''Even Though the Whole World Is Burning'' is a feature documentary film about former

United States Poet Laureate The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate—serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national cons ...

and environmental activist W. S. Merwin. The film is directed and produced by

Stefan Schaefer Stefan Schaefer is an American writer, director and producer of films and television. Biography Early life and education Schaefer was born in Boston, spent his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Michigan Michigan ( ...

, and screened at, among others, the

Maui Film Festival The Maui Film Festival is a film festival held annually on the island of Maui, Hawaii. It was founded in 2000 by Barry Rivers. Past attendees include Bryan Cranston, Freida Pinto, Connie Britton, and Pierce Brosnan The Maui Film Festival is nic ...

DOXA Documentary Film Festival The DOXA Documentary Film Festival is a documentary film festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is held annually held for 10 days in May, and is presented by The Documentary Media Society, a non-profit organization. The festiva ...

, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, Seattle International Film Festival, and the Hawaii International Film Festival.

W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree

''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

, specifically for national broadcast on

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...

. It screened widely at film festivals.

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Even Though the Whole World is Burning - Website
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