At 87-years-old, Yves maintains his joie de vivre by surrounding himself with his 70+ bonsai trees. Traversing from a tree’s roots to its crown, we reflect on the beauty and complexities of life imitating art, death, and age, wrapped in the warmth and humour that Yves brings to each tree.
Yves Papillon, Francoise Papillon, David Easterbrook
Canada
2025
In French with English subtitles
Open to youth
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Credits & Director
Producer
Ophelia Spinosa
Cinematography
Samuel Wilde
Editor
Carol Nguyen
Original Music
Noah Sherrin
Ophelia Spinosa
Ophelia is a director and producer whose films have travelled globally and been featured by Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent program at Clermont-Ferrand, HotDocs, and the Miami Film Festival. Most recently, she produced Audio y el Caiman (Dir, Andres I. Estrada, 2024), which won Grand Prix Special Mention and the Audience Award – Focus Competition at the 28e Festival Regard.
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