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Family Tree

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Family Tree explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two Black families working to preserve their land and legacy. Debut director Jennifer MacArthur's cinéma vérité approach reveals the vast task of maintaining the land while navigating challenging family dynamics, unscrupulous developers, and changing environmental needs. The forest itself and the beauty of its changing seasons become a primary character in this family drama.

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Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness ... even if one finds themselves unable to stay totally locked from start to finish, the journey we join the Jefferies and Williams family on, for however brief a time, is still an impactful and effecting one. Rated: 3.5/5 May 11, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Family Tree explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two Black families working to preserve their land and legacy. Debut director Jennifer MacArthur's cinéma vérité approach reveals the vast task of maintaining the land while navigating challenging family dynamics, unscrupulous developers, and changing environmental needs. The forest itself and the beauty of its changing seasons become a primary character in this family drama.
Director
Jennifer MacArthur
Producer
Rupert Maconick
Production Co
Saville Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m
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