Earthlight / produced, directed and written by Cody Sheehy ; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona ; NASA Stecklar, Arizona Space Grant Consortium.

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"Leads the audience through a story about the current food challenges our civilization faces through the lens of [University of Arizona] scientists who are building a greenhouse food production system that may someday be used on NASA missions to the moon or even Mars. By addressing the challenges of...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Earthlight (2014)
Corporate Author: University of Arizona (Issuing body)
Other Authors: Sheehy, Cody (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
Language:English
Published: [Tucson] : [University of Arizona], [2014]
Subjects:
Sustainable agriculture.
Greenhouses.
Food consumption forecasting.
Food security.
Science films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Genre:
Science films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on Blu-ray disc and online.
Variant Title:
Is learning to live on the Moon the key to sustainability on Earth?
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Leads the audience through a story about the current food challenges our civilization faces through the lens of [University of Arizona] scientists who are building a greenhouse food production system that may someday be used on NASA missions to the moon or even Mars. By addressing the challenges of keeping astronauts alive with finite resources, the scientists and technical experts working on the project provide new solutions to sustainable food production on Earth."--UANews.org, viewed September 25, 2015.
Note:Widescreen.
Originally produced in 2014.
Special features: 3 minute promotional video, 9 minute NASA technical version, Dr. Ray Wheeler interview.
Call Number:S494.5.S86 E273 2014 VideoDVD
Credits:Executive producer, Dave Bogner.
System Details:DVD.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on Blu-ray disc and online.