78 Days: A Tree Planting Documentary

They work hard in the forest. They want to go home after the fi rst day yet they are still coming back year after year. Their motivation is money, even though it is hard-earned. This documentary is about Canadian nature and the people who are trying to restore it; the tree planters. The film director experienced the whole thing. For thirteen years he crossed Canada from one reforestation company to another. His only income was from the hard work he did during the spring and summer months. For the rest of the year he enjoyed his hard-earned money like the rest of the planters. A shovel, bags with trees around his hips and the most durable shoes possible – these are the most needed tools of the planters, who travel to the deepest forests by helicopter. Tree planting has influenced many lifestyles. Many come to the “summer jobs” with their families, even with babies. Whether it rains or snows they live in tents and they move to treeless areas to earn more money. The last day, after 77 days of hard work in the wilderness, is the longest day of all, but they would never exchange it for a 5-day work schedule and just two weeks of vacation a year. (Academia Film Olomouc)