Even Though the Whole World Is Burning

Even Though the Whole World Is Burning
Film poster
Directed byStefan Schaefer
Produced byStefan Schaefer
StarringW. S. Merwin
Release date
  • June 8, 2014 (2014-06-08) (Maui Film Festival)
CountryUnited States

Even Though the Whole World Is Burning is a feature documentary film about former United States Poet Laureate and environmental activist W. S. Merwin.[1] The film is directed and produced by Stefan Schaefer,[2] and screened at the Maui Film Festival, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, Seattle International Film Festival, and the Hawaii International Film Festival.

Production

W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree is a one-hour documentary edited from Even Though the Whole World Is Burning, produced by Cicala Filmworks and WNET, and directed by Stefan Schaefer, specifically for national broadcast on PBS. It screened widely at film festivals.

References

  1. ^ Cep, Casey N (April 2015). "The Palm Trees and Poetry of W.S. Merwin". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  2. ^ Cep, Smith, Rich (April 2015). "Former Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin Saves Trees and Breaks Hearts in Even Though The Whole World Is Burning". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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