Tree Fellers
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Overview
- Genre
- History, Minorities, Social Issues, and Society
- Synopsis
This BAFTA nominated documentary Tree Fellers (24 mins) tells the remarkable story of the 900 Belizean lumberjacks who in 1941 and 1942 left the tropical rainforests of British Honduras to help Britain fight fascism by felling trees in Scotland. Sam (93 when the film was made and now 103 and living in Edinburgh), Eric (who passed away since the film was made) and Amos (86) were among those who stayed on after the war to make new lives in a country where, for better or worse, the colour of their skin marked them out. Rarely seen archive, long cherished memories and a last reunion are intertwined in this lyrical and moving documentary testament. FOLLOW RECENT DEVELOPMENTS at www.facebook.com/TreeFellersRevisited
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 24 minutes
Credits
- Robin Macpherson ... Producer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Asylum Pictures ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Years of Production
- 2004
- Locations
- Scotland
- Prod. Partners
- Scottish Screen, Scottish Television
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2004
- Awards
- BAFTA Scotland nomination for best Television Documentary 2005
- Broadcast (Prod.)
- Scottish Television
- Broadcast (Acq.)
- Scottish Television
- Language
- English
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