Deep Dive: Fuck for Forest (2012)
Film Lens
Fuck for Forest is a documentary directed by Michal Marczak that follows the activities of a non-profit organization founded in 2004 in Norway by Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen. The organization raises funds for rainforest conservation through the production of pornographic material and public sexual acts. The film provides an insight into their unconventional methods and the motivations behind their fundraising efforts.
Premiering at the Warsaw Film Festival on 13 October 2012, where it won Best Documentary, the film later screened at the South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States on 8 March 2013. The documentary has received mixed reviews, with a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 critics' reviews, and it was nominated for the Sheffield Green Award in 2013.
Why Watch
- •See how sex is used to fund rainforest conservation.
- •Meet Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen in action.
- •Find out about the controversy surrounding the film's production.
Did You Know
•The film premiered in Poland on 13 October 2012 at the Warsaw Film Festival.
•Fuck for Forest was founded in 2004 in Norway by Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen.
•The documentary has a runtime of 83 minutes.
•It received a Special Mention at the Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2013.
Perfect For
Environmental activismUnconventional fundraisingDocumentary film enthusiasts