Vancouver, bc
Canada
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Posted - 05/04/2012 : 1:36 PM
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Playing at the Empire Granville 7, May 11:
In High Level, Alberta, 28 individuals have arrived to fulfill the monotonous reforestation task of planting ten million trees. “I can’t even believe that we do this: we’re completely crazy,” says Alexandra, in her eighth treeplanting season. Director Jason Nardella captures the psychological toll of sleepless nights in subzero temperatures, heat rashes, and horse flies with humour and empathy. “Sometimes, your mental health is the most fragile thing out in the woods,” says one planter. Rounding out the picture are Amy and Kaeli, camp cooks who have the all-day task of feeding hungry stomachs, and Aaron Doeper, who checks for the dreaded “J roots.” Together, they paint a high-spirited, love-hate picture of the hard-bitten life of the tree-planter tribe. –JM
ALSO ON THE SAME BILL:
Among Giants
Sam Price-Waldman, Ben Mullinkosson and Chris Cresci, USA, 2011, 13 mins
Defending a 60-acre grove of giant redwoods along California’s clearcut-threatened coastal region, a handful of young renegade activists brave the blistering cold and pelting rainstorms, tree-sitting on tiny platforms high above in the ancient canopy. –JM
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Doxa gem - 78 Days - May 11
