- Albert and Alma, born and raised in Robertville in New Brunswick , have raised a large family of 16 children. Between 1933 and 1957, a child was born almost every year. Over a period of 80 years, the film recounts the story of this family through testimonies of children and of those who have lived it.
- A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
- Held up for 7 years before it was released, Far from the Trees seems like a perfect successor to Luis Bunuel's Land Without Bread. Like that earlier film, it is a kind of impressionistic travelogue that shows a Spain far from the beaten paths of the tourist resorts; not only poverty but the persistence of superstitions…
