HOLDING LIAT: a "politically potent and emotionally gripping" new film

An institutional copy of the film is now available for purchase through our educational distributor, Cinema Guild.

synopsis

What sounds like a simple goal — putting people back to work by planting trees — becomes complicated by community tensions and a fast-approaching deadline before the grant money runs out.

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Directed by
Brandon Kramer

Produced by
Lance Kramer

Consulting Producers
Gordon Quinn,
Justine Nagan,
Katy Chevigny

Edited by
Edwin Martinez

Cinematography by
Ellie Walton

Released: 2015
Runtime: 76min

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“City of Trees is honest. It is real. It explores the messy truths embedded in all fights for environmental and social justice.”
- Van Jones, CNN political commentator, NYTimes bestselling author

"Beautiful and engaging. City of Trees offers a great ‘new narrative’ to counter the conventional story of social and environmental justice.”
- Thomas Walker, PhD, Director, Environmental Studies Program, Goucher College