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A Patriot of These Woods

Synopsis

A film that is inspired by the novel 'The Baron in the Trees' by Italo Calvino. Calvino's book tells the adventures of a boy who climbs up a tree to spend the rest of his life inhabiting an arboreal kingdom.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
9 min 35 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Karel Doing
Producer
Karel Doing
Editor
Karel Doing
Director of Photography
Karel Doing
Sound
Steven Ball

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Science

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Karel Doing

68 Glebelands
Oxford
OX3 7EN

Sales Company

Karel Doing

68 Glebelands
Oxford
OX3 7EN

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