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A first of its kind film that shares climate change's biggest untold solution.

It’s a story whose time has come. It's a story that could heal our planet.

And, it's a story that needs help being told.

With your help we want to tell it in every language.

Join us to spread the news of this untold hope.

english

with Ryland Englehart

english

with pashon murray

english

narrated by larry kopald

Історія ґрунту

( UKRAiNIAN )

* We have a small grant to translate the soil story into additional languages. If you can help translate please email us below, or at: info@kisstheground.com

Français

avec julie delpy

Español

con Leticia Mendoza + Fito Garcia

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the annotated script

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after effects file

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the video template

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the soundtrack

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the presentation

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the mp4

follow along with tHE annotated script. complete with citations, the script is HERE for research or for your narrator!

TRANSLATE THE ANIMATION INTO YOUR LANGUAGE USING THIS AFTER EFFECTS FILE.

THIS VIDEO JUST NEEDS YOU! RECORD OR FILM YOURSELF TELLING THE SOIL STORY AND NOW IT'S YOUR SOIL STORY.

USE THIS MUSIC AS THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR FILM.

this powerpoint contains the infographic stills from the soil story.

no internet access in the classroom? download the mpeg and play anywhere.

storytellers

media makers

teachers

The Soil Story is meant to be shared! On camera, in front of a room or through social media, we invite you to participate in the telling of a new global story about humans and how we can heal the planet. The Soil Story is designed to be to be the voice for a new movement of regeneration, it has been shared with teachers, students, makers, elected officials, artists, farmers, and now... you.

The Soil Story is open source and free to use for educational purposes. If you have a camera and editing software, you can make your own Soil Story! We've included everything you need to make your own, including the After Effects project to translate the captions into your language.

Please let us know that you’re making use of the material. We’d love to see the final product!

The Soil Story was designed to serve as flexible content for middle to high school classes, offering a simple introduction to the global carbon cycle that can be taught in one class, or spread out over many sessions.