Trees of Rotterdam
Synopsis
A breathtaking journey through the skies, streets and trees of Rotterdam, telling the story of past, present, and possible futures of trees in the city.
Filmed in a single shot, captured using high-tech point cloud scanners, the film takes the audience through the cityscape from a series of unique viewpoints. The camera moves over, under, and through the urban environment, whilst narration from experts (an architectural historian, a tree advocate, a naturalist and the city council tree expert) offers insights into how the urban and natural can co-exist.
In these times of environmental catastrophe, what can we learn from nature that already surrounds us? This film asks the audience to question their own relationship with trees: When’s the last time you really looked at a tree?
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Upcoming
07–23 March 2025
Kino Pavasaris - Vilnius International Film Festival
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Past
26 January 2024, 16:30
LantarenVenster 2, Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
with Q&A SOLD OUT
26 January 2024, 21:30
LantarenVenster 1, Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
with Q&A SOLD OUT
Worm, Rotterdam
with Q&A, as part of ARTxIFFR SOLD OUT
01 February 2024, 13:30
Cinerama 2, Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
with Q&A
02 February 2024, 19:00
Podium Islemunda - Filmzaal, Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
with Q&A SOLD OUT
03 February 2024, 11:00
Podium Islemunda - Filmzaal, Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
SOLD OUT
Worm, Rotterdam
Off Screen X Art Office SOLD OUT
08 June 2024, 20:00
Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam
Part of Rotterdam Architecture Month SOLD OUT
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07 July 2024
Metropolis Festival, Zuiderpark Rotterdam
12 July – 22 September 2024
A Tree (exhibition)
Onomatopee, Eindhoven
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19 – 20 September 2024
Playgrounds In Motion Festival, Rotterdam SOLD OUT
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28 February 2025, 19:00
Independent School for the City, Rotterdam
as part of School's Out #48
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Technical information
Runtime
12 minutes 35 seconds
Formats
4k DCP / Apple ProRes
Language
English
due to fine details within the pointclouds, the film must be run from a ProRes/DCP file