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The Seed Vault: Preserving Crop Diversity, Forever.

2017 USA / Duration: 17 mins
Directed by: Daniel Sherer

Amid a snow-covered Nordic landscape, a portal on the side of a frosty mountain leads to a long, dark tunnel and then a frozen door. Behind that door: the history of agriculture — of cultivation, selection and environmental symbioses — as told by more than 880,000 seeds. This is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the largest collection of seeds in the world and a safeguard against loss of diversity, insurance that human agriculture can adapt and continue to feed the world. This film follows world-renowned scientist Cary Fowler as he delves into the state of agriculture, co-evolution, extinction and the future of our food supply.

Mountainfilm 2017 Official Selection
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Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
May 4 2018The Don CeSarSt. Pete Beach, FLWebsite
Apr 28 2018Georgetown University – Copley LawnWashington, DC
Apr 27 2018Parkway Theater & Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore, MDWebsite
Feb 23 2018Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 8 2018Frozen River Film FestivalWinona, MNWebsite
Feb 2 2018ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Jan 19 2018Carrollton Cultural Arts CenterCarrollton, GAWebsite
Jan 18 2018Trustees TheaterSavannah, GAWebsite
Jan 18 2018Moody Performance HallDallas, TXWebsite
Jan 12 2018Our Lady of the Snows CenterAlta, UTWebsite
Dec 9 2017Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH
Dec 1 2017Throckmorton TheatreMill Valley, CAWebsite
Nov 28 2017Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GAWebsite
Nov 17 2017The KampongMiami, FLWebsite
Nov 17 2017Paradise TheaterPaonia, COWebsite
Nov 2 2017Vermont Law SchoolSouth Royalton, VTWebsite
Oct 28 2017New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MAWebsite
Oct 14 2017Capitol TheaterOlympia, WAWebsite
Oct 12 2017Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Oct 5 20171900 BuildingMission Woods, KSWebsite
Sep 15 2017Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton, NYWebsite
Aug 23 2017Wheeler Opera HouseAspen, COWebsite
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