Seed Warriors

Switzerland, July 2010
FILM, Documentary, 86 min.

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directed by
Mirjam von Arx, Katharina von Flotow
Written by
Katharina von Flotow
Status
In distribution
Website
www.seedwarriors.org

By 2050 temperatures worldwide are expected to rise by at least 2 degrees. This will result in a drop in food production by up to 30% in some regions. But global food demand will have doubled. How will we feed the world? Is the “Doomsday Vault”, built in the Norwegian permafrost, and containing seeds from around the world, a practical way of safeguarding the world's biodiversity or a utopian ideal? In this documentary we hear from the scientists behind this ambitious project and travel to Kenya to examine what the Svalbard Global Seed Vault can contribute to the fight against hunger.

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World Premiere
July 2010
Original Version
English, Swiss-German, Swahili (english subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 86 min.
Production
ican films gmbh, ZDF/ARTE, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Mirjam von Arx
directed by
Mirjam von Arx, Katharina von Flotow
Written by
Katharina von Flotow
Cinemato­graphy
Elia Lyssy, Mari Tefre, Clare Kemp
Editing
Janet Taylor
Sound Editing
Christian Beusch
Sound Design
Christian Beusch
Re-Recording Mix
Christian Beusch
Music
Adrian Frutiger
Location Sound Mix
Marc von Stürler, Joshua Pitt, Mirjam von Arx

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Looking Glass International

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
GMfilms Distribution
Spain
TVE Televisión Española TV Rights
Sweden
UR Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company TV Rights
Switzerland
Praesens Film AG Distribution
Release date: 26.08.2010
Thailand
True Visions TV TV Rights

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