“I’ve said farewell to a woman who I’ve inhabited for 44 years.”

Jamie Lee Curtis is Dirt’s groundbreaking narrator

There’s more to dirt than you might think.

a story honoring the very ground we walk on (perIMDb).

jamie lee curtis smiling at premiere

Just like humans, dirt is alive, housing billions upon billions of microorganisms,PBSreported.

However, due to industrialization, our soil is under attack.

is a call to action, exploring the catastrophic repercussions of neglecting the earth that sustains us.

man holding dirt

But Curtis doesn’t just talk the talk as the film’s narrator.

As the actress toldThe New Yorkerin a 2019 interview, her writing career was “all by accident.”

Jamie Lee Curtis and Maggie Gyllenhaal