Dirt! The Movie Premieres Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS

Posted on April 20, 2010
"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).

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