Forest for the Trees (2021)

Directed by

Rita Leistner

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of tree planters working in British Columbia. It shows the physically demanding and difficult conditions they face on the job.

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What happens

Forest for the Trees is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Rita Leistner and released in 2021. The film documents a group of tree planters in British Columbia, and the challenging and arduous conditions they deal with in the process of the job. The film premiered on May 6, 2021, at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. It was released alongside a companion book by Leistner and Don McKellar, featuring her photographs of tree planters. Leistner received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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