APIC Presents - "The Invisible Extinction"

APIC invites you to an exclusive screening of The Invisible Extinction, followed by a moderated Q&A session with co-director & producer Sarah Schenck.

Session Description: Two renowned scientists race to save our vanishing microbes before it’s too late. The Invisible Extinction spotlights the extraordinary work and charismatic personalities of renowned scientists Martin Blaser, and his partner in the lab and in life, Gloria Dominguez-Bello, as they endeavor to save the vanishing microbes that are essential for our survival. The film joins them on this urgent quest from the USA to Venezuela, China, Israel, and Switzerland, showing us how the overuse of antibiotics, elective C-sections, and processed food are driving the destruction of our inner ecology, which is happening even faster than climate change. As the Covid-19 pandemic hits, Blaser pivots to focus on how our microbes may help protect us from the virus and future pandemics, while Dominguez-Bellow spearheads the creation of an international microbe vault to safeguard precious bugs that may help cure chronic illnesses.