Forested Future documentary explores forestry, stewardship and material culture

A new feature-length documentary produced by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) turns its attention to forests not as abstract carbon sinks, but as lived landscapes shaped by long-term human stewardship.Directed by Czech filmmaker Petr Krejčí, Forested Future is a 91-minute documentary set largely within the Appalachian hardwood forests of the eastern United States. Inspired by environmental journalist Fred Pearce’s book A Trillion Trees, the film follows foresters, la