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A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

2022 · 85 min

A somber, firsthand reckoning with grief and resilience that asks you to sit with pain and witness a community's slow turn toward healing.

Directed by: Trish Adlesic
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Carol Black, Dr. Joseph Charny, Anthony Fienberg

Tagline: On a path towards healing.
Overview: On October 27th, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing eleven people as they prayed, in what would become the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. This documentary is a deeply personal portrait of the survivors, victims and family members, who share their harrowing first-hand accounts of the impact of the shooting on the community.

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Directed by: Trish Adlesic
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Carol Black, Dr. Joseph Charny, Anthony Fienberg

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
trauma
healing
faith
isolation
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Trish Adlesic
Starring: Carol Black, Dr. Joseph Charny, Anthony Fienberg, Audrey Glickman, Daniel Leger, Hannibal Lokumbe, Wasi Mohamed, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers
Music: Laura Karpman, Amelia Allen
Cinematography: Derek Howard
Runtime: 85 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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