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Dirt! The Movie

Dirt! The Movie is an insightful and timely film that tells the story of the glorious and unappreciated material beneath our feet. It takes a humorous and substantial look into the history and current state of the living, organic matter we come from and later return to.

About the film

 

Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, Dirt! The Movie tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility– from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.

Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, the film brings the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has to life. It shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study soil and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with it.

The movie teaches us that “When humans arrived 2 million years ago, everything changed for dirt. And from that moment on, the fate of dirt and humans has been intimately linked.”

Awards and Festivals

2009 Sundance Official Selection

2009 Maui Film Festival – Winner – Green Documentary

2009 Mendocino Film Fest – Winner – Best Film For Our Future

2009 Vision/Voices Environmental Film Fest – Winner – Best Documentary

Social Impact

As Director and Producer of Dirt! The Movie, Bill Benenson created a film about the environment with a unique perspective on how everything around us is interconnected.

Film Credits

  • Date2009
  • NarratedJamie Lee Curtis
  • Director & ProducerBill Benenson
  • Director & ProducerGene Rosow
  • Executive ProducerLaurie Benenson
  • Co-DirectorEleonore Dailly
  • Associate ProducersTracy J. Brown,
    Christine Deitner,
    Tyler Harbour,
    & Marisa Murgatroyd
  • EditorsJonathan Shaw
    & Brian Singbiel
  • Director of PhotographyAntonio Rossi
    & Steve Elkins
  • Sound DesignerMichael Kowalski
  • Sound MixerMark Berge
  • Music ComposerJorge Corante
  • Music SupervisorTom Schnabel
  • Sound RecordistsClaudio Musajo,
    Mark Adams,
    & Tom Eichler
  • AnimatorsMadevi Dailly,
    Andy Fielding,
    Eric Keyes,
    & Luc Perez
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Take Action

Benenson films aim to create impact in the world. For every one of our films we partner with an organization that we really believe in.

For Dirt! The Movie, we have partnered with Tree People. 50% of the proceeds from this film will go to this wonderful organization until July 2016.


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