Skip to main content

Open Cations Icon Showing with captioning. The intro and Q&A on April 26 will include ASL interpretation.

Industry Passholder tickets are available online starting at 9:00 pm the night prior to the screening date, and up until one hour before the screening time. Passholders can also obtain tickets in person at the screening venue's box office on the day of the screening upon presentation of their pass. Venue box offices open one hour prior to the venue's first screening of the day.

North Carolina’s sustainable forestry movement is a rare gesture towards community-based climate action. Seen through the stories of two Black families who fight to preserve their land and generational legacy, Family Tree’s cinema vérité approach reveals the colossal task of maintaining the land while navigating family dynamics, unscrupulous developers and changing environmental needs. Each challenge is faced with diligence and integrity, while the forest itself becomes a kind of character in this drama about its own survival.

Distributor: The Film Collaborative

Credits

  • Director(s)

    • Jennifer MacArthur
  • Producer(s)

    • Kelin Verrette
    • Rupert Maconick
  • Executive Producer(s)

    • Geeta Gandbhir
    • Wendell Hanes
    • Michelle Travinski
  • Featuring

    • Nikki Jefferies
    • Natalie Jefferies
    • Tyrone Williams
  • Editor(s)

    • Hannah Choe
  • Cinematography

    • Rafael Roy
  • Composer

    • Wendell Hanes
  • Sound

    • Kelin Verrette

Promotional Partners

LAND|SKY|SEA Competition supported by

K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation

Get the latest from Hot Docs

Sign up for e-news and keep up to date with the latest from Hot Docs and Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.
  • Advance notices about upcoming films
  • The latest on festival dates and tickets
  • Customize your preferences
  • Unsubscribe at any time
Sign up