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    Vanishing of the Bees 2009 POSTER

    Vanishing of the Bees

    2009

    English

    7.1

    1

    61%

    63%

    agriculture

    bee

    Documentary

    food

    historical

    History

    nature

    pesticide

    Maryam Henein Maryam Henein Director Ellen Page Ellen Page as Narrator Michael Pollan Michael Pollan as Self - Author, In Defense of Food Emilia Fox Emilia Fox as Self - Narrator Bret Adee Bret Adee as Self - World's Largest Beekeeper
    This documentary takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. The film examines our current agricultural landscape and celebrates the ancient and sacred connection between man and the honeybee. The story highlights the positive changes that have resulted due to the tragic phenomenon known as "Colony Collapse Disorder." To empower the audience, the documentary provides viewers with tangible solutions they can apply to their everyday lives. Vanishing of the Bees unfolds as a dramatic tale of science and mystery, illuminating this extraordinary crisis and its greater meaning about the relationship between humankind and Mother Earth. The bees have a message - but will we listen?
    In Defense of Food 2015 POSTER

    In Defense of Food

    2015

    English

    7.7

    6

    76%

    76%

    Action

    diet

    Documentary

    healthy eating

    plant based diet

    Michael Schwarz Michael Schwarz Director Michael Pollan Michael Pollan as Narrator Healthy Emmie Healthy Emmie as Nutritionist Stephen Ritz Stephen Ritz as Self
    In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.
    The Botany of Desire 2009 POSTER

    The Botany of Desire

    2009

    English

    7.6

    9

    86%

    86%

    Action

    apple

    biology

    Documentary

    food

    marijuana

    natural history

    plant

    Michael Schwarz Michael Schwarz Director Frances McDormand Frances McDormand as Narrator Michael Pollan Michael Pollan as Self
    Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato — evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.
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