GROWING UP AT THE END OF THE EARTH

HOLLOWTREE

Hollow Tree follows three teenagers coming of age in their sinking homeland of Louisiana. For the first time, they notice the Mississippi River’s engineering, stumps of cypress trees, and billowing smokestacks. Their different perspectives — as Indigenous, white, and Angolan young women — shape their story of the climate crisis.

“Why are we accepting this?”

Tanielma Da Costa

“The only cypress trees you’ll see are the ones that have become hollow with age. When that happens, they’re no longer useful for lumber, and that’s the only way they’ve been able to survive.”

Annabelle Pavy

HOLLOW TREE CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

This workshop accompanies the documentary Hollow Tree and develops intergenerational thinking. It is intended for high school students, undergraduates, and adult learners who have viewed the film. This is more than a writing workshop: it is about participants deepening their relationships with other workshop participants and with the places they call home.

This workshop was developed at the Columbia Climate School in collaboration with the Climate Museum.

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SCREENINGS

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06/13/2026 @ 5:30pm

WALTER ANDERSON MUSEUM OF ART (in-person)

Ocean Springs, MS

05/17/2026 @ 4:30pm

THE COMMUNITY THEATER (in-person)

Catskill, NY

01/31/2026 @ 7:00pm EST

JXJ: DC JEWISH FILM + MUSIC (Q&A WITH DIR. KIRA AKERMAN, MODERATED BY ENVIRONMENTALIST SUSAN CRAWFORD) (in-person)

Washington, DC

12/18/2025 @ 5:30pm CT

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION (in-person)

New Orleans, LA

11/05/2025 @ 6:00pm EST

RAMAPO COLLEGE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER (in-person)

Mahwah, NJ

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