Ethics At the Movies: Family Tree

Family Tree: Directed by Jennifer MacAuthur

Family Tree explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two Black families fighting to preserve their land and legacy. Family Tree's cinéma vérité approach reveals the vast task of maintaining the land while navigating challenging family dynamics, unscrupulous developers, and changing environmental needs. The forest itself and the beauty of its changing seasons become a primary character in this family drama.

Ethics at the Movies:

Ethics at the Movies has screened over 40 films and brought such distinguished guest artists as Peabody Award winning filmmaker Judith Helfand; photographer and filmmaker Ansley West; Regina Kelly, the inspiration behind the film American Violet; and Foreign Press Association Journalist of the Year Award and Peabody Award winner Saeed Kamali Dehghan, among others. Ethics at the Movies has partnered with the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, the Reel Abilities Film Festival, PBS, HBO Documentary Films, POV, and Emory Film Studies.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Emory University, Goodrich C White Hall, 301 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, United States