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The Invisible Extinction

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Two globetrotting microbiologists, Gloria Dominguez-Bello and Marty Blaser, race to save our vanishing microbes before it's too late. The Invisible Extinction joins them on this urgent quest from the USA to Venezuela, China, Israel, and Switzerland, showing us how the overuse of antibiotics, elective C-sections, and processed foods are driving the destruction of our inner ecology, which is happening even faster than climate change. At the same time, the film tells the stories of three patients, in the USA and China, who suffer from life-threatening diseases triggered by microbial loss and are trying experimental treatments that hold hope. As theCovid-19 pandemic hits, Marty pivots to focus on how our microbes may help protect us from the virus and future pandemics, while Gloria spearheads the creation of an international microbe vault to safeguard precious specimens.

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Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) Sounds like woo-woo fringe material, but everyone involved are high-level medical professionals with years of practice and research under their belts. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 22, 2024 Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (LAist) Pretty straightforward advocacy cinema, but they do a better job than usual in actually backing up their contentions. Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Captivating, eye-opening and insightful. It find just the right balance between entertaining the audience and provoking them emotionally as well as intellectually. Jan 5, 2023 Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat Worth watching for the sake of our health and the health of our families. Rated: 8.5/10 Dec 29, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sarah Schenck

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Steve Lawrence

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Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello

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Martin Blaser

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Steve Lawrence

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Sarah Schenck

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Synopsis Two globetrotting microbiologists, Gloria Dominguez-Bello and Marty Blaser, race to save our vanishing microbes before it's too late. The Invisible Extinction joins them on this urgent quest from the USA to Venezuela, China, Israel, and Switzerland, showing us how the overuse of antibiotics, elective C-sections, and processed foods are driving the destruction of our inner ecology, which is happening even faster than climate change. At the same time, the film tells the stories of three patients, in the USA and China, who suffer from life-threatening diseases triggered by microbial loss and are trying experimental treatments that hold hope. As theCovid-19 pandemic hits, Marty pivots to focus on how our microbes may help protect us from the virus and future pandemics, while Gloria spearheads the creation of an international microbe vault to safeguard precious specimens.
Director
Sarah Schenck, Steve Lawrence
Producer
Steve Lawrence, Sarah Schenck
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Microbe Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 6, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 20m
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