Film screening of My Tree

Schedule

2:30pm - 3:30pm Talk by Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability (ZOOM link to join Dr. Qumsiyeh's talk)

3:30pm - 5:30pm: Film Viewing

5:30pm - 6:00pm: Free Food!

6:00pm - 7:00pm Q&A with Director Jason Sherman
 

About the film

Director Jason Sherman recalls his bar mitzvah in 1975, and in particular, one gift still fascinates him 40 years later: a tree planted in his name in Israel. Keen to locate his seedling and uncover its origins, Sherman embarks on a journey of discovery from Toronto to Tel Aviv. When he discovers that his tree may stand on the remains of razed Palestinian villages on what is now an Israeli park called Canada Park, he is forced to question his own culpability. The film questions how such pine forest monoculture afforestation projects, supported by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), are greenwashing the expulsion of Palestinians off their lands. During his travel, Sherman connects with a range of people with diverse views of the JNF’s forest projects, and offers a rare in-depth glimpse into the operations of this charity.