Flagstaff Foodlink is sponsoring the film SEED: The Untold Story during their very first Foodlink Local Food Week October 23-29th. The new award-winning film, SEED, is an eye-opening award winning documentary about the dramatic loss of seed diversity and the movement to restore the future of our food, from the creators of The Real Dirt on Farmer John& Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees
Telling Us?
You can view the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/169932441
To prebook your tickets (we need 42 ... view more »
Flagstaff Foodlink is sponsoring the film SEED: The Untold Story during their very first Foodlink Local Food Week October 23-29th. The new award-winning film, SEED, is an eye-opening award winning documentary about the dramatic loss of seed diversity and the movement to restore the future of our food, from the creators of The Real Dirt on Farmer John& Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees
Telling Us?
You can view the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/169932441
To prebook your tickets (we need 42 prebooked tickets to make this film go!) visit here: https://gathr.us/screening/17768
Please also be sure to come on out to EAT at particiating restaurants during our first annual Flagstaff Foodlink Local Food Week October 23-29th. Sales support the great work of Flagstaff Foodlink, including a grower grant and local workshop series. Produce will also feature local Flagstaff and area farmers! Visit www.flagstafffoodlink.org for more information.
More Information about the Film:
SEED features Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbrell, and Winona LaDuke. A rare documentary…a wonder – Village Voice A Symphony of Hope – Anchorage PressPure art, glowing and smoldering with fecund life. – Motif, Rhode Island
Synopsis: Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. Worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.Recent winner of the GREEN PLANET AWARD at Rhode Island International Film Festival, the Discovery Channel ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD at Sheffield Doc/Fest in England, GRAND JURY PRIZE at the Nashville Film Festival, and BEST IN FESTIVAL at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, and in BEST OF FESTS section in IDFA in Amsterdam. SEED: The Untold Story is Executive Produced by Marisa Tomei, Marc Turtletaub (Little Miss Sunshine), and Phil Fairclough (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams).
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