DIRT! THE MOVIE
Dirt! The Movie tells the story of humans' relationship with dirt. Four billion years of evolution created the dirt that is the lifegiving source for all forms of life on Earth, including humans. Dirt has given us food, shelter, fuel, medicine, clay, flowers, resilience and color—everything needed for our survival. For thousands of years we humans realized our close connection with dirt and the rest of nature. But over time we have lost that connection.
2009, USA, 80 min.
Prod. / Dir.: Bill Benenson, Gene Rosow
Script: Gene Rosow, Linda Poutt, Laurie Benenson
Music: Jorge Corante, Ludovico Einaudi
Sound: Michael Kowalski
Edit.: Jonathan P. Shaw, Brian Singbiel
Bill Benenson
Award-winning filmmaker, 30-plus years producing and directing experience. Bill's resume includes documentaries The Marginal Way and Diamond Rivers, as well as the critically-acclaimed narrative Mister Johnson. He has served the US Peace Corps and the Wildwood School Board, was an initial investor in Seeds of Change, and is active in The Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation, the Violence Policy Center, the National Resources Defense Council, Bioneers, Rainforest Action Network and Ploughshares.
Filmography
Easter Island Rises (1970), Diamond Rivers (1970), The Marginal Way (1973), Pumping Iron (1977), Boulevard Nights (1978), Under the Volcano (1984), The Lightship (1986), A Walk on the Moon (1987), Mister Johnson (1990), Watching the Detectives (2007), Diminished Capacity (2008), Trucker (2008), Dirt! The Movie (2009).