Carrboro Film Fest and UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media are proud to present A Thousand Pines, an intimate documentary about a hidden world of guest workers regrowing America’s forests. Directed by Noam Osband and Sebastian Diaz, the film follows Raymundo Morales as he leads a crew of workers who make the challenging decision to leave their families in rural Mexico to plant commercial pine forests in the United States. We invite you to join us for a special Q&A with director Noam Osband after the screening.

Opening the screening is “Finding Home,” a heartwarming documentary short which follows the journey of a young Burmese immigrant, Cing Khek, and her family as they search for opportunities to build a new and better life in the conservative stronghold of West Virginia. At its core, the film empowers a diverse cast of Appalachian citizens to reclaim their own narrative in a region that is often dominated by stereotypes.