Treeline | The Secret Life of Trees | Patagonia Films
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2019
- Patagonia Films presents Treeline: A Story Written in Rings, available in full for the first time. Follow a group of skiers, snowboarders, scientists and healers to the birch forests of Japan, the red cedars of British Columbia and the bristlecones of Nevada, as they explore an ancient story written in rings. Watch the film, exclusively here starting January 27th.
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I love trees as much as I love the air I breath.
I was speaking with a friend recently about the connection I feel to nature having done two long-distance backpacking trips, the last one 5 months long. I told him that I feel a connection to the forest now that I think will shape the rest of my life. It took me some courage to utter the words, "I can feel the trees now." I felt immediate embarrassment knowing how people with mainstream western American ideas about nature would dismiss me. But I said it because it's true. To hear so many others speak of the Kodama, that trees are connected through a vast network, of mother trees... well, this movie helped me give myself the final permission I needed to fully embrace what the trees are teaching me.
@@rangerjaxmaxmay7742 Thank you for the recommendation ☺️ I’m saving that one to read during my next long trip. I want to be immersed in the trees when I read it.
Don't feel ashamed at all you're in tune with nature which by nature is very high vibration, it's main stream society that is behind, backwards and asleep. Trees in the spiritual world have the highest vibration. I recently learned all this going through a major spiritual awakening. Trees do communicate with other trees. Trees can do spell work for you but you must ask their permission. I now talk to the tree that's in my backyard all the time and greet it! I can't do it now due to the elements but if you walk clockwise barefoot around a tree it will raise your vibration. Anytime a tree is cut down, burned etc...it honestly hurts me a little, namaste.
How can a tree teach you if it cannot communicate with you? Do you think perhaps you are finding things out for yourself and teaching yourself by allowing yourself time alone in nature to think through things you may not have concentrated on before? How do you know that whatever it is you are getting comes from the trees?
@@woody1380 would you learn the same if you sat isolated in a room? I doubt it.
@Frank Sand Castle Wow! Just...wow...😶
What à beautiful story. So humbling. We are just a part off. Ìt reminded me. Ì am only half awakè. Missing so much, even though I have a huge love for nature. A huge respect. I know there is a mighty intelegence and awareness out there that is barely acknowledged. Just so beautiful.
Great video guys, thanks for it. As a Mexican Im very glad our current president is implementing laws to take care of flora and fauna. I love nature.
Beautiful! I was born on the edge of the forest and trees were my first friends. Any culture pulling away too far from nature is doomed, soon or later. We should always treat nature with respect and kindness. And therefore learn and understand the enormous gift we are surrounded with and take for granted.
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thankfully many are slowly awakening to the nature around them. In 2019 i was taking my normal early spring walk through the mountain park not far from where i live, and i noticed something good. When i stopped by the trailside to remove the tiny weeds that were choking the small native flowering creepers, as i sometimes do - something was different this time. Just lately this trail is no longer a solitary walk, young people now come along it from time to time...and this day, as they passed me they stopped briefly to see what i was doing. They were taking an interest, and it was a joyful moment for me to finally share my lifetime knowledge of the local plants, and how to care for them so they are not choked by the overwhelming amount of tiny weeds that otherwise they would never notice as they walk by. They were so interested, so pleased to hear about these things...i felt it was all worth it to have lived to be sixty years old and finally see so many others take a happy interest in mother earth and her creatures. We shared a lot more than smiles and information that day two years ago....
and each spring since then, this has continued to happen...so wonderful to be part of the changing and expanding awareness.
Stunning film...brought tears to me eyes...loved the message, poetry, visuals, music and sound...it's rare that a short film moves you in such a deep way...thank you Jordan Manley and Patagonia for this beautiful piece of art!!!
This brought me to a meditative state of mind ? This piece is utterly stunning. I hope it brings peace and empathy to all humanity💚
Cry every time I see clear cutting
well said, I felt heart pain when that tree went down in the Canadian forest.
This. Video. Rocked me.
It’s great that these films don’t have ads... thank you...
If I were a Nobel Prized poet I could not express anymore beautifully than what this film says of trees.
Thank you Patagonia and everyone who was involved in the making of this masterful piece of art. I'm truly thankful!
When I was walking through the woods in Australia back in the 70's I felt one big lovely tree calling to me and I walked towards it feeling a deep connection. I put my arms around it and felt myself being invited inside and I let myself go and for brief moments I felt that I was the tree and could feel the sun on my leaves and a slight breeze and I could see for miles, the moment I hesitated with doubt I was gently let go. Trees have spirits and are kind and loving. Nature has always been the love of my life.
Was looking for a snowboarding movie and ended up watching a nature documentary about trees
not disappointed in the slightest
The most spiritually touching film I have ever seen, stunning Thank you
Five minutes into watching this film, I realized it was the best film I will ever see. I mean, maybe I will see a better one but I'm not holding my breath. I immediately watched this film twice, not just because it is filmed in BC, where I fell in love with trees. Also, because there is uphill and downhill powderskiing in huge amounts. For me, amazing.
Authors like Herman Hesse and JRR Tolkien showed me there is more to trees than meets the eye. This film helped take this precious knowledge to an even deeper level of appreciation. Thank you.
try overstory
When we animate trees it's not too far from reality & hopefully makes them more precious.
Hi, I was wondering which book of Hesse you are thinking of?
@@daanvangeijlswijk7787 The ones with lots of nature references; primarily 'Siddhartha' and, Narcissus & Goldmund.
@@daanvangeijlswijk7787 Peter Camenzind
Allowing ourselves to connect with and learn from trees is fundamental to our collective well being. Ancient rhythms. The more time I spend in the forests, the more I love and appreciate the majesty of trees.
And the lack of use of man of his brain
@@dm2781632 für mich fehlt die Verbindung von Herzen und Verstand.
Saint Exupery lässt den kleinen Prinzen sagen dass wir nur mit dem Herzen gut sehen können.
@@dm2781632 und bitte nicht das Herz vergessen.
Beautiful film about these wondrous trees and how they communicate - and about some of the people around the world who don't just ski through these special old growth forests - they feel real connection to them. To learn that bristlecone pines live for 5,000 years and have been on the earth for 70 million years as a species is extraordinary. Death is but a transfer of energy in a forest. Find your own tree. The soundtrack and cinematography here is fabulous, but the ideas are just as wonderful if not more so.
Well said!
A sublime meditation. A soulful reminder of how far removed human kind has grown from our roots ...literally. The connections we have lost, that continue to slip away, will ultimately reach far deeper into our survival than we could ever imagine. As we fly faster and faster, consuming our way toward an ambiguous future, it's heartening to know some things will remain long after we have disappeared.
Right. Removed from our spiritual roots! It seems from what I understand, the Buddhist seeks to find G-d through connecting to nature, whereas Jewish thinking seeks a direct connection to G-d and from this perspective, observes nature. The latter approach I strongly believe, is a much more profound and meaningful perspective to access truth but more than that, it is in fact the only way!
Beautiful film, and well said.
Peter Gumaer Ogden I guess that’s your perspective... very interesting how everyone’s perspective differs from the same stimuli. Have you ever wondered why this is?
@@Dovidw : Allow me to summarize:
What good is an understanding of Nature, without a value system by which to evaluate Nature?
What good is an idealized value set, if you ignore the perceivable universe, accessible to your senses?
If God is good, you're supposed to use your brain. If you use your brain, then you discover that some of the things people believed in the "long-long-ago" to come straight from the Mouth of God, couldn't possibly have come from the mouth of a good and omniscient God. You find that Bronze-Age wisdom includes Bronze-Age misconceptions. And that's OK. Learn from the wisdom and say "Ooops! Some imperfect human musta gotten God's words a little confused."
don't square with your understanding of the reality that God put in front of you.
If anything, I'm more of a Deist. More of a "Great Architect" concept. This was put here for us to make the most of and do the most good with. And preserve. But also, one would think, to evolve in the next few million years to where we can survive the eventual blowup of our Sun! That's the species deadline God gave us.
Fake ass people spending more time commenting on youtube rather than going out to get some
I tell everyone I meet on the street to watch Tree lines!!!!! For the love of the Trees!!!!
Came here to see some trees skiing and I actually found something better, good job!
I've watched this documentary dozens of times, and every time I return to it I am blown away by how wonderful it is.
Absolutely, and every time I interact with my favorite tree or talk to it I usually think of this documentary 😊 So grateful for this and also all the beautiful humans on this planet.
I wanted to watch a video with winter landscapes and beautiful trees, and then ended with a broken heart and tears for the future of those very things. Thank you for an unforgettable and stunning video portrayal.
I did too. I feel sad. It is so hard to make changes. I can appreciate in the end that it was recommended to find our own tree, just one. I really need to put my thinking cap on and reach out to children more.
@@upninjakeeper I have a grove of trees here and a few more over there. I go and hang with them at various times. I usually touch the bark and leaves to get kind of tuned into them, nothing too elaborate. My Soul needs Nature to keep me centered. I have been taking my boys in the outdoors all of their lives ( 20 some years). They thank me now as young adults.
Thank you Patagonia from a tree lover, farmer and skier.
This film is Truth, Love and Wisdom
Possibly the best, or perhaps most sublime, documentary I have seen. The cinematography is a real work of art; the way the stories of cultures that lived in the forests for millenia and their wisdom is conveyed delicately and with masterful nuance. I would say the cinematography is on par if not better than the BBC's Planet Earth series.
Auf jeden Fall ist es unendlich wie ein Wunder und ein Märchen das wahr
geworden ist! Vielen lieben Dank!
Dies zu sehen und auch weiterzugeben ist ein großes Geschenk!
Wäre schön wenn es in den Kindergärten schon gezeigt würde, denn ich bin sicher, daß die Kinder es intuitiv verstehen würden!
Und dies eine Grundlage für das zukünftige Leben im jungen Leben
bilden könnte!
Nochmals herzlichen Dank und Glückwunsch für das gelungene
über ein Kunstwerk hinausgehende Gabe an die Menschheit!
Aloha and Namaste!
I've seen this three times now - every time it brings tears to my eyes - a meditative state where I see the world for the first time
I remember my Mom ( RIP) 019 always talked to her plants...and now i do the same ❤️
Ps: subtitles are too small to read.
this was inspiring...arigato
I've watched this three times so far. Kudos to all that contributed, directed, and produced this feast for the eyes, ears, and heart. It continues to captivate and resonate.
Thanks, Dad, for introducing me to the power, beauty and wonders of nature when I was just a sprout. R.I.P.
This is such a beautiful homage to the wonder of trees - thank you so much to those who created this film
What a beautiful documentary. I was mesmerized about the beauty, majesty, and magic of trees. I’ve always believed they talk to us and each other.
Ja ich spreche auch mit den Bäumen, aber auch mit meinen Pflanzen , die Monstera so heißt diese Pflanze und sie antworten mir auch! Es ist wirklich manchmal sehr lustig!
Ich bin sehr begeistert über diese Dokumentation welche auch eine Mediation für mich ist!
This is a magnificent, beautiful and powerful film. How appropriate that this was recommended on Thanksgiving Day. May the teachings of these ancient companions find room in our hearts. May we find contentment in collaboration with such greatness. May this message spread far and wide.
I come back to this film every month or so
Awesome, thank you Patagonia for putting this together. a wonderful film that weaves subtle but powerful concepts together that brings you into a introspective almost meditative space that makes the scene of a tree being cut down feel like a punch in the gut. I will share this with many. Thanks again for this wonderful film
Trees are our ancestors, the giants of our past, the cleansers and balancers, stabilisers and protectors for the earth; the fire of the sun in our hearts and hearths, cool shade, fruits, the cloth of green over the rocks, the jewels in the desert, even hidden resources under the ice. When the elder trees in a forest are cut down the whole forest loses its direction - the young trees have no ancestor trees to learn from, and when large areas are cut down the continuity and connection between them all - the family - is broken. This film is beautiful and full of wisdom from those who understand. Planting trees is the most important thing we can do but we cannot replant the divine life-source in a forest. It would be like expecting severed limbs, or false limbs grown in a test tube, to regrow into a living body with a soul; no, that is impossible. We are causing our own destruction on this planet. Thank you Patagonia for your vision.
Thank you very much to bring us human beings closer to nature.
Best documentary ever. Such magnificent creatures 💚
Just stunning, spiritual, sad, joyous, moving and all the other superlatives everyone else is using below.
The connection to witness, the knowledge to be had when living amongst the trees. A beautifully captured film.
What an absolutley beautiful and thought provoking film. A subtle, profound artistic jewel. Thank you ♥️
"We stood like two trees beside, intertwined into one. And when the winds blew against us, we would laugh at it, as leaves clapping hands to our strength. Always day. We had all the stars, but no sky to hang them onto. We were brave, but not strong. Bare, but not skeleton. We had song, but no dance. Time slipped as a blessed curse. We knew the pennies were slipping from our pockets, and we left them there on the ground as worthless cents. In wordless sense, we finally found our darkness, but the stars had all faded by then."
This film is awesome and about time, we're reading the Hidden Life of Tree's and all of a sudden there is a film saying the same thing... consciousness is shifting, people are waking up and trees are so so important. Thank You Patagonia for educating and inspiring. Get it into schools!
BC my favourite mountains so far I discovered surfing in France and was inducted into what is more commonly known as free riding. My mentor Dominic only referred to Surfing. Japan I love after my visit 1993 studying Architecture and fell spellbound by their history but more their culture, leading to my respect for Shinto and its base theories, that we are at one with the earth and it talks to us. This also resonates amongst the nany native tribes of BC some of whom are my dearest friends. In Japan I visited a monastery rebuilt every 20 years using traditional dry joinery techniques. My final project encompassed All aspects also using current new green energies built on an island of recycled rubbish(existing) encompassing all philosophies I had encountered so far including hugging hugging the great trees at the monastery.
Absolutely Beautiful documentary. I need to go to Hokkaido and surf with the priest. I miss Japan and its people, after not returning after all that time working in the film industry it would be great to go back. I felt at peace.
This concept is a gift. Articulately flowing throughout.Thank you. Peace, love and respect. x
Beautifully told! Very true that humanity has always lived at the edge of the forest.
My family and I have spent the last two decades living right at the meeting of old growth forest and ocean, and I can say from experience that it's rewarding beyond measure.
I agree Zach. It's incredible that humanity, having come from the trees now feels it's smart enough to consume the fragile forest environments to satisfy the lust for consumption. It appears from all the wonderful comments here that those who "get it" connect with the film, but the real challenge is to gain connection from those who don't.
Trees are sentient beings, they support us and our planet and its ecosystems forever. Learn to respect our Trees and give thanks by protecting them...
Absolutely perfect. I loved how these incredible individuals have connected their souls and spirits to trees in some sort of way and make us think about taking time to appreciate the purpose of these silent giants. Beautiful film!
Almost cried. Thank you, Patagonia and all the people in this film.
Thankyou for creating this beautiful, powerful, moving and educational documentary. So grateful for all the gifted, wise beings teaching us the wisdom of nature.
One of the most beautiful videos I've ever watched. Incredibly, utterly amazing. Thank you for making this video.
Well done. Sublime in simplicity, and with the rare beauty of capturing the very essence of what it is to be out amongst the trees. How far removed our lives have become. I wish more people could be still long enough to watch this, then go out and learn more. Ethereal beauty.
We must unplug from our materialism, movies, and city dwelling, so we can wake up, reconnect, and protect that which is most precious...trees and children!
Thank you, that was magnificent and beautiful. I have always felt the energy of the trees. The forest is my sanctuary. I am deeply moved. Blessings.
My son Simeon Immanuel Hill passed on recently. Brought over to the old growth by the Ancestors he snow surfs with them, Ancient of days he rides ascending beyond into the reserection Glory that is grateful 🙏 forever and ever.
Poignant, elegant, graceful and gracious and deeply moving! Beautiful film!
Patagonia - you are producing so many inspiring and beautiful films. Between my time spent outdoors, yours are the videos I watch and cannot tear myself away from; Artifishal, Treeline, Blue Heart, I just can't get enough. Thank you for raising awareness in such a beautiful manner! Always looking forward to the next film!
Die Natur auf diese Art und Weise gezeigt, ist ein Treffen von alten Freunden, welche man nicht vergessen hat, aber leider zu selten besuchen kann!
Danke für diese wunderbare Vision! Ich werde es immer wieder anschauen und Neues entdecken und eintauchen in die Seele der Natur, welche das
ursprüngliche Leben für mich darstellt! Und ich liebe den Schnee er repräsentiert für mich die Reinheit!
That was unexpected. I love the flow, adrenaline, ephemerality and tricksiness of snowboarding, and mountain biking, but also the deep peace of trees and woodworking, and the connection to nature when observing birds and wildlife. This film hints to me at how we can seek to merge those disparate sensations into a convergent pursuit that is both fulfilling and sustainable.
Grateful to have skied thru those Cedars in BC - so very beautiful. The aerial showing more and more cut blocks is what I’ve observed thru the years and is heartbreaking. Beautiful film.
Extremely well produced and thought provoking documentary. This isn't what I expected to see, but I sure appreciate that I watched it through. Very well done
A fantastic film about the forest ecosystem. To bad it is threatened by human exploitation. We have to save the last remains of old growth forests in the world starting right now!
Fantastic footage of the trees and their environment. What made this even more special was to see genuine people in love and clearly deeply connected to the trees and nature. Makes for an emotional watch given the world is predominantly full of human cancer cells in every village, town and city totally disconnected from the real world.
Patagonia overtly supports censorship in order to propagate the spreading of their ideology. Sounds pretty cancerous to me. I don't support any company that wades into any form of political ideology.
Amazing analogies !
Blown away by the quality of these Patagonia films. The best thing on RUclips easily. Please never stop doing what you do
The forest sounds alone clams me down.
Congratulations to Jordan Manley & Pantagonia for this visually stunning, awe inspiring and insightful documentary. It won the category of "Best Documentary Short" in the Trenton Film Festival. Congratulations again!
I'm in love with this film and my tree friends! You captured the serenity and magic of the forests and I loved how you blended spirituality with science and sport. Fantastic work, Jordan and co.
What an exquisitely beautiful video. Thank you to all involved for speaking for and giving voice to the trees.
But the fact we are appreciating this documentary now, gives me hope that we are learning the importance of living in harmony with Mother Earth. Awesome video!
Thank you Patagonia Films! This beautiful film is soul-soothing in these hard times... It Represents a real value, that we should focus more on.
Well said!
One of the best and most moving films I've seen in a while (including all the recent feature drama films I've seen). Brings me back to the essence of my home in BC and gives some welcome homesickness for the forests and the powder surfing! Love it. Bravo!
I wish this was a series. So beautiful, I could watch something like this for hours
Ditto
It is aching to see the heart of the living nature around us, how it loves ,helps and protects us and how painfully we have not only distanced
from it but neglected and destroyed it ! Is there any hope for us to stop this crazy race against the forests ?
Thank you for this lovely reminder !
It’s actually healthy to cut down trees, it is called coppicing. Yeah right look it up.
Most of the time enjoy what Patagonia produces, but this was really exceptional. Thank you.
When I was 52 I had a Bristlecone Cone tattooed on my arm, bold and beautiful. I understand what the grove is about. I have lived in various forests for 30 years. I encourage people to play locally respecting our elders.
And big props to, Ryan Christensen for your filming skilz!!! East Side Sierra bliss
Patagonia products have enriched my life and saved me many times! *Thank You All!*
My Water Ski Magazine subscription name back in 1975 was ZippyWaterMan ! But Patagonia 📒Products, is that owned by Mike Doyle the big wave surfer from back in the ‘60’s ? I think he sells surf hats
@@grom7826 "I lost my heart to the Ocean and with it a piece of my soul" - Mike Doyle Surf School, Cabo Surf Shop inside the Cabo Surf Hotel. Yes, Mike had a business relationship with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard going way back. Don't forget Dan Malloy! I wrote for Powder Magazine when Whistler/Blackcomb was the new kid on the block and Alta/Snowbird in Utah had no "official" connecting trail, but we made one anyway! We hauled HEAVY VHS cameras and large format antique cameras & tripods with Polaroid filmbacks. I've owned (and lost) several Waterman pens over the years, sold to me by Odell Chapell the first woman to work at Fahrney's Pens in DC and the salesclerk who sold JKF his first ballpoint pen! I hope you still find time for a good wave and reminiscing about those times! *It's a small world, my friend!*
another beautiful jordan manley film! thank you so much patagonia for making this possible!
Thank you for this thoughtful presentation. You do humanity a great service with this knowledge and beauty. Again, thank you.
Thank you Patagonia and all involved in this film. It has touched me deeply.
A truly incredible piece of work. Left me feeling completely reverent about trees and Mother Nature.
This is incredible. Thank you for making this amazing film and thank you to the universe for bringing it to my awareness. I loved it and even cried a little bit ♥️♥️
This is the most beautiful film I have ever seen.
That one of the most beautiful and impactful videos i have ever watched
Scenes of paradise .Thank you from the bottom of my heart.!!!!
Jordan manley, you are amazing man. Your movies are piece of arts.
This was such a great film. Glad to have caught it here in Tokyo before the season started.
The film won for the Category of Best Documemtary Short in the Trenton Film Festival
Incredibly shot and love how the beauty of science was expressed. What a film!
Holy shit, that's one of the most beautiful things I've seen! The cinematography and storytelling are unbelievably good!
Suzanne Simard - what a wonderful being! What a wonderful life. I am so glad there are people like her. Nice film!
Absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing such stunning imagery and moving insights.
The best Patagonia science/eko movie yet.
The best film ever.
We humans can't understand yet what's means "be a tree", we needs more and more more levels of awakening and consciousness and again more and more lives after the ours right now.
So beautiful. All for us. The wind blowing the seeds, a new tree will grow, the Earth is its belly, The water will nourish it...wow! What a miracle. All so that we can breath, all for us🙏🇨🇦❤️🌈🌎🌺🦋🏄♀️
We are friends with a quite young, three branched oak tree in our nearby forest. I've watched it growing since it was just 30 cm high. Now it's like 2 meters tall beauty. :) It's growing from a crack in an open rock, and last summer was quite heavy for it because of immense heat wave and not a drop of rain. I carried water to it after the leaves went all brown, and I was already devastated that it wouldn't survive. After some weeks, it started making new green buds. I hope my buddy is doing well, I can't wait for spring to see if it's still alive.
Er wird sicher überleben. Auch weil er merkt, dass er den Menschen auch wichtig ist.
Diese Art der Verbindung erfreut die Pflanzen und sie geben sich große Mühe. Und manches Mal bereiten sie uns auch eine Überraschung.
one of the best films put on on the outdoors
Beautiful film. Growing up in BC and living in Japan, this resonates deeply. Cheers to all involved!
Gerald Escalante Sounds like you‘re living my dream....
The living here is good! The working though not so much. @@RSVBuba
An extraordinary film! Exceptional camera shots and unbelievable filming! A work of art lovingly crafted! Thank you for using your God- given talents to honor one of His most magnificent creations! Trees do not evolve and learn as they grow. Every marvelous ability you have so skillfully attributed to them was put into their DNA by God himself when he created the seed . The tree simply (and awesomely) lives out the blueprint it's creator provided for it's life.
Another absolutely magnificent film...
Mesmerizing and beautiful...
Between this, Artifishal, and takayna. Who even needs cable TV anymore?
A great example to everyone else in the outdoor industries :-) A soulful, meditative journey that goes so far beyond the usual adrenaline seeking of most skiing related videos! A model we aspire to.
Absolutely excellent!! Thank you for working so hard to save trees!💚🌲
In a world of click bait journalism, social media that rewards devisive content, and big corporations putting profits over people, I LOVE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT.
It soothes my soul, thank you Patagonia!!!
Patagonia actively supports censorship and political ideology. They pull advertising from sites that do not go far enough in supporting their political agenda. That's certainly divisive. If at all possible, I avoid supporting corporations who delve into divisive political topics. It's not their place to tell me how to think or what to do. If you support what they are doing, then that's fine. You do you. But just be aware that Patagonia absolutely contributes to the problem.
Decidedly one of the most stunning films I have seen...thank you
Thank you for this. Living in a world full of mistruths and alernative facts this was beautifully refreshing.
This film is an absolutely gorgeous, beautiful, sublime meditation. Thank you so much!
What a gem! Thanks for making my morning coffee so spiritual. I go to the Bristlecones every summer.