The Man Who Planted Trees
(Animation 1987 Oscar-winning 1988)
The story of a shepherd who restores the destroyed ecosystem of a remote valley by planting a forest alone over a period of thirty years.
This animated short film, directed by Frédéric Back, is an adaptation of Jean Giono’s short story of the same name. The film tells the story of a shepherd who single-handedly restores the destroyed ecosystem of a remote valley by planting a forest alone over a period of thirty years. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1988.
