Without spoken commentary, this film depicts both the life of the soil and the life within it. The film also demonstrates through photography, the chemical cycle of soil. For many people soil is just dirt. Yet through the fresh eye of the camera, soil is seen as the home of a vital community.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323706
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Soil erosion
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Soil formation
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Soils
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Soil ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Soil erosion
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Soil formation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Soils
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)