Filmmaker Uses Tree Needles to Defend Todd Standing Sasquatch Footage

So I just stumbled across this fascinating video from the YouTube channel Cabane dans les bois, and honestly, I had to share it with you all because the analysis in it is genuinely compelling. A Canadian filmmaker and researcher named Robert, who apparently had his own encounter back in September 2024, decided to take a deep dive into one of the most controversial Sasquatch collections out there, Todd Standing's footage. And what he came up with as a defense for Standing's work is pretty ingenious, if you ask me. The whole video is essentially Robert pushing back against the wave of skepticism and accusations that have followed Todd Standing for years. You know the usual stuff, people claiming the faces in his videos are just Standing himself in prosthetic makeup. That infamous side-by-side comparison floating around the internet where skeptics draw lines between the eyes and mouths of "Jake" and Standing, insisting it's the same person. Robert tackles all of that head-on, and he doesn't do it with speculation either. He went straight to Standing himself for a remote interview and asked every tough question he'd seen online. Plus, he consulted wildlife biologists, anthropologists, PhD-holding anatomists, and professional interpretive naturalist guides to evaluate the footage. That's not casual armchair research, that's putting in the work. Here's where it gets really interesting though. Robert uses something most people would overlook, the Douglas Fir needles visible in the background of Standing's Video 5, featuring the subject known as Jake. Now, here's a fun fact about Douglas Firs that I didn't fully appreciate until watching this: their needles stay remarkably consistent in length, between one and one and a half inches, regardless of how big or old the tree is. That means those little orange needles in the frame can actually serve as a reliable measuring stick. Robert imported the still image into Canva and started cloning inch markers using those needles as reference points. The result? Jake's head measures at least 15 inches across. For context, the average adult human male skull is somewhere between 6 and 7 inches wide. We're talking more than double that. And Robert points out that Jake isn't even facing the camera directly in that shot, meaning the actual width is even greater than what's visible. No human head, no mask, no prosthetic setup could account for that. He even overlays a standard 12-inch ruler onto the image to drive the point home, then takes a selfie holding an identical wooden ruler next to his own head for direct comparison. The visual difference is striking. Robert then applies the same technique to Video 4, featuring the subject called Jane, this time using Engelmann spruce needles as his reference. Engelmann spruce needles run between 1.5 and 3.3 centimeters, and even using the most conservative measurement possible, the math still doesn't work for a human face. He walks through the cloning process again, marking off inch increments across her face, and the conclusion lands the same way. This isn't a person in makeup. What I really appreciate about Robert's approach is that he came in with his own reservations. He admits he thought the faces looked strange at first and tried to temper his own reaction because he didn't want to dismiss something just because it didn't match his expectations. That kind of intellectual honesty goes a long way, especially in a field where people are so quick to either fully accept or completely reject evidence based on gut feeling alone. He also touches on some of the other behavioral cues Standing has interpreted over the years, things he was skeptical about going in but says he's starting to reconsider after this deeper look. If you're someone who has written off Todd Standing's footage entirely, or even if you're already a believer but want to see a fresh analytical perspective with actual scientific methodology behind it, this video is absolutely worth your time. Robert breaks everything down step by step, so you can follow along and verify the measurements yourself. It's one of those rare pieces of content that treats the subject with genuine rigor instead of just hype or dismissal. Definitely check it out and let me know what you think.