A Thousand Pines

Premiered April 01, 2024

Directed by Noam Osband

A crew of 12 Mexican tree planters travel the United States regrowing America’s forests.

About the Documentary

Over the course of a grueling eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees throughout the United States. This intimate portrait shows how hard it is to balance the physical demands of reforestation and extreme isolation while staying connected to the family back home.

An Independent Lens and Voces co-presentation.

The Filmmakers

Noam Osband

Noam Osband is a filmmaker, radio producer, and anthropologist. His first feature was the nationally-broadcast film Adelante, and his documentary, The Radical Jew, won Best Short Doc at the Charlotte and Tallgrass Film Festivals. He is also a radio and print journalist, whose bylines include The Atlantic, BBC4, Criminal, and Freakonomics Radio.

Sebastian Diaz Aguirre

Sebastián Díaz Aguirre is a filmmaker and Emmy-awarded editor originally from Mexico. His short documentary Toñita’s premiered at MoMA Doc Fortnight. His award-winning documentary Brilliant Soil has screened internationally. Sebastián was a fellow of the 2020 Latino Media Market with A Thousand Pines. He sits on the board of UnionDocs, NYC.