CIFF47: PSQ March 22 – April 1, 2023 | Streams April 2 – April 9, 2023

The Wishmas Tree

Year: 2019
Country: AUSTRALIA
Language: English
Run Time: 89 minutes

The Wishmas Tree
The Wishmas Tree
The Wishmas Tree
The Wishmas Tree

The story of THE WISHMAS TREE begins many years ago in the land of the ancestors when a dark and powerful force swept the earth, bringing extinction to animals everywhere. To survive, a small group of animals put aside their differences and worked together with the magical Wishmas Tree to create Sanctuary City, a paradise where all creatures live in harmony. Each year the residents gather to make wishes at the Wishmas Tree, which has blessed the city with life for generations. Protected from the forces of destruction in the wild, all of the animals within the walls of Sanctuary City live peacefully… everyone, that is, except for Kerry, a young ringtail possum who wants nothing more than adventure in the wild. Desperate to make her wish of exploration come true, Kerry breaks Sanctuary City’s most important rule and makes her wish on the last remaining seed on the Wishmas Tree. Kerry’s reckless mistake creates a series of events that threaten to destroy Sanctuary City forever. In an effort to make things right, Kerry will embark on an extraordinary quest into the wild to save her beloved city. On Kerry’s epic journey into forbidden swamps and misty muds, this little possum will learn that it is not the mistakes we make, but how we correct them that defines us. — G.S.

CIFF44 Screenings

Saturday, April 04, 2020 at 11:25 AM

Sunday, April 05, 2020 at 2:50 PM

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM -
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No

Sidebars
Family Films
Film Is Art

Competition
International Narrative Competition

Director
Ricard Cussó

Producers
Nadine Bates, Kristen Souvlis

Screenwriting
Peter Ivan

Editing
Ahmad Halimi

Principal Cast
Miranda Tapsell, Ross Noble, Kate Murphy

Film Contact
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