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Trees and Other Entanglements

Timber was abundant, and it was a truism thata pioneer hates a tree

Timber was abundant, and it was a truism that
a pioneer hates a tree

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Timber was abundant,
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and it was a truism that a pioneer hates a tree.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:12
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.
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,
I am part of that whole human experience where we use wood - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:09
I am part of that whole human experience where we use wood
(wind blowing) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:07
(wind blowing)
The company celebrated - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:08
The company celebrated
(twigs breaking) - Trees and Other Entanglements 00:09
(twigs breaking)