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Documentary Films

These films explore connections between human cultures and natural places. What's your connection to the place where you live?

 

 

 

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Portraits of Environmental Stewards

            

Teachings of the Tree People

(Total running time: 23 minutes)

Known to the Skokomish people of the Pacific Northwest as"subiyay," Bruce Miller interpreted the silent teachings of the natural world for anyone who wanted to learn.

This beautiful and poignant film is the parting gift of a great teacher, artist
and orator.
The trees were our first teachers.

A pioneering Japanese American community perseveres
       

Red Pines

(Total running time: 11 minutes)

Red Pines depicts the cultural history of Japanese American
immigrants on Bainbridge Island, and their relationship
to the land.

 

 

A historic portrait of the Bainbridge Island Filipino-American 
community
        

Island Roots

(Total running time: 13 minutes)

Island Roots is the story of the Filipino pioneers who came to Bainbridge Island in the 1920's and 30's to work the land. It is the
story of their relationship with Japanese American strawberry farmers and Canadian First Nation migrant workers. It is the story of the land, and how the Filipino community became its stewards
during World War II.

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