''My Tree'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by
Jason Sherman
Jason Sherman (born July 28, 1962 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.
After graduating from the creative writing program at York University in 1985, Sherman co-founded What Publishing with Kevin Connolly, which produc ...
and released in 2021. The film centres on his trip to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
to locate a tree that was planted in his name decades earlier.
The film premiered at the 2021
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
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Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ont ...
.
The film received a
Canadian Screen Award
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nomination for
Best Feature Length Documentary at the
10th Canadian Screen Awards
The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were held on April 10, 2022, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2021.Etan Vlessing"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor" ''The Hollyw ...
in 2022, and
Ben Lawrence won the award for
Best Editing in a Documentary,
[Jamie Samhan]
"2022 Canadian Screen Award Winners: Broadcast News And Documentary & Factual"
''ET Canada
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'', April 4, 2022.
References
External links
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My Tree' on YouTube "A Tree for Israel--Searching for Family Roots"
2021 films
2021 documentary films
Canadian documentary films
Films shot in Israel
Jewish Canadian films
2020s English-language films
2020s Canadian films
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