Kiss the Ground

Kiss the Ground, co-directed by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, premiered on Netflix on September 22, 2020. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, the documentary explores regenerative agriculture's potential to reverse the climate crisis through soil health and carbon sequestration, drawing on interviews with scientists, farmers, and environmentalists. Some soil scientists and agricultural commentators criticized the film for oversimplifying complex climate science, particularly its claim that the world has only sixty years of farmable topsoil left, which they said lacked sufficient scientific support. The film was followed by a sequel documentary, Common Ground, featuring Jason Momoa and Donald Glover. Who it's for: anyone curious about a documentary presenting regenerative agriculture as a climate crisis solution, some of whose claims scientists have disputed. Who it's not for: viewers wanting a critically distanced, balanced science documentary, since this one advocates a clear position.