Even Though the Whole World Is Burning (2014)
A documentary on the life and work of Poet Laureate, two-time Pulitzer winner, and environmental activist W.S. Merwin.
- Date of release
- 2014-06-08
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Stefan C. Schaefer
Casting
- Harold Bloom — Self
- Pualani Kanahele — Self
- J.D. McClatchy — Self
- Paula Merwin — Self
- William Stanley Merwin — Self
- Naomi Shihab Nye — Self
- John Burnham Schwartz — Self
- Matthew Weiner — Self
Interesting facts
Even Though the Whole World Is Burning is a feature documentary film about former United States Poet Laureate and environmental activist W. S. Merwin. The film is directed and produced by Stefan Schaefer, 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.
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