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VAFF 19

The Tree Inside

English

Directed by Co-Director Michelle Kim and Co-Director Rob Leickner

Nov 6: Program 2 - Canadian Feature Presentation The Tree Inside / Canada / 2014 / Drama / 90 mins / English / Colour / North America Premiere

Description

“The Tree Inside” is a dramatic feature film about a woman who can’t keep a relationship longer than a couple of months. When she meets the man of her dreams, she must find a way to overcome her seasonal impulse to change. Shot over 14 months right here in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city’s exquisite seasonal landscape subtly mirrors the emotional life of the protagonist. The film stars Vancouver writer/actor/director/producer Michelle Kim; Casey Manderson (“When Life Was Good,” “The Red Rooster”); Diana Bang (“The Interview,” “Bates Motel,” “Lost Lagoon”); and famed Canadian author Michael Turner (“Hard Core Logo,” “The Pornographer’s Poem”). With a soundtrack highlighting music from Canada, the US, Iceland and Belgium, the film also includes a wondrous dance performance by Barbara Bourget of Kokoro Dance.

VAFF People Choice Award – Canadian Feature 2015 nominee


Director's Bio

Michelle Kim is a Vancouver-based filmmaker. A former journalist for the BBC, she has acted in and produced several films including In No Particular Order, Lost Lagoon, and The Goodbye Girl, which won the National Screen Institute’s Drama Prize. The Tree Inside is her directorial debut and was nominated “Best Feature film” at The Green Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea.

Rob Leickner is a Vancouver-based filmmaker. Former owner of the famed independent studio The Hive, he has recorded artists such as Ladyhawk, Destroyer, and Black Mountain. He has made two feature films, Everything Louder than Everything Else, which premiered at the Whistler International Film Festival, and Lost Lagoon, which won the Tonya Lee Williams ReelWorld Award for Outstanding Canadian Feature.


Credits

Co-Director: Michelle Kim, Rob Leickner
Producer: Michelle Kim, Rob Leickner
Writer: Michelle Kim