The Fruit Hunters facts for kids
The Fruit Hunters is a cool documentary movie from 2012. It's all about people who love and grow amazing, rare fruits. These people also work hard to save different kinds of fruit from disappearing forever. The film was made by Yung Chang and he wrote it with Mark Slutsky. It was inspired by a book with the same name, written by Adam Leith Gollner in 2008.
The movie isn't just regular documentary scenes. It also uses awesome computer animation (CGI), models, and actors. This helps show both real and imagined moments from the long history of fruit.
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Who Are the Fruit Hunters?
This film introduces you to many interesting people. They all share a passion for fruit.
Actor Bill Pullman's Orchard
One person featured is the actor Bill Pullman. He wasn't in the book that inspired the film. The filmmakers found out he loved fruit from a newspaper article in 2009. The movie shows Bill Pullman working to create a shared fruit orchard. This special garden is near his home in Hollywood Hills.
Exploring for New Fruits
The film also follows two scientists from the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. They travel deep into jungles in Asia and South America. Their mission is to find new plants. They want to collect and save rare fruit varieties. They often take parts of plants to grow them elsewhere.
Other Fruit Explorers
The Fruit Hunters also shows other amazing people:
- A scientist from Honduras is looking for a new type of banana. He wants to find an alternative to the common Cavendish banana.
- An Italian fruit grower studies old Renaissance paintings. He looks for clues to find ancient fruit types.
- An indigenous guide in Borneo helps explore the wild.
How the Film Was Made
The idea for The Fruit Hunters started at a special event called Hot Docs. This is where filmmakers present their ideas. They showed some early video with Bill Pullman.
The National Film Board of Canada and EyeSteelFilm decided to work together. They helped produce the movie. Other groups also provided money for the film. These included the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada, and SODEC.
Director Yung Chang, writer Mark Slutsky, and author Adam Leith Gollner were already friends. They even lived in the same building in Montreal before working on the film.
