''Dirt! The Movie'' is a 2009 American

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by filmmakers Gene Rosow and Bill Benenson and narrated by

Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children's author. Known for List of Jamie Lee Curtis performances, her performances in the horror and slasher film, slasher genres, she is regarded as a scream qu ...

. It was inspired by William Bryant Logan's book ''Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth''. The documentary starred environmentalists like Wangari Maathai, Vandana Shiva, Gary Vaynerchuk, Paul Stamets, and Bill Logan. The film explores the relationship between humans and

soil Soil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, water, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from ''soil'' by re ...

, including its necessity for human life and impacts by society. ''Dirt! The Movie'' was an official selection for the

2009 Sundance Film Festival The 2009 Sundance Film Festival was held during January 15, 2009 until January 25 in Park City, Utah. It was the 25th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. Awards *Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - '' We Live in Public'' *Grand Jury Prize: Drama ...

and won several awards, including the Best Documentary award at the 2009 Visions/Voices Environmental Film Festival and the "Best Film for our Future" award at the 2009 Mendocino Film Festival. No Happy Cows: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Food Revolution 1609255798 John Robbins - 2012 - Dirt! The Movie (2009). Directed by Bill Benenson, Gene Rosow, and Eleonore Dailly. ..A look at our relationship with dirt and our intimate bond with dirt and the rest of nature.

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