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  • The Tree on Rod Lane (2006)
  • Short | 4 min | Short, Thriller
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The Tree on Rod Lane (2006)
Short | 4 min | Short, Thriller
Jonah Ellis lives with his widowed mother on a Southern rural farmhouse. His father mysteriously disappeared when he was a small boy and his mother, obsessed with gourds and craft clubs, doesn't give him the attention he needs. His mother ...See moreJonah Ellis lives with his widowed mother on a Southern rural farmhouse. His father mysteriously disappeared when he was a small boy and his mother, obsessed with gourds and craft clubs, doesn't give him the attention he needs. His mother also gets unusually upset and he was severely punished every time that Jonah got too close to a certain black walnut tree in their back yard. Now, years later, and at the advice of his psychiatrist, Jonah returns to the farmhouse and his mother's grave site to finally put his hatred and bitterness behind him. Deciding to celebrate his birthday alone this year, he grabs a cupcake, sticks a candle in it and sings to himself, sarcastically dedicating his birthday to his mother. But Jonah is interrupted when a mysterious wind suddenly blows his candle out. Then he hears whispers in the wind that seem to say 'The Tree', and 'Release me...'. So, Jonah follows his instincts and ends up by the forbidden tree once again. As he looks up into its evil looking branches, he trips (by accident?) on an exposed root. After clearing his head, he sees a glimmer in a hollow of the tree. He digs around and pulls a rock out that happened to be blocking the hollow and discovers a knife! The knife holds long lost memories that we shall soon discover as the story ends. Written by Josh Self See less
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Director
Josh Self
Producer
Kim Johnson (producer)
Composer
Nag Hammadi
Cinematographer
Josh Self
Editor
Josh Self
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Jan 15, 2006 (United States)

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