PASS THE SALT
It’s a rock - the only inorganic substance we willingly put into our mouths and swallow.
And we can’t get enough of it.
Pass the Salt is an hour-long investigation into the mysteries of our most fundamental element: salt. It’s an exploration that takes us from far beneath the earth’s crust, to the inner depths of the human body. Dietitians, professional chefs, food manufacturers, clinicians, heart surgeons, researchers and scientists all join in on this search for the real answers to a mounting debate about the benefits and dangers of sodium chloride (table salt). One would think that our understanding of something as basic as salt (sometimes referred to as "the fifth element") would be straightforward, but the humble salt-shaker holds many mysteries.
Written and Directed by Michael McNamara. Produced by Markham Street Films. Genre: Documentary, Health & Science
Awards: 2021 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee - Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series, 2021 Canadian Cinema Editors Award Nominee - Best Editing in Documentary Short Form, 2021 Best International Science Documentary Film Award Nominee - Academia Film Olomouc Festivals: Academia Film Olomouc
Original Broadcaster: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
First Broadcast Date: January 17, 2020 on CBC Canada Watch it Here: CBC – The Nature of Things
International Sales & Distribution: Off The Fence
“A new documentary, Pass The Salt, shows the complexity not of only salt but our own bodies” - iheartradio.com
