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    • Run time: 48 minutes
    • Country of origin: Canada
  • Genre:
    Children
  • Synopsis:

    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)

  • Audio blog:
    • 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
 

                                                                                                                                                       

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