The Tree That Remembers
In 1992 a young Iranian student hanged himself on the outskirts of a small Ontario town. Having escaped the Ayatollah's regime and found a new home in Canada, he could not escape his past. In this film, Masoud Raouf documents the experiences of Iranian-Canadians - former political prisoners like himself - who were active in the Iranian democratic movement and continue to struggle with the past.
For more background information about this film, please visit the NFB.ca blog.
Beyond the headlines of political unrest in Iran, this film focuses on several people who were imprisoned and tortured by the government there simply for their beliefs. Director Masoud Raouf points a very intimate portrait of these people who, having escaped to Canada, now have to deal with apathy from their adopted country. Some of the stories are heart wrenching, but throughout we see just how strong the human spirit really is.
Albert Ohayon
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The Tree That Remembers, Masoud Raouf, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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directorMasoud Raouf
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animatorMasoud Raouf
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director of photographyAli Reggab
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assistant cinematographerMarcus von HoltzendorffLorenzo NegriEric BensoussanMartin F. LeblancHrair Abdalian
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sound recordingDiane CarrièreMarco Fania
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picture editorYurij Luhovy
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sound editorDon Ayer
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original musicEric LemoyneMark Goodwin
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celloCarla Antoun
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neyMichel Dubeau
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percussionRobert Harris
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vocalsIsabelle Rajotte
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music mixingSimon Pressey
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on-line technicianDenis PilonSylvain Desbiens
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digital editing technicianChaz OliverPhyllis Lewis
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voice recordingGeoffrey MitchellPatrick Viegas
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animation cameraPierre Landry
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title designLouise Overy
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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archival researchColette Lebeuf
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additional editingOana Suteu
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transcriptionSusan Panneton
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consultantAnna Fuerstenberg
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researcherAndré SurprenantMarie Surprenant
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post-production coordinatorClaude CardinalLinda Payette
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production clerkChristine Williams
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program administratorMarie Tonto-Donati
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production consultantAlec MacLeod
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associate producerRavida Din
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executive producerSally Bochner
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