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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Credits
27 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
María Félix Morales Lotz for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
María Félix Morales Lotz for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
Stills
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