Jadav Payeng is planting hundreds of trees on an Indian island threatened by erosion since 1979.
Forest man is a documentary film about him and his work.
This really touching short film features how this modern-day Johnny Appleseed turned an eroding desert – actually the largest river island in the world – into a wondrous oasis.
“Forest Man” was directed by William Douglas McMaster and won Best Documentary for the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
Discover a real Tree Man – Half man, half tree
