)
Showing: Saturday, May 30, 12:30 pm, Crown Hall, $10

Based on Dirt, The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, the acclaimed book by William Bryant Logan, Dirt! The Movie tells the riveting story of humans and dirt from Dirt’s point of view. In the beginning, soil was sacred. Dirt and humans celebrated their union with rituals of mutual gratitude and nurtured a loving, fruitful relationship. But as humans turned greedy and indifferent, they began to slash away at forests, strip the land, and level mountain ranges. When Dirt can no longer produce what humans require, they add chemicals that turn Dirt into something dirty. Now, Dirt must search for those rare humans interested in saving their relationship and all of humanity before it’s too late

(90 minutes). Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival.

 

 

2009 Mendocino Film Festival