Take a walk on the wild side with “Longleaf Forever,” a compelling documentary that guides viewers through one of the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems.
The short, award-winning film ranges from forester Paul Massey, who has spent his life conserving longleaf pine ecosystems in the Red Hills region of south Georgia and north Florida, to pine needle basket-maker Nancy Basket, who describes how the histories of Indigenous people and longleaf forests are intertwined, and ecology experts including DNR’s Amaad Blades, Shan Cammack and Erin Cork explaining the wildlife native to longleaf forests and the essential role fire plays in these habitats.
DNR’s Amaad Blades and film director Laura Albritton “on set” (Special to DNR)
DNR partnered with Magic Kumquat Productions and The Longleaf Alliance on “Longleaf Forever,” which debuted in July.
The film was directed by Laura Albritton, with videography by Zickie Allgrove. Producers included Cammack, The Longleaf Alliance’s Carol Denhof and landowners Reese Thompson and Reese Thompson II. DNR’s Wildlife Conservation Section, The Longleaf Alliance and The Environmental Resources Network, or TERN, friends group of the Wildlife Conservation Section, provided support.
Videographer Zickie Allgrove, right, sets up for an interview with DNR’s Shan Cammack. (Special to DNR)