2021 Directed by Jason Sherman
A Canadian Jew searches for the tree that was planted in his name in Israel many years earlier. When he discovers that it stands on the remains of a Palestinian village that was destroyed in 1967, he embarks on another journey—to determine his responsibility in helping to cover up the destruction.
Amateurish; balanced; curious; important; overvoiceovered; unpolished; well-intentioned.
Solid depiction of a Zionist Jew getting red-pilled. Some really powerful interviews and it seemed like a lot of work went into this from the creator.
I was a bit off-put that Israelis and Zionists got way more screentime than Palestinians.
feel like this could do some good for a certain type of zionist. could also do some damage though, really don’t understand why he would include the JNF dude spewing anti-palestinian shit
MOVIE REVIEW
My Tree
TV-PG - 3 out of 5 stars
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2022
Runtime: 1h 42m
Director(s): Jason Sherman
Where To Watch: Digital and VOD 7/29
A different type of documentary about one man's journey of discovery: yeah, I left that pretty vague because it’s such a unique and interesting story. In short, the film is about a Canadian Jew searching for a key to his past, a tree planted in Israel 40 years ago. While on the outside, that doesn’t sound overly intriguing, the film dives into so many parts of his journey that it creates more than the surface-level story. There are as many questions asked as there are ones answered in this film.
What…
There's an earnest sweetness to the question that kicks off the action of this documentary - like so many Jewish children going through the rite of passage of B'nai Mitzvah, a young Jason Sherman received a piece of paper saying a tree has been planted in Israel in his name - an act presented as a universal good, a part of beautifying the desert and making the country a better place to live for everyone. It's almost a point of pride - it certainly felt that way to me when I received the same gift as a thirteen year old.
Sherman maintains that air of simple curiosity and almost innocence even as the documentary begins to unravel, revealing a nefarious…
Really well-done narrative that tries to keep a neutral stance as it explores the relationship between Israel and Palestine through a tree planted in a person's honour.
