Two little girls, one Muslim and one Christian, dream of celebrating each other’s festivals, Christmas and Eid. But when they share their dreams, they are met with resistance from their parents who express their concerns. Through their struggles, they create a unique symbol – The Peace Tree, a tree that highlights the symbols from all our cultures and faiths to reflect the beauty of ‘diversity in unity’.(more)
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Director:
Mitra Sen
Writer(s):
Mitra Sen
Executive Producer(s):
Kit Hood
Producer(s):
Mitra Sen
Cast and Credits:
Cast:
Shazia: Aiishwariya Haran,
Kylie: Jacoba Barber-Rozema,
Tasneem: Sonika Ramachandran,
Mrs. Jamal: Ayesha Adhami,
Mr. Jamal: Peter Deboran,
Mrs. Jenkins: Anastasia Vasko,
Mr. Jenkins: Jared Erhardt,
Mr. Jinto: Micheal Gyohannes,
Crew: Music Composer: John Welsman,
Editor: Alan Collins,(more)
Prior Festival Screenings:
Moving Pictures: Canadian Films on Tour, Vancouver, 2007
BakaForum, Zurich, Switzerland, 2007
KidsBest Fest, Hartford, Connecticut, 2007
Homer Children’s Film Festival, Homer, 2007
Moving Pictures: Canadian Films on Tour, 2007
BakaForum, Zurich, 2007
KidsBest Fest, 2007
Homer Children’s Film Festival, Homer, Alaska, March 2007
San Diego International Children’s Film Festival, October 2005
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, October 2005
Golden Elephant Film Festival for Children and Young People, Hyderabad, India, November 2005
Fici International Children’s Film Festival, Madrid, Spain, November 2005
Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, January 2006
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth, Vancouver, February 2006
Cairo International Children’s Film Festival, March 2006
Sarasota Film Festival, Florida, March 2006
Philadelphia Film Festival, March 2006
Viewfinder’s Film Festival for Youth, Halifax, April 2006
Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles, April 2006
Tribeca Film Festival, New York, April 2006
Film Festival Zlin, Czechoslovakia, May 2006
Melbourne Children’s Film Festival, June 2006
Lamatatena Cine por Ninos et Ninas, Mexico City, August 2006
Festival MAFF Warsaw 2006, August 2006
Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, September 2006
Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, September 2006
2nd Goyang International Children’s Film Festival, South Korea, Sept. 2006
9th Auburn Int’l. Film and Video Festival For Children and Young Adults, Sept. 2006
Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Quebec, September 2006
Spinning Wheel Film Festival, October 2007
Calgary Film Festival, Calgary, September 2006
Mill Valley Film Festival, California, October 2006
Roshd Educational Film Festival, Iran, November 2006
Regent Park Film Festival, Toronto, November 2006
Elora Children’s Film Festival, Elora, Ontario, November 2006
Bahamas International Film Festival, December 2006
Singapore National Musieum, Young Cinema - Films for Children, December 2006
Gandhiji Foundation Festival Internacionale de Cine, Barcelona, Spain, December 2006
Awards:
Liv Ullmann Peace Prize: 22nd Chicago International Children Film Festival for promoting peace and harmony between children of all backgrounds.
Audience Award: Taiwan International Children’s Film and Television Film Festival 2006
Nominated Best Feature, Taiwan International Children’s Film and Television Festival 2006
Silver Cairo for Short Film: Cairo International Film Festival for Children 2006
Children’s International Jury Prize: Cairo International Film Festival for Children 2006
Best Short Fiction: Lamatatena Cine por Ninos et Ninas, Mexico, 2006
Best Short Family Film: Sarasota Film Festival 2006
Best Children’s Film: Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival 2006
Gold Statue, Best Direction: Roshd International Film Festival, Iran, 2006
Gold Statue, Best Script: Roshd International Film Festival, Iran, 2006
Gold Statue, Best Acting: Roshd International Film Festival, Iran, 2006