“A Feller and the Tree” By Kalainithan Kalaichelvan

Synopsis

A feller cuts down a forest until he arrives at the last tree standing. The tree confronts the feller.

Directors Statement

“A Feller and a Tree” explores the struggle of displaced communities. When a people have been cast out, how do they hold onto the sounds, colours, identity and memory of their homeland? How do they carry it across generations? Through the portraits of Sri Lankan Tamil Canadians, this film seeks to examine our relationship to land, both lost and inherited, landscapes both remembered and imagined.

Credits

Director: Kalainithan Kalaichelvan
Cinematography: Shady Hanna
Music: Kalaisan Kalaichelvan
Writer: Vedarun Rajkumar & Kalainithan Kalaichelvan
Editor: Michael Redshaw
Color: Joseph Bicknell
Assistant Camera: Joel D'Alimonte and Adam Cummerford

Production: Black Caper Films