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Family Tree explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two Black families fighting to preserve their land and legacy. Family Tree’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.


Thank you to our screening partners: Black Documentary Collective (BDC) and Brown Girls Doc Mafia

  • Runtime
    97 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Philadelphia
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  • Director
    Jennifer MacArthur
  • Producer
    RUPERT MACONICK
  • Executive Producer
    GEETA GANDBHIR, WENDELL HANES, JENNIFER MACARTHUR, MICHELLE TRAVINSKI, LUCIA DIAZ SAS, KIMBERLY DOEBEREINER, TONIA ELROD, GRACE WADE
  • Co-Producer
    JESSICA SARAH FLAUM, SHANI LEWIS, NADINE NATOUR
  • Cinematographer
    RAFAEL ROY
  • Editor
    HANNAH CHOE
  • Music
    WENDELL HANES