

The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
This animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- maya civilization
- world war ii
- wartime
- educational
- corn
- short film
- psa
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR2 Jan 1943
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The Grain That Built a Hemisphere was released on 2 January 1943.
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2/1/2026
Did you know that there used to be an Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs? Well they worked with Disney to construct this animated history of mankind’s use of corn, or maize, over the past 9,000 years. You see, it was some peckish hunters who realised that when game was scarce, they could rely on corn to sustain them. Now a lot of early bread tasted of fish because as each kernel was planted, so was a…
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