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202496 minGdocumentary

Sustainability Family Dynamics

Family Tree

202496 minGdocumentary

Two Black families in North Carolina confront developers and environmental changes while striving to maintain their land and generational legacy.

Sustainability Family Dynamics

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Jennifer MacArthur

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Two Black families in North Carolina confront developers and environmental changes while striving to maintain their land and generational legacy.

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Jennifer MacArthurdirector

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Two families in North Carolina work to preserve their land and legacy within the sustainable forestry movement. Family Tree follows their efforts to maintain the forest while dealing with family issues and pressure from developers. The documentary uses a cinema vérité style to show their commitment to the land and the challenges they face in a changing environment. The forest plays a central role in this narrative of survival.

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