Silvicola

Jean-Philippe Marquis, Canada
80 min. – 2023 – Documentary – Cinema Politica

A red cedar can live for over a thousand years, supporting multiple ecosystems and human cultures. But a voracious chainsaw can cut down that same tree in just a few hours. In the economics of commercial logging, the tree only acquires value once it has been cut down and transformed into a commodity.
At a time when the world’s ancient forests are under threat as never before, Jean-Philippe Marquis has created a dazzling and disturbing film essay on contemporary forestry practices in the Pacific Northwest, home to the world’s oldest and most majestic woodlands.