“It builds on itself with time to become this. That’s a story. That’s a life well lived.” HBO has revealed an official trailer for a breathtaking documentary film about trees, yes indeed about the magnificence of trees, with the title Trees and Other Entanglements. Filmmaker Irene Taylor crafts a poetic meditation on nature, mortality, and the passage of time in her exploration of our symbiotic nexus with trees. Weaving together several stories of arboreal adoration, Trees and Other Entanglements unfolds as a deeply human tale of our connection to the natural world and to one another. This premiered at the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride every year celebrating nature docs. What can a film about trees tell us? “The layers reveal the tender heartwood of humans and trees alike, both honest & sensitive. These stories unfold as an arboreal and deeply human thriller.” Featuring a cast including Bonsai master Ryan Neil, photographer Beth Moon, forest warrior Dirk Brinkman, recollector Carolyn Feeney, and lumber heir George Weyerhaeuser Sr. This looks like a rejuvenating and wholesome film not just about trees, but about humanity’s connection to trees. // Continue Reading ›
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