SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARISA TOMEI

Academy Award-winner and Executive Producer Marisa Tomei is on hand to present SEED: The Untold Story

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.

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Reviews:

“The most essential, illuminating and enraging film since Food, Inc. “ -NYC Movie Guru 

“This is a gorgeously made film, put together with as much care as it’s subjects devote to saving the remaining varieties of seeds.” -L.A. Times 

“A rare documentary from filmmakers who are not just capable but also in love with their craft. It’s a wonder of photography, animation, and sound, and it’s a testament to its editors that the many interviews with activists and scientists are compelling and informative, sometimes even poetic.” -Village Voice 

“The frightening beauty of Seed is the clarity with which it defines the mission of seedsavers -- maintaining agricultural diversity for future generations, whatever the world they inherit; it's bluntly persuasive.” -Film Journal International 

“A boldly creative and ethically robust documentary about protecting the food supply.” -Spirituality and Practice 

“An eco-doc centered on the glories of diversity in the world's population of edible plants, SEED: The Untold Story contains just enough gourmet touches to draw foodies into the audience alongside the usual environmentalist crowd.” -Hollywood Reporter 

Marisa Tomei biography:
Marisa won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as ‘Mona Lisa Vito’ in MY COUSIN VINNY, and was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for her performances in IN THE BEDROOM and THE WRESTLER. Marisa can currently be seen as ‘May’ in Marvel Studios’ blockbuster, SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING. She recently wrapped production on Blumhouse’s THE FIRST PURGE and will next be seen in the critically acclaimed series, THE HANDMAID’S TALE. Other notable film credits include THE BIG SHORT, CRAZY STUPID LOVE, TRAINWRECK, CYRUS, Sidney Lumet’s BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD, WHAT WOMEN WANT, SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS, WELCOME TO SARAJEVO, UNHOOK THE STARS, FOUR ROOMS, THE PAPER, CHAPLIN and LOITERING WITH INTENT. A veteran of theater, she last starred in the world premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE at Lincoln Center Theatre as well as in Tennessee Williams’ THE ROSE TATTOO at Williamstown Theatre Festival. She has appeared on Broadway in THE REALISTIC JONESES, TOP GIRLS and SALOME, as well as in numerous other productions.