Island Earth

Directed by: Cyrus Sutton Released: 2017 (educational) Year of Production: 2016 Running Time: 64 min Language: English Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions Subjects: Environmental Studies, Indigenous Studies           A rich and complex tale of a young indigenous scientist's journey through the corn fields of GMO companies and loi patches of traditional Hawaiian elders reveals modern truths and ancient values that can save our food future. To feed all the humans on the planet, we are going to have to grow as much food in the next 35 years as we have grown since the beginning of civilization.But our conventional agricultural practices are depleting the earth’s natural resources faster than we are replenishing them.How are we going to feed the world without destroying the planet we live on?Island Earth brings this question to life by taking us on the ground to Hawaii, the “ground zero” where all of these issues collide in sharp relief. Less than two centuries ago, nat