The Peace Tree

200547 min 3 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Mitra Sen

Production: Mitra Sen

Produced by Sandalwood Productions with the support of Canadian Heritage, Ontario Arts Council, National Film Board of Canada and Sony Professional Media, and in association with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Harmony Movement.

This title is an acquisition.

Shazia, a 7 year-old Muslim girl, and Kylie, her Christian friend, live in Toronto and dream of celebrating each other's holidays. They run into problems at home trying to convince their parents that it is really all about peace. The Peace Tree offers a unique solution for all young people to celebrate diversity and peace together.

Subject categories

  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > ChristianityFestivals and HolidaysIslamMulticulturalism
  • Children and Youth > Cultural GroupsPeer RelationshipsYouthful Perspectives

Credits

director
Mitra Sen
producer
Mitra Sen
director of photography
Philip Earnshaw
editor
Alan Collins
music composer
John Welsman
cast
Aiishwariya Haran
Sonika Ramachandran
Jacoba Rozema
Ayesha Ahami
Peter Deboran
Anastasia Vasko
Jared Erhardt
Mike G. Yohannes
Heemin John
Dujan Anderson
Samir Chadha
Thomas Dybowski
Evan Cartwright
Nichole Gugliuzzi
Paula Fletcher
Aleena Gill
Audrey Needham
Jon Hagan
Atiya Ahsan
Michi Kobayashi
Bhupatrai Bhuta
Serla Bhuta
Mahima Bhayani
Anjali Rupararali
Nikita