Nearly all of Ethiopia’s old-growth forest has disappeared. This film tells the story of Ethiopia’s church forests–pockets of lush biodiversity that surround hundreds of churches—and the efforts to protect them. Directed by Jeremy Seifert.
This film premiered in the seventh issue of Emergence Magazine on “Trees” with an accompanying essay by Fred Bahnson. Read or listen to the essay here:
https://emergencemagazine.org/feature/the-church-forests-of-ethiopia/
Directed by Jeremy Seifert
Produced by Jeremy Seifert, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Cinematography by Jeremy Seifert
Sound Recording by Jeremy Seifert
Edited by Adam Loften
Original Music by Matthew Atticus Berger
Sound Design by Adam Loften
Supervising Sound Editor, D. Chris Smith, MPSE
Colorist, Chris Madera
Associate Producer, Fred Bahnson
Translations by Nahome Asfaha and Wubetu Shimelash
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