DIE ZÄHMUNG DER BÄUME – LUX FREILICHT

In the organizer's words:

A film about the upheavals and ambivalences of the present

A powerful man with a political past buys old trees up to 15 stories high along the Georgian coast to transplant them into his private garden. For the costly transportation of the trees, other trees are felled, electricity cables are laid and new roads are paved through tangerine plantations. The dramatic migration leaves behind some money, scarred villages and confused communities. "An impressive film about the distortions and ambivalences of the present, which captivatingly demonstrates the relationship of modernity to its environment." (Filmdienst)

GE/D/CH 2020, Director: Salomé Jashi, 90 min.