The Film
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Protagonists
Marianne Bänziger
A visionary scientist and one of the leading experts on maize
Zachary Muthamia
The director of the Kenyan National Seed Bank
David Battisti
A passionate climatologist with a global outlook from the University of Washington
David Lobell
A renowned agricultural ecologist from Stanford University
Cary Fowler
The initiator of the Svalbard Vault and executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust
Wangari Maathai
Nobel Peace Prize winner and political activist based in Nairobi, Kenya
Ola Westengen
Co-ordinator of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway
Crew
Produced and Directed by
Mirjam von Arx
Written and Directed by
Katharina von Flotow
Camera
Elia Lyssy
Editing
Janet Mccaig Taylor
Sound
Marc von Stürler
Original Score
Adrian Frutiger
Fabian Sturzenegger
Sound Editing / Sound Design
Christian Beusch
Story Consultant
Kaspar Kasics
Additional Camera
mari tefre
clare kemp
dan celius
Additional Sound
joshua pitt
mirjam von arx
Post Production Services
andromeda film
Online-Colorist
Paul Avondet
Sound Studio
Magnetix
News Footage
AP Archive
Photograph Ted Turner
Svalbardposten
Graphic Design
Chris Eggli
Voice Recording
rohrbach.tv
Translation Services
Christine Künzler
Teresa Go
Karin Geitlinger
Stephen Ngure Mugo
Transcripts
Jane Eller
Production Assistants
Manuela Ruggeri
Diana Frei
Dancers
Svalnardo Jentan
Interview Locations
Stanford University, Palo Alto
UNIS University Centre in Svalbard
Mary Ann’s Polarrigg
Svalbard Museum
Produced by
ican films gmbh
Coproduced by
ZDF in association with ARTE
Martin Pieper
Schweizer Fernsehen
Urs Augstburger
SRG SSR idée suisse
Alberto Chollet
Funded by
Zürcher Filmstiftung
George Foundation
Migros Kulturprozent
Bundesamt für Kultur
Developed with the support of
Media Programme of the
European Community
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