The Fruit Tree

A film by

Belgium | 15' | 08/2022 | documentary

In The Fruit Tree a young woman, Sharleece, wanders through a house that is available to rent in the sleepy desert town where she lives, California City. Looking out of the window evokes unexpected memories of her childhood home in Los Angeles.

“The Fruit Tree is a film on desire, which coherently makes use of ellipses and opens up a cinematic space between the images and the sounds”
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“The Fruit Tree is a film on desire, which coherently makes use of ellipses and opens up a cinematic space between the images and the sounds”
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Isabelle Tollenaere

Biography

Isabelle Tollenaere is an independent filmmaker/artist from Belgium, her work playfully moving between the codes and conventions of documentary and fiction, film and contemporary art. Her films have been widely presented and awarded, ao at the Berlinale Forum, IFFR, Centre Pompidou, Viennale, Visions Du Reel, FID Marseille, IDFA, CPH:DOX, etc.

Filmography

  • VICTORIA / Isabelle Tollenaere, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Sofie Benoot / 2020/ 71min. / documentary
  • THE REMEMBERED FILM / Isabelle Tollenaere / 2018/ 18min. / documentary
  • BATTLES / Isabelle Tollenaere / 2015 / 88min. / documentary
  • VIVA PARADIS / Isabelle Tollenaere / 2011 / 17min. / documentary
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Crew

Director: Isabelle Tollenaere
Screenplay: Isabelle Tollenaere
Producer: Bo De Group, Hans Everaert
Cinematographer: Isabelle Tollenaere, Grimm Vandekerckhove
Sound Recording: Liesbeth De Ceulaer
Sound Design: Kwinten Van Laethem
Sound mix: Bart Vanvoorden
Editor: Isabelle Tollenaere
Composer: Hendrik Lasure
Art Direction: Nicklas Nilsson
Color Grading: Veerle Zeelmaekers
Cast: Sharleece Bourne, Alexis Bolden

Festivals

20+ selections, 3 awards

Select highlights: 

  • Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, Italy (31 August – 10 September, 2022)
    Orrizonti Short Films Competition
  • Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada (29 September – 9 October, 2022)
    Modes
  • Film Fest Gent, Belgium (11 – 22 October, 2022)
    Short Film Competition
  • FRONTDOC – International Documentary Festival, Italy (14 – 23 October, 2022)
    International Competition
  • International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland (8 – 13 November, 2022)
    International Competition
  • Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival – Curta Cinema, Brazil (1 – 7 December, 2022)
    International Competition Won: Grand Prix of the festival & Oscar Qualifier
  • Leuven International Short Film Festival, Belgium (2 – 10 December, 2022)
    Flemish Documentary Competition Won: Best Short Documentary
  • IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal (27 April – 7 May, 2023)
    Silvestre Competition

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Press materials

EPK: Click here

Stills, poster & director’s photo: Click here

English, French, Italian, Dutch dialogue list: Click here

Downloadable trailer: coming soon