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The Tree That Refused To Fall

A pair of lumberjacks goes into the woods one day to cut done a forest full of trees, but little do they know, they are being watched by something. And the something watching them is not happy.

  • Mikael Trench
    Director
  • Mikael Trench
    Writer
  • Mikael Trench
    Producer
  • Mikael Trench
    Key Cast
    "Lupwig, Chucknew"
  • Dawit Trench
    Key Cast
    "The Tree"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 26, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Spotlight Short Film Awards

    United States
    Silver Award (Winner)
  • It's My Life Youth Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    July 25, 2016
    Viewer's Choice Award (Winner)
  • Y'allywood Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Direct Shorts Online Film Festival

    United States
    Best Student Short (Nomination)
  • iPhone Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Mikael Trench

Mikael Trench is an Atlanta-based stop motion filmmaker who currently runs TriClops Films, a boutique stop motion and mixed media animation studio based in Atlanta, GA. Along with having a hand in stop motion projects for clients such as American Girl, Turner Classic Movies, Hot Wheels, Jurassic World, and more, his short films such as "The Tree That Refused to Fall," "To Love a Ladybug," and "Silent Night" have gone on to be screened at or win awards from such events as the Spotlight Short Film Awards, the Atlanta Horror Film Festival, the Mosaic World Film Festival, the Hollywood South Urban Film Festival, and the New York Animation Awards to name a few.

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