Behind
the Redwood
Curtain

Behind the Redwood Curtain takes us on a mesmerizing journey through the dark and eerie Redwood forest. Seven forest dwellers – loggers, scientists, activists and Native Americans – invite us to discover their part of these impressive woods. There are no Walmarts and Starbucks here, just small towns and big trees. The ancient Redwoods have always kept the region isolated but now that excessive logging is encroaching, the survival of this unique habitat is under threat.
Liesbeth De Ceulaer tells a compelling story about the relationship between man and his natural environment in which she entwines her own impressions of the forest with the beliefs, dreams and fears of the forest inhabitants.

Docville Leuven – Jury Prize for Best Belgian Documentary, BE
Cinema Aventure, Brussel, BE
Studio Skoop, Gent, BE
Official Selection Film festival of Oostende, BE
Westrand, Dilbeek, BE
Official Competition Hamptons International Film Festival, USA
Cinema Zuid, Antwerpen, BE
Filmhuis Klappei, Antwerpen, BE
Den Amer, Diest, BE
Official Competition Cinema Planeta International Film Festival, MX
Cultuurcafé Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
STUK, Leuven, BE
Official Competition GIFF, Seoul, KOR
Michoacan, University of Morelia, MX
Official Selection Portobello Film Festival, London, UK
Ekotop Film Festival - Prize of Trexima Bratislava, SK
Cinema Lumiere, Brugge, BE
Official Selection Anuuruaboro Film Festival, New Caledonia

Directed by Liesbeth De Ceulaer
Produced by Minds Meet & Stempel
Assistant Director Flo Flamme
Cinematography by Pierre Schreuder & Grimm Vandekerckhove
Editing by Tom Denoyette
Sound by Gert Verboven & Kwinten Van Laethem
Sound Design by Kwinten Van Laethem
Music by Spookhuisje
Scale Models by Emma De Swaef
Shakes the Tops of the Trees from the album Lily’s Lullaby Album – Brightest, Darkest by Lily Fawn, written by Hank Pine