SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY
2016 | 94 min | USA
Directed by Taggart Siegel & Jon Betz
Presented by:

SPEAKERS
Dr Keri Chiveralls
Discipline Leader of the Graduate Certificate in Permaculture Design
CQUniversity
Sophie Thomson 
Gardener
Sophie’s Patch
Keitha Young
Founder Seed Freedom Food Festival
Dr Sam Manger
General Practitioner
National Board Director – Transitions Film Festival

Revealing the harrowing and heartening story of passionate seed keepers as they wage a David and Goliath battle against chemical seed companies, defending a 12,000 year food legacy.

Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. Worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. 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 reluctant heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds. SEED features Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbrell, Winona Laduke and Raj Patel.

“A call to arms about the need for seed diversity… Takes audiences on a gorgeously filmed and creatively animated adventure…seen through the eyes of a colorful cast of characters.” -Sun Valley Mountain Express