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El árbol
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El árbol

El árbol

The Tree
Roya Eshraghi Safaifard
Cuba
2015
14 min
Spotlight on Cuba
Tickets & Times
Synopsis

A tree is growing on the fifth floor of a dilapidated building in Cuba, its roots seeking the earth meters below.

In filming the tree, Iranian filmmaker Roya Eshraghi reflects on questions about rootedness. The tree becomes a metaphor for a search: for the bond with her father, for a home, and for the meaning of the film itself. Because why does Eshraghi feel so connected to this tree?

Blurred images of city dwellers punctuate shots of the filmmaker amid the rubble. Meanwhile, she calls her father, whose experiences show similarities with the fate of the tree.

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Tickets & Times
Sun, november 17
Part of Spotlight on Cuba: EICTV 2
14:15 – 16:13
Pathé City 3
Film fully subtitled in English

Tue, november 19
Part of Spotlight on Cuba: EICTV 2, Film screening followed by a panel talk.
17:15 – 19:37
Eye: Cinema 1
Film fully subtitled in English
Credits
14 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: Spanish
Director
    Roya Eshraghi Safaifard
    Roya Eshraghi Safaifard
Production
    Diana Reyes for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
    Diana Reyes for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
Executive producer
    Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
    Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
Cinematography
    Freidell Urbina
    Freidell Urbina
Editing
    Ahmed Abdallahi
    Ahmed Abdallahi
Sound
    Victor Quintanilha
    Victor Quintanilha
Sound Design
    Victor Quintanilha
    Victor Quintanilha
Screenplay
    Roya Eshraghi Safaifard
    Roya Eshraghi Safaifard
Screening copy
    Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
    Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV

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