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Trees and Other Entanglements

(applause) (applause dies down) Forests of North America have been part ofa passing...

(applause) (applause dies down) Forests of North America have been part of
a passing parade, and have played a formative
role in our society right from the very beginning

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Forests of North America
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have been part of a passing parade,
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and have played a formative role in our society
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right from the very beginning.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:31
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Vermilion Films

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Movie Summary

Irene Taylor crafts a poetic meditation on nature, mortality, and the passage of time in her exploration of our symbiotic nexus with trees.
Through most of our history, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
Through most of our history,
And for the first 300 years of the American experience, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
And for the first 300 years of the American experience,
It is an industry that, through history, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:11
It is an industry that, through history,
Timber was abundant, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
Timber was abundant,
In retrospect, some have identified these men - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
In retrospect, some have identified these men
They acted in response to public need and public policy - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
They acted in response to public need and public policy
By the turn of the century, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
By the turn of the century,
In 1966, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:11
In 1966,
High-yield forestry - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:13
High-yield forestry
Those who plant trees - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
Those who plant trees
And, you know, that's a 55-year-old tree. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:05
And, you know, that's a 55-year-old tree.
This was called a 55-year-old plantation. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
This was called a 55-year-old plantation.
I was here when it was logged, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
I was here when it was logged,
Well, in this way, I'm actually 76, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:11
Well, in this way, I'm actually 76,
Do it because we have to do it, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
Do it because we have to do it,
Narrator: Today, Brinkman is 42 years old, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:09
Narrator: Today, Brinkman is 42 years old,
Planting 37.5 million trees - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:15
Planting 37.5 million trees
(twigs crunching) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:25
(twigs crunching)
(playing instrument) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:15
(playing instrument)
I know I have moral complicity, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:09
I know I have moral complicity,