A video essay about Malick’s The Tree of Life that explores the motif of the branch in relation to the lyrical tradition. Essay written, edited, and narrated by Spencer Everhart.

This video essay is from the seventh issue of The Seventh Art, released in September 2012.

Special thanks to our friends for help in releasing Issue #7: Mia Hansen-Løve, Miguel Gomes, Stéphanie Weber-Biron, Lina Rodriguez, Brad Deane, Liam Crockard, Charles Reeve, Lisa Deanne Smith, Simone Smith, Alec Badley, Andrew Scott, Meghan Parnell, Ron Mann, Kevin B. Lee, and Williams Design..

Mia Hansen-Løve    (Goodbye First Love)

Stéphanie Weber Biron    (Cinematographer, Heartbeats)

Miguel Gomes    (Tabu, Our Beloved Month of August)