Film

A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil 2026

22 min Documentary

A Lake of the Isles homeowner and a Minneapolis chainsaw sculptor shape meaning (and a twenty foot tall pencil) from the twisted trunk of a fallen oak tree. But this pencil isn’t meant to last. Every year, thousands gather to sacrifice a part of the pencil in a sharpening ceremony, and in the process renew the collective promise to “do something.”

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Not listed as free in the UK right now. You can still watch the official trailer below.