A Tale from the Woods | Full Documentary

Is it really “green” and “environmentally smart” to use clearcutting methods, like the forestry industry say? Or is it an outdated, inefficient and heavily carbon-emitting practice that does not belong in a world already struggling with forest fires and a climate crisis?
How would our relation to the forest change if we converted to selective logging instead?
”A Tale from the Woods” presents: Maria “Vildhjärta” Westerberg (artist, poet), Rebecka Le Moine (biologist/politician), Anders Lindroth (researcher at Lund University), Mikael Karlsson (eco forestry spokesperson), Andris Fågelviskare (tracker, nature guide) and Ben Bushill (carpenter, poet).
Directed and produced by Mattias Olsson for Campfire Stories. Musical score composed by Mischa Grind. Audio design by Jonas Källstrand. Audio mix by Boris Laible. Co-producer: John Nyberg.
Campfire Stories is a community funded project. Please consider becoming a Patron: / mattiasolsson

[@wolfjury7134]

I ve voluntarily lived "homeless" amongst the trees for over half my life, no human contact, no tech, watching life come from death, hearing the voices of the trees, the wisdom. Nature saved my ass during a traumatic childhood which ails me still at near 60 but always, always, my healing is nature. I work with nature, a woodsman I ve been all my life, but a woodsman that doesn t believe I have the answers, instead I listen to the creaks of the trees in a storm, or notice the struggles in the droughts..its a language few understand now. I see one person from day to day, but friendship is found not with my own kind, but with nature, I m never alone. Nature gave me dance and through dance, wilderness dance, comes a connection few know and yet if they did, they would not need their fancy material things. Thank you for this beautiful film and the beauty of those involved...so wonderfully poetic and visual...just BEAUTIFUL🥰

[@gracastavis6340]

@@wolfjury7134 beautiful words

[@wolfjury7134]

@@gracastavis6340 it's a beautiful film and so rich in words, the like of which makes one sit back and smile and, hopefully, think.

[@gracastavis6340]

@@wolfjury7134 Good things and people in life

[@wolfjury7134]

@gracastavis6340 they are out there, but like me they re out in places they can t be found lol

[@lorrainegarreau3885]

Beautifully said. I would love to be “homeless” in the woods. I am stuck in the rat race of life here in the US. I have always felt at “ home” in nature, it’s my happy place and spend as much time in the woods as I can. However I would love to live on a big piece of land with a little cabin, that’s all I ever wanted. One day I will throw it all away and retreat to my home in the woods

[@Woolgatherer_R]

I wandered in here, not only looking for a film about forests, but one that is true. And I found it. Every bit is deeply beautiful. It'll keep me going and connected for a long time, it'll help me do my bit; the city is making me stunted. Thank you very much, Mattias, for this film. My very best to you and your team members. Never stop. 🌲

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much Rakhi! 💚

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

Stop when you get tired of it ❤

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

❤but I hope that you don’t get tired of ❤

[@mistsister]

Same as me. It feeds me, seeing and hearing others of my kind. Honor to you and all like you who can't help but feel the Earth and its diminishing. This is such a time to be alive

[@Woolgatherer_R]

@@mistsister Felt so good to read your reply. Thank you.

[@tinekebo]

You present so brightly and precisely old, old forgotten truths. To think and feel about the live that surround us in this way and to relate to it in this way feels like homecoming. I thank you so much for this film with all its encounters. Love Tineke

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much Tineke! 💚

[@cindylemaitre9488]

The forest belongs to God our Creator. We dishonor Him by destroying this wondrous Creation.

[@patrickhorgan8389]

Very informative 👏 Thanks to ALL involved in producing this.

[@campfire-stories]

You are so welcome!

[@katalinmanzqueenmonga2781]

Thank you for this very sensitive documentary of a great "mixture" of perspectives and personalities... My takeaway is that scientists are studying the obvious... nature is natural and artificial is created by humans... destroying for profit and trying to compensate... (for profit) the people who live so close with nature have a deep sense of life and trust in the connection... as we are part of the ecosystem/biodiversity.... 💙💚🌏 beautiful poem... thank you 🤍

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much for that Katalin!

[@bartylebbing]

Thanks Mattias, your films are so desperately needed in this world! Awesome filmmaker! Wished you could visit here in Western Australia where the ecosystems are burnt continuously to so-called protect the human population.

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much for your kind words and your generous donation!

[@alletsnow]

The salt fields (salivation) in WA, a result of mass scale (wheat) farming make you weep 😢 Not to mention WA mines!

[@barbarajuneelderphelps2390]

If the forests worldwide are a work of art, have we forgotten the Artist?

[@bonniebabird]

This video popping up today is a welcome reminder of recent divine connections. Thank you for a beautiful film. Unforgettable. Family

[@louisepotier2784]

I saw this film in my stream and started to watch it. It's very beautiful and touching. I hope I will be dead when the trees have all disappeared, as they will. There are too many ignorant people on this Earth who would understand this film, unfortunately. There are too many humans who put themselves first above all living beings. No, they put money above all else and squash those that think otherwise by using fear of the unknown. I've just subscribed and will try to nurture hope by watching your films. Thank-you. 🙂

[@debbiesittard7653]

Thank you, Mattias. Wonderful video. I, too, love the forest. De-foresting is happening on a huge scale all over the world. It makes me angry and sad. Keep up the great videos. -Debbie, NE, Texas ( USA)

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much Debbie!

[@debbiesittard7653]

@@campfire-stories 🌟

[@ThoseWhoDare]

Thanks a lot for your work. This is a very important movie with a universal message.🙏🙏🙏

[@christopherbates6825]

Thank you Mattias 🙏

[@campfire-stories]

You are so welcome Christopher! 💚

[@makeastatement1]

Beautiful. Thank you!

[@barbarajuneelderphelps2390]

We commit to care for this admirable work of art with compassion, wisdom and discernment, following the leading of the Creator.

[@Heatherbai]

Great film, great message, great people❤

[@Lagaloggie]

We need more films like these rhat make us think long and hard, that challenge the old norms, that makes us rethink the status quo. Thank you, Mattias for bringing together a collective of non-conformists who can help us think differently

[@leakendall1258]

Beautiful, beautiful and inspiring film.

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you very much!

[@ardieson4542]

Thank you Mattias, this is so beautiful. I wonder if there is something I can do. I am a composer and I find myself writing cinematic music about trees, nature, birds etc. I wonder if there is something I can do for the forest this way in music.

[@humantouchfacetoface5480]

Beautiful

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much!

[@mariajosefadasilvafernande7296]

olá! encantada com suas obras, apaixonante cada trabalho, felicidades!

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless us all in divine light, beautiful film and so true the forest should belong to it self and the earth and this time is coming and politics will disappear because we can't trust them anymore.

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you!

[@LavenderHazelwood]

This is so good.

[@cherylmassimo7395]

This is love Thank you ❤

[@JustAGirl-y1p]

I also feel what the animals feel and see them as individuals. I feel a very sad dark deep pain in my heart seeing the world as it is. I live in America and I am vegan. People are cruel and mock me. It’s strange that being compassionate can trigger people so badly. I now hate most humans and want to live in the middle of nowhere but the middle of nowhere is gone.

[@Tiffany-Rose]

The ending 😭😭😭💔💔🙏🙏

[@kasimndfck5320]

31:09 ❤️

[@annah1950]

💚🙏🏼💚🙏🏼💚🙏🏼

[@DanielMosle]

DA!

[@johnnybrau]

Mattias, you are doing very important things with your videos. The wisdom, vision and sensibility of these people are really amazing, they are healing the planet and they are healing us. We need more and more of them. Thank you for your sensibility and for sharing this with us.

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much Joao for your generous comment! 💚

[@charlescurtis853]

Beautiful

[@megm.c4026]

I LOVE MARIA SO MUCH!! I did the punk thing as a youth....it isnt the answer, just a diversion, when I stopped the substance abuse and rebelling I too got sick. Very sick. I was an animal loving kind kid who got shoved through the sausage making machine too. Now I live on 30 acres on the edge of a forest and my vitality is returning...slowly. Seeing these films reflects my own journey and the absolute truth Maria speaks. Im soo pleased I stumbled across them! Thanks from far away forest in NZ.

[@trumpetingangel]

I was so touched by this film. I'm a permaculture gardener, and in many ways trying to reduce my carbon footprint and grow more trees. Your work is poetic, and beautiful. And so necessary. Thank you for doing this work, and for doing it so beautifully!

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

[@durdicamaderic8696]

So humbling, so beautiful...if only we thought globally about the forest and trees the way these custodians are, we would be thriving as species. But we are not. Thank you for making this beauty💚💚💚

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much!

[@mistsister]

Custodians. Yeah, great title 💚💚💚

[@frankrobinson8781]

We can those we a good heart begin to cultivate these energies of life more into our hearts and transfer then to that which we touch w our heart ♥

[@martinhingst6857]

so beautiful, and saddening. I wonder, do we as human species carry the evil in our human nature, or have we been overtaken by some evil force?

[@campfire-stories]

Beauty and evil. It's a weird coctail.

[@ScorpIron58]

I think we have become dominated by greed, and above all the greedy who have been successful in their greed. In other words, the super rich . And unfortunately, most successful politicians are very rich too. So if a film like this can show that natures' way is even more productive, maybe they will let things be done differently, and not be in fear of losing their ''wealth''. I hope so .

[@alletsnow]

Sociopaths and egoists are more likely to want to rule and dominate; hence, (as one person said above) we’re overtaken by greed. What’s happening atm is more than just a ying yang balance of good vs. evil.

[@TheGnegen]

Behövs fler som du! Tack för att du finns, och fortsätt använda din insikt och stora förstånd!

[@lorrainegarreau3885]

What a beautiful film. Thank you. Whenever I see the earth being plowed down to build houses, it just breaks my heart. To see all the waste of paper goods being used and then thrown in the trash with no regard as to where it came from. Destroying the earth and then polluting it with trash. We are one. The earth is in us and we are the earth. Love this film and happy to have found it.

[@sasharemez7373]

I am so grateful I found this video! I can relate! My body also said stop when I was caught up in the rat race. I got very sick, now I have recovered a lot, and never want to go back into that system

[@campfire-stories]

Great to hear! Thank you!

[@robbright5742]

Wonderful! And thank you! As we struggle to end the practice of clear cutting forests and spraying glyphosate on the regenerating forests here in Nova Scotia, Canada, we take heart that this concern and struggle is also taking place all over the planet.

[@alainboudreau7222]

Merci Maria, you are wonderfull... :') You inspired me, here in my cabine of mother land forest in Canada. Thanks to you also, campfire stories.

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much 💚

[@amypearce8242]

This is an incredible film!! I loved, and resonated with, the passion, sorrow and hope within each story x

[@beckyburtis9977]

"Or do you just have - money" the love and the passion that these people feel for nature refreshes My Hope.

[@yellowpoppy253]

This spoke to my soul so completely. What if these were the leaders of the world…

[@fk4128]

Lübeck. Oh I live here

[@annairenejonsson744]

Så fint att se. Tack Mattias och ni andra som är med i filmen. Starkt, viktigt, sorgligt, vackert och inspirerande.

[@campfire-stories]

Tack Anna!

[@ChristineKjaer]

So beautiful! Thank you 🙏💚

[@jamesmonahan1870]

May I recommend an original song written about the mountain wilderness ? DON'T GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP WITHOUT ME (C)2006 james monahan original songs.

[@nicole-fx8nm]

Inget liv utan skog 💚🌲

[@campfire-stories]

🌲

[@mariannewolf57]

Absolutely stunning- thank you!

[@pollogmoody5746]

That’s what happened to our Forrest in the Great Smokies in Tennessee. The geoengineering in the sky has changed the weather and micro biome. There’s a place called Mount Mitchell up on the BlueRidge Parkway that I was told as a little girl it was Acid Rain. It looks like and eerie ghost place. This is not “Acid Rain”. It was an experiment because it is in one spot where they experimented dumping their chemicals or this would have happened all over instead of one spot. People are indoctrinated into believing the g o v is on the up and up when they are not. There is massive geoengineering happening world wide as they poison us and the forests! It’s not Co2 emissions. The trees live on our Co2 and in return give us Oxygen. God made it this way.

[@carolallison9685]

Im kind of near the clarkville area, and they've been clear cutting all over the place the last 10 years. Trees well over 100 years old, just gone. Its caused flooding and soil compaction, so nothing is growing back in these areas. It gets even worse driving out in the dover area. They've clear cut so much. Im more than a little disappointed in our state.

[@bloubrown802]

My ex was one of those that cycled (rode bikes) up Mt. Mitchell. Sad to know what the Gubment is doing to our beautiful country!

[@EarthShipSolutions]

when ya mentioned the value of a tick.. wow.. hit home with me .. i got a number of bites 2 years ago suspected of lyme disease... however i did not seek treatment.. My body temp soared making it easier for me to survive outside in winter ! Not everything is as it maybe seems.. Nature to me is the Only solution..live an let live... lol mind u i killed the ticks that bit me.. so many lessons we learn with time in the forest.. our origional HOME!

[@campfire-stories]

Thanks David!

[@simplylifeau]

Wow this was beautiful and compelling…😌

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much Simply Life.

[@gwenbocci959]

You have such a gift of capturing the essence, I feel blessed that there are people like you on this beautiful planet gifted with the art of revealing the wonders that are not only in the forest but the people who feel loved and love them also. There is a chance we may all wake up and see the vision you capture so beautifully on your films, thank you ❤

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much for your kind words Gwen!

[@heatherabrc5998]

the invitation to dive deep into the forest is here in their stories. thank you for putting this together and for the invitation

[@naturalex2392]

Subtitles please

[@Tiffany-Rose]

"I think people who feel depressed or feel it in their bodies, understand how nature around them feels." 💘 Straight to the heart. I am Neurodivergent and have struggled my entire life to fit in the "box" of the 9-5/job/career, success, money driven machine. It has always felt unnatural to me and I have done everything to get away from it as often as possible. Being in nature has always been my medicine so to speak. You couldn't keep me inside when I was a kid, I feel more human in the wilds. Marias cabin in the woods is seriously my dream. Seeing the forests chopped down for money is heartbreaking, in Sweden is shocking to me living in the US. I know its happening everywhere but theres something especially magical about the areas forests. It is depressing, its depressing that more people dont feel like taking the time to figure out ways to live in harmony with the natural world around them. They just take and take with no regard for everything living in their path that they are destroying. I'm thankful to see videos like this and hope it inspires more people to appreciate the beauty around them. We must treasure and take care of it. 🙏❤️

[@alletsnow]

It is difficult to comprehend how one can be so separated from that of which they are naturally a part of. It baffles me. Too few truly question their relationship with the world around them. So many people live toxic, disconnected lives, and only manage to fulfil themselves externally. Only when we stop consuming and competing can we truly question what is important. Unfortunately, life under capitalism is just one big competition.

[@dianacoogan8620]

Great, thank you for this!

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you Diana.

[@Liminarts]

💔🙏

[@campfire-stories]

💚

[@melinastroumpis6303]

I love so much about this. But not the bit about carbon and climate change. They have conditioned us to basically have guilt for even existing. Should we treat nature better? Yes! Should we align more with nature's principles? Yes! But the carbon footprint conversation is such a distraction...

[@frankrobinson8781]

This couple is beautiful the forest the story how I loved this deep meaningful story Thank u for being amazing

[@elenabeza4432]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@campfire-stories]

🧡

[@springbean19]

Many thanks. May the Tao be with you.

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much!

[@RitaRhodes-m8o]

Isaiah 55:12 kjv Artist Creator God Lovely illustration thank you

[@RitaRhodes-m8o]

Isaiah 55:12 kjv Artist Creator God Lovely illustration thank you

[@viktorianovikowa788]

Если бы был перевод на русский,не все понимаю,но мне по душе эти видео,спасибо

[@alexandrar.5683]

Thank you for your wonderful videos 🙏

[@campfire-stories]

You are so welcome Alexandra!

[@jacobSlaatto-hv9jw]

Thanks!

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much my friend!

[@gwenbocci959]

No worries, keep up the great work 🙏😄

[@campfire-stories]

Thanks! Will do!

[@DillRidge]

I saw a man reach out to a coyote and it bit his hand.

[@Parianparlay]

Wonderful film and stunning poem at the ending….thank you.🙏🏻💕😘

[@vivianenavas4321]

This is sooo sad!!!!

[@Linda-o2c5t]

Keep up the good work Mattias, you doing it 👌 Thank you Mattias ❤

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much!

[@BKovac19]

Beautiful ❤

[@gracastavis6340]

Wonderful

[@patriciacavalcantedc]

Amazing...

[@sandolorsilverdollar]

very good

[@CarolinaK2023]

💚🙏🏻💚

[@barbararoyal6139]

🌳🌲🕊️

[@krystynalenatlatliktarska30]

❤

[@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808]

beautiful! Thank you 🦌🌲🌳🌿🌱🦎🦉🐛🐝

[@franziskanylen3104]

Thanks

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you so much!

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

thank you for this truthful lovely film

[@mayflyz281]

lovely film and message, hopefully the world will hear your message and share your empathy for our forests as I do

[@campfire-stories]

Thank you!