Seeds of Time (2013)

Directed by

Sandy McLeod

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows efforts to protect crop diversity against climate change. It shows scientists and farmers working to save seeds from around the world.

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What happens

Seeds of Time is a 2013 feature length documentary film directed and produced by Sandy McLeod. The film had its North American premiere in South by Southwest Film Festival’s Documentary Spotlight, and its international premiere at CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen. Seeds of Time was also screened at Berlin International Film Festival, Margaret Mead Film Festival, Mountainfilm in Telluride, Seattle International Film Festival Full Frame Documentary Festival, and the Food Film Festival in Amsterdam. The film won the Audience Award at the San Francisco Green Film Festival, Best Film at the Portland Eco Film Festival, and Best Cinematography at the Costa Rica International Film Festival. It was selected to be viewed in Peru and Mongolia as part of a collaboration with UCLA and the State Department with American Film Showcase in 2016. After viewing the film at South by Southwest, Amy Smith wrote for the Austin Chronicle: “The future of global food production in the face of climate change is not the sexiest topic for a filmmaker to pursue, yet Sandy McLeod succeeds in turning the complex subject of crop diversity and food security into a compelling and thought-provoking documentary”. The Margaret Mead Film Festival heralded the film by saying, “Seeds of Time stands out as truly exceptional. It's about an issue less prominent in the public dialogue but of universal importance... it's just riveting filmmaking, a story swiftly and beautifully told." Seeds of Time is distributed by Kino Lorber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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