The Wishing Tree (1999 film)

The Wishing Tree is a 1999 Canadian-American fantasy drama film directed by Ivan Passer and starring Alfre Woodard, Helen Shaver, Mary Alice and Blair Underwood. The film premiered on July 22, 1999, and later had its television premiere on February 20, 2000, on Showtime.[1][2]

The Wishing Tree
Directed byIvan Passer
Screenplay byGrant Scharbo
Produced byGina Matthews
StarringAlfre Woodard
Helen Shaver
Mary Alice
Blair Underwood
CinematographyOusama Rawi
Edited byRichard Halsey
Tod Lautenberg
Music byElia Cmiral
Production
company
Dufferin Gate Productions
Distributed byShowtime Entertainment
Release date
  • July 22, 1999 (1999-07-22)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Clara, a black lawyer who lives in Atlanta, returns to Savannah for her mother's funeral.

Cast

Critical response

The Christian Science Monitor critic wrote in his review: "It has a few problems as a drama, but it has a good heart, a timely moral, and at least one fine performance. Alfre Woodard is always worth watching."[3]

The film received three Daytime Emmy Awards nomination at the 28th Daytime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special (Woodard), Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special (Passer) and Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special (Scharbo). Woodard received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) nomination, and at the 22nd Young Artist Awards it received three nods for Best Family TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Cable, Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Under (Nevin) and Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actor Age Ten or Under (Joffe).[4]

References
  1. "The Wishing Tree (2000) - Ivan Passer | Releases | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  2. "COVER STORY; These Woods Are Southern, Sweet and Deep (Published 2000)". February 20, 2000.
  3. "Refreshing 'Wishing Tree'; 'Mystery!' celebrates 20th" – via Christian Science Monitor.
  4. "The Wishing Tree (TV Movie 2000) - Awards - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
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