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Trees and Other Entanglements

It was a very wealthy family that owned this 12-acre estate right outside of New York...

It was a very wealthy family that owned this 12-acre estate right outside of New York City, and they needed
full-time caretakers

Full Transcript

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It was a very wealthy family
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that owned this 12-acre estate
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right outside of New York City,
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and they needed full-time caretakers.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:21
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.
This was 1958, so if you are a caretaker for an estate, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
This was 1958, so if you are a caretaker for an estate,
There was a huge, beautiful house, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
There was a huge, beautiful house,
And then, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
And then,
I knew we didn't own it, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
I knew we didn't own it,
(lawnmower rumbling) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
(lawnmower rumbling)
I know that the owner, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
I know that the owner,
They-They had a relationship, for better or for worse, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
They-They had a relationship, for better or for worse,
His domain was that 12 acres. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:05
His domain was that 12 acres.
He poured into that, all of the freedom, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
He poured into that, all of the freedom,
So they were on that land for almost 50 years. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
So they were on that land for almost 50 years.
He planted it where they could see it - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
He planted it where they could see it
Having their picture taken in front of the tree, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
Having their picture taken in front of the tree,
(leaves rustling) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:16
(leaves rustling)
The last picture of my parents in front of that cherry tree, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:10
The last picture of my parents in front of that cherry tree,
About five years after they moved, - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
About five years after they moved,
They found out that a conservation easement - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:10
They found out that a conservation easement
"The Westchester Land Trust thanks the new owner - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:12
"The Westchester Land Trust thanks the new owner
What struck me was that there was nothing in the letter - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:09
What struck me was that there was nothing in the letter
And just like that, they were gone. - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:06
And just like that, they were gone.
(solemn music playing) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:11
(solemn music playing)