Forest Stories

Description

Forest stories — research film about how contact with the forest can affect one’s sense of self and quality of life. It covers the stories of 10 very different people: digital nomads, spiritual practitioners, shamans and scientists. All the collaborators underwent an inevitable transformation at some point in their lives where they realized that the forest is a full-fledged living organism and it’s crucial to build relationships with it. Events from childhood, creative interests, work tasks, intuition and destiny signs led them to a genuine contact with the forest and a new worldview. Forest stories conveys the state of interconnectivity and unity of all life on earth.

The filming took around a year in locations in Russia, Belarus and Turkey. The film tells the stories of 10 amazing people: IT entrepreneurs, spiritual guides, scientists and researchers.

We invited Ekaterina Piltenko, the director of the film Freedom and the 1st episode of the documentary series 50/50 (Power of the Wind episode), to take on the role of editing director.