The Tree

Miguel’s night off to relax is interrupted with a difficult request from his wife. A task he usually finds boring and not worth missing the game for, suddenly becomes fun with the inspiration of his favorite sport.

  • Kwami Ngaojia
    Director
  • Krystal Brodus
    Writer
  • Kwami Ngaojia
    Writer
  • Krystal Brodus
    Producer
  • Kwami Ngaojia
    Producer
  • Brian Manning
    Producer
  • Antonia M Johnson
    Key Cast
    "Miguel "
  • Muriam Aderibigbe
    Key Cast
  • Brian Manning
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 21, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kwami Ngaojia

Director & writer Kwami K Ngaojia was born and raised in Newark, NJ to an American mother and a Sierra Leonean father. At a young age, Kwami began editing videos from his favorite Anime and Wrestling Tv shows. He loved it as a hobby and found a passion for it at the Film Club in High School where he produced his first short film. Since then, he graduated from Rutgers University Newark with a degree in Video Production and strives to produce meaningful videos and tell stories that impact our thoughts and views in minority communities.

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Director Statement

I’m a sucker for holiday pieces. Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day, those were always some of my favorite tv show episodes. With Christmas around the corner, the inspiration for this film came from my own home. Christmas decorations are the highlight of a memorable Christmas but the set up isn’t my favorite part. I thought, how could we make this task more interesting? We turn it into a game and make it fun! Like many guys, I can turn into a kid playing at the flip of a switch. I’ve never passed up the chance to ball up a piece of paper and shoot it from downtown into the trash. We wanted a holiday piece that was fun, light hearted and relatable and this was exactly what we had in mind.