In the Shadow of the Pines

Genre: Shorts

Film Year: 2021

Locations: Canada

Film Length: 8 min.

Languages: English

Director: Anne Koizumi

Featuring: Mikio Owaki

Screens before the feature film Try Harder!

In the Shadow of the Pines is an animated short documentary about a difficult father-daughter relationship. Drawing on childhood memories, Anne Koizumi, the filmmaker, explores her upbringing with her Japanese immigrant dad, who was the janitor at the elementary school she attended.


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Screens before the feature film Try Harder!

In the Shadow of the Pines is an animated short documentary about a difficult father-daughter relationship. Drawing on childhood memories, Anne Koizumi, the filmmaker, explores her upbringing with her Japanese immigrant dad, who was the janitor at the elementary school she attended.

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