The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree
| 22 February 2024 (USA)
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A short film version of Shel Silverstein's 1964 book with the same title. The film is entirely composed of appropriated public domain footage from online sources such as Prelinger Internet Archive or POND5 and is accompanied by a faithful narration (additionally sourced via Prelinger) that is stripped directly from the book. Created in February 2024 for the ADVANCED EDITING course at the University of Pittsburgh.

Reviews
ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.
SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;