OF CHILDREN AND TREES – A YEAR IN A FOREST SCHOOL

OF CHILDREN AND TREES – A YEAR IN A FOREST SCHOOL

OF CHILDREN AND TREES – A YEAR IN A FOREST SCHOOL

Director: Natalie Pfister
Documentary | Switzerland | 2024
89 min | Dolby 5.1

58th Hof International Film Festival
2024

The film immerses itself in a forest school and for a year observes the school children as they play and learn. Thirty children, ranging from kindergarten to second grade, spend each and every day here, regardless of the weather – be it sunshine, rain, or snow. They explore the woods on their own, experience the cycles of nature, and seek their roles in the community. Here, they find an environment that allows them to develop self-responsibility, courage, imagination, and creativity, while engaging spontaneously and empathetically with their peers and other beings in this world.

With Enna, Franziska Weiss, Juno, Lucien, Malin, Melina, Nadja Hartmeier

Cinematography Nathalie Pfister, Editing Annette Brütsch, Sound design Guido Helbling, Music Alexandre Maurer, Production Nathalie Pfister