Split Cherry Tree

Split Cherry Tree

26 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1982

Split Cherry Tree is a 1982 short film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. A father learns the importance of education and gains an understanding of his son and an insight into his dreams and ambitions. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Split Cherry Tree

26 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1982

Split Cherry Tree
Split Cherry Tree is a 1982 short film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. A father learns the importance of education and gains an understanding of his son and an insight into his dreams and ambitions. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Producers Learning Corporation of America
Original title Split Cherry Tree
Directors Dina Silver, Mary A. Kelly, Deborah Reinisch, Andrei Konchalovsky
Writers John Matoian, Kevin Patrick Heelan

Cast

Colleen Dewhurst

as Mrs. Sexton

William Newman

as Luster

Jarred Ross

as David Sexton

Roy K. Stevens

as Professor Herbert

Jace Alexander

as Fred

Keith Dowd

as Glenn

John Ridge

as Eif Crabtree

Kimberly Kandra

as Little Girl (uncredited)