Better Place FOrests
Director’s Cut
Exposition
Return to nature with a forever tree. Better Place Forests offers a more holistic alternative to cemeteries for those who want to spend eternity in the great outdoors. A celebration, not a funeral.
Through film, photography, and 360º assets, Athena Katlin, Stephen Simms, and Lear Miller helped introduce the world to their newest location – Better Place Forests Flagstaff. Project management by Nick Hower. Drone operation by Saunders Staley.
work completed
Pre-production
Concept development
Scriptwriting + storyboarding
Casting + talent management
Photography
Production
Videography
Aerial videography
Sound design
Post-production
Better Place Forests provides families with the opportunity to choose a private, protected tree in a beautiful forest setting to serve as a final resting place for their cremated remains. Every memorial tree includes their choice of tree in a protected forest, rights to add people and pets in the future, ongoing access to enjoy the forest, and saplings planted in their honor. The company's mission is to guide a comprehensive end-of-life experience deeply rooted in nature.
Key Features
Memorial Trees: Instead of graves and tombstones, families select a tree in one of the company's forests to serve as a memorial.
Ash Spreading Process: The company has developed a proprietary method of integrating ashes with soil, allowing the remains to become part of the forest ecosystem.
Conservation Efforts: Better Place Forests has created America's first conservation memorial forests and their nine forests feature more than 100,000 protected Memorial Trees. By choosing a tree in one of their forests, customers contribute to forest conservation and preservation.
Non-Profit Aspect: In partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, they have planted over 500,000 new saplings to help reforest America.
Locations
Better Place Forests operates nine memorial forests across the United States, including:
California: Lake Arrowhead, Point Arena, Santa Cruz, and Yosemite Gateway
Southwest: Flagstaff, AZ
Midwest: Rock River, IL and St. Croix Valley, MN
Northeast: Berkshires, MA and Litchfield Hills, CT