Forest for the Trees (film)

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.[1]

Forest for the Trees
Directed byRita Leistner
Written byRita Leistner
Produced byRita Leistner
CinematographyRita Leistner
Edited byDarby MacInnis
Music byKevin Quain
Production
company
Leistner Pictures
Distributed bySyndicado
Release date
  • May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06) (DOXA)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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.[2]

Leistner received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[3]

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