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Trees and Other Entanglements

Bonsai literallymeans "tree in tray." "Bon" means tray,"sai" means tree

Bonsai literally
means "tree in tray." "Bon" means tray,
"sai" means tree

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Bonsai literally means "tree in tray."
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"Bon" means tray, "sai" means tree.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:52
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Vermilion Films

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Irene Taylor crafts a poetic meditation on nature, mortality, and the passage of time in her exploration of our symbiotic nexus with trees.
And the kanji symbols together make the term bonsai. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
And the kanji symbols together make the term bonsai.
- (breeze blowing) - (machine whirring) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:12
- (breeze blowing) - (machine whirring)
For all of the attention that everybody puts into - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:14
For all of the attention that everybody puts into
And when you confine it, that bonsai container - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
And when you confine it, that bonsai container
- (snips) - Each time I choose to touch a tree - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
- (snips) - Each time I choose to touch a tree
And then I let it do what it's gonna do - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
And then I let it do what it's gonna do
(water gurgling) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
(water gurgling)
- (snips) - 'Cause at some point, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
- (snips) - 'Cause at some point,
My life since I was young - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:09
My life since I was young
You know, like I still... People say, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:13
You know, like I still... People say,
It was immaculate conception, and I thought, "That's cool. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:05
It was immaculate conception, and I thought, "That'...
I'm gonna do that." - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:10
I'm gonna do that."
Alright, we're on the rooftop - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
Alright, we're on the rooftop
I was 21 when I went to Japan. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:05
I was 21 when I went to Japan.
I told him I wanted to study with him, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:15
I told him I wanted to study with him,
(reading Japanese) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:13
(reading Japanese)
You know, they think about the Karate Kid and Mr. Miyagi - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
You know, they think about the Karate Kid and Mr. Miyagi
Ryan: During that first meeting, he made one statement. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
Ryan: During that first meeting, he made one statement.
"It doesn't matter where you eat, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
"It doesn't matter where you eat,
It's just a matter of whether you show up the next day." - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
It's just a matter of whether you show up the next day....