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Dirt! The Movie

Name: Dirt! The Movie
Director: Bill Benenson, Eleonore Dailly, Gene Rosow
Released: 2009
Duration: 86 min

Representation Score

3.6/10

Limited

2009

Director

Bill Benenson, Eleonore Dailly, Gene Rosow

Runtime

86 minutes

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Dirt! The Movie is an environmental documentary centered on the relationship between humanity and the earth. Its primary objective is to critique industrialist views of land exploitation and advocate for a shift in ecological consciousness. Because the subject matter is focused on biological and systemic processes, the film lacks explicit representation of social identity categories. It prioritizes a universal human connection to nature over individual identity politics. While the film succeeds in challenging Western industrial hierarchies, its lack of focus on human diversity prevents a higher aggregate score.

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Category Breakdown

Does Dirt! The Movie have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses solely on ecological themes and soil health. There are no visible LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-straight relationships.

How does Dirt! The Movie portray gender?

Fair

The film examines the collective human relationship with nature rather than specific gendered power dynamics. It lacks evidence of active subversion or reinforcement of gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Dirt! The Movie?

Fair

The narrative implies a universal human experience regarding the earth. While it suggests a global perspective, there is no specific evidence of diverse casting.

How does Dirt! The Movie represent religion and culture?

Good

The film challenges Western industrialist paradigms and capitalist views of land exploitation. It promotes an ecological-centric framework that deconstructs traditional progress narratives.

Does Dirt! The Movie include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding the inclusion of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges capitalist and industrialist views of land exploitation.
Promotes an ecological-centric framework that deconstructs traditional progress narratives.
Utilizes a global perspective regarding the universal human bond with nature.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit focus on human identity categories and social representation.
Provides no evidence of LGBTQ+ or non-straight narratives.
Offers no information regarding the inclusion of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A look at man's relationship with Dirt. Dirt has given us food, shelter, fuel, medicine, ceramics, flowers, cosmetics and color --everything needed for our survival. For most of the last ten thousand years we humans understood our intimate bond with dirt and the rest of nature. We took care of the soils that took care of us. But, over time, we lost that connection. We turned dirt into something "dirty." In doing so, we transform the skin of the earth into a hellish and dangerous landscape for all life on earth. A millennial shift in consciousness about the environment offers a beacon of hope - and practical solutions.

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