Forest for the Trees (film)

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

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Displacement and Reconnection: Salt Spring Film Festival returns March 1 to 6". Gulf Islands Driftwood, February 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Winnie Lee, "Up Close and On the Ground With Canada’s Intrepid Tree Planters". Atlas Obscura, August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.