2026 Nominees

Secrets of the Forest

Windfall films

UK

- Environmental & Wildlife

With intimate access to ecologist Tom Crowther, Secrets of the Forest explores both the scientific and personal fallout from his widely publicized “trillion trees” study. As Tom works on a new global assessment of forests, viewers witness the emotional weight of scientific responsibility and the high stakes of getting the science right. The film reveals the forest layer by layer — trees and roots, fungi and soil, animals and humans — each chapter guided by a world-leading researcher whose passion underscores the film’s central message: a forest is not a collection of trees but a living network of interdependence.