“Unfolding with gentle joy and an unexpected beauty, this ode to the miracle of the Earth’s topmost layer gives us a newfound respect for the ground beneath our feet.”
– New York Times *Critics Pick
“This film raises the bar. It makes you care about our Earth’s precious skin, so rare among planets.”
– Washington Post
“True to its title, the film really makes a symphony of soil…”
– Civil Eats, Sally Neas
Symphony of the Soil in English with subtitle options: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese. 104 minutes
HOME USE:
- DVD – $20/DVD + shipping/handling
- BluRay – $30/BluRay + shipping/handling
Home Use Discs are for individuals screening in living room setting.* Please select DVD or BluRay and your broadcast standard below (if you are unsure of your broadcast standard, find out here before ordering).
NTSC DVD(Generally: Americas – i.e. United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America*, and South Korea, taiwan, Japan, the Philippines) *please see exceptions to South America
PAL DVD (Generally: Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Oceania)
BLURAY (only available in NTSC)
For bulk orders, please contact the Lily Films office.
LIBRARIES:
- ($200/DVD +shipping/handling)
For libraries (public/private/school). (DVD English NTSC or English PAL)
EDUCATIONAL:
Please choose level:
- Schools/Community Colleges – Level 1 $200
- Universities/Government/Non-Profit – Level 2 $300
*Educational Collections comes with: Symphony of the Soil DVD with Educational Resources on DVD ROM, DVDs of Sonatas of the Soil Volume I and Volume II. (English NTSC)
MORE INFO ABOUT THE FILM
SYMPHONY OF THE SOIL SYNOPSIS
Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil’s key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.
AWARDS:
Winner of the Merit Award for Scientific Information 2012 Montana CINE International Film Festival
Winner Best in Festival of the Life Sciences Film Festival 2012 Czech University of Life Sciences
Winner of the Food Award 2013 Cinema Verde Film Festival
SELECT PAST PUBLIC SCREENINGS:
(for a more comprehensive list, please see past screenings list)
United Nations, New York, NY, December 2014
World Soil Day as part of the International Year of the Soils launch
Deborah Koons Garcia and Dr. Igancio Chapela in attendance
20th World Congress of Soil Science, Jeju, Korea – June 2014
Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Good Food Film Festival, Chicago, IL – March 2014 Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Bay Street Film Festival, Thunder Bay, Cananda – March 2014 Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Making Brooklyn Bloom, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Brooklyn, NY- March 2014 Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Garden Club of America National Affairs and Legislation Committee, Washington, DC – February 2014
Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Museum of Science, Boston, MA – January 2014 Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Austin Film Society’s Doc Nights, Machesa Theater, Austin, TX – January 2014 Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
14th Annual Wise Traditions Conference, Atlanta, GA – November 2013
Presented by Weston A. Price Foundation
Bioneers Conference, San Rafael, CA – October 2013
Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Jacob Burns Nature Series, Opening Night, Pleasantville, NY – September 2013 Deborah Koons Garcia, Chef Dan Barber in attendance
Threefold Café, Chesterville, NY – September 2013 Presented by the Hungry Hollow Coop
Deborah Koons Garcia, Dr. Michael Hansen, Jane Gussow in attendance
American Community Gardening Association Conference, Seattle, WA – August, 2013
Sponsored by the ACGA and the University of Washington
Justice Begins With Seeds Conference, Seattle, WA – August, 2013
Part of the he GMO Awareness Week Film Series, presented by Biosafety Alliance
IFC Center, New York, NY – July, 2013
New York City premiere with Deborah Koons Garcia, Dr. Ignacio Chapela, Dr. Michael Hansen
Fargo Theatre, Fargo, ND – June, 2013
Sponsored by FARRMS Deborah Koons Garcia and Fred Kirschenmann in attendance
International Festival of Science Documentary Films, Olomouc, Czech Republic – April 2013
As part of Academia Film Olomouc
MOSES Organic Farming Conference, Spring Valley, WI – February, 2013
Princeton Environmental Film Festival, Princeton, NJ – February, 2013 Ecofarm Conference, Pacifica, CA – January, 2013
Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Tri-Society Conference and Meeting, Cincinnati, OH – October, 2012
The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, with Deborah Koons Garcia, Kate Scow and Daniel Hillel in attendance
SXSW Eco, Austin, TX – October, 2012
Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Soil Association at the Curzon Theatre, London, United Kingdom – May, 2012
UK premiere in London, sponsored by the Soil Association with Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance.
Iowa State University, Ames, IA – March, 2012
Sponsored by the Leopold Institute with Deborah Koons Garcia and Fred Kirschenmann in attendance.
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC – March, 2012
Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Hans Jenny Memorial Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley – May, 2010
A special work-in-progress version of the film was shown as the Hans Jenny Memorial Lecture at UC Berkeley. Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
Yale University, Hartford, CT – February, 2010
A special work-in-progress version of the film was shown at Yale University. Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance
