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Synopsis

This film looks at biodynamic agriculture, a Rudolph Steiner-inspired system of organic farming. The film focuses on proponent Peter Proctor, a worm-obsessed Kiwi gardener; and his work promoting biodynamics worldwide, particularly in India, where he argues that modern industrial agriculture (eg. artificial chemicals, GM seeds) has made soil and plants toxic, and farming unsustainable. Proctor's simple recipe to save the planet? One man and a bucket of cow dung. Narrated by E.T. actor Peter Coyote, One Man screened worldwide at environmental film festivals. 

Credits (5)

 Thomas Burstyn
 Barbara Sumner-Burstyn
 Ben Ged Low

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 Frank and Vicky Giannangelo

Frank and Vicky Giannangelo

....this movie will encourage you, inspire you, and restore your faith in the possibilities of one person's ability to change the world, one step at a time.... buy it, support them, spread the word. This is one of the most important movies of... our time if we are to sustain life on this planet....

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 Cloud South Films

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Quotes

Could this simple recipe be a way to save the world? 
Please wake up people, please wake up! 

Awards

Best Environmental Film at the Vatavaran Film Festival, India, 2009.