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A Will for the Woods

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A Will for the Woods

Released Aug 15, 2014

1h 42m

Drama

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A man searching for a final resting place becomes involved with the burgeoning green burial movement.

Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

Will for the Woods intriguingly explores this growing world of green burials and some of the key figures in it. But at heart, it's Clark Wang's story.

Mar 24, 2020

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

The movie feels entirely promotional, provoking separate, unanswered questions about green medicine too.

Aug 21, 2014

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Just as Dr. Wang approached his own death with purpose and honor, the filmmakers have done the same in telling his story and making it ours as well.

Rated: B

Aug 15, 2014

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Jamie S. Rich

Oregonian

n the film's sobering final act, we get to see the man's beliefs put to practice...fulfill[ing] his wishes--including using this film to share his philosophy with the world.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 12, 2014

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Dan Schindel

Nonfics (Substack)

The unknowables and intangibles around death are what make it so scary, and Clark's journey demonstrates how fear can dissipate if one takes control of what's going to happen to them.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2014

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Chris Barsanti

Film Journal International

But A Will for the Woods is more contemplative than preachy. This spirit might, ironically, limit its audience more than if it had drawn a harder and angrier line. But that generosity makes for a finer film.

Aug 15, 2014

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a call to action. Thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

This beautiful true story about a dying man's last gift to the planet is beautifully and touchingly told. It opens the door to an honest but necessary discussion about this topic often too difficult to begin.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Deeply touching and personal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

I particularly liked the scene where Clark was dancing on the coffin his friends made for him. (Full disclosure: I was one of those friends.)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

A good film and an IMPORTANT film which examines an often over looked but none the less crucial problem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Best film that I saw at AFI Docs this year, of 20. The emotional impact is tremendous, but never contrived. This is a great documentary, with a home-grown feel to it, that deals well with issues rarely explored. Great work.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Synopsis

A man searching for a final resting place becomes involved with the burgeoning green burial movement.

Director: Amy Browne, Tony Hale, Jeremy Kaplan, Brian Wilson
Producer: Amy Browne
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 42m

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