Dirt! The Movie Premieres Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS

“Charming… Dirt! The Movie digs deep into soil. –San Francisco Chronicle

“An invigorating look at an invaluable substance we take for granted that makes the case that ‘dirt might be more alive than we are.'” –Los Angeles Times

It’s under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well … dirt.

Dirt! The Movie premieres tonight, Tuesday, April 20 at 10:00 on Independent Lens on PBS (check local listings).