The Tree Economy (2026)

March 22, 2026 Documentary 1h 42m

Atlanta is a city in a forest. For now.

Overview

Atlanta has the largest urban tree canopy of any major city in North America. The Tree Economy follows the forces of development, economics, and politics threatening to erase the defining characteristic of one of America's great cities. Through the voices of tree activists, arborists, urban designers, elected officials, and developers, filmmaker James Schroeder documents a city at a crossroads.

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