Own forest

A unique portrait of the lauded Hungarian author Péter Nádas, OWN FOREST is an invitation into an uncompromising mind. In a series of fragmented comments, Nádas touches on many of contemporary life’s most disturbing and pressing issues, from ecological catastrophe and suicide to love and culture. Evocative footage of his immediate surroundings in the Hungarian countryside – his home, his garden, the nearby forest and sprawling valleys – accompany this contemplative monologue, along with a mesmerizing original score by Laurie Anderson. Equal parts nature and literary documentary, this film is a resolute message from a radical thinker, without any trace of anger or aggression, that arrives at a particularly precarious moment.