Lemon Tree
The thrill of a petty theft quickly dissolves into reality for a young boy and his dysfunctional father.
- USA
- 2023, 17 min
- Director: Rachel Walden
- Director of photography: Hunter Zimny
- Editor: Luca Balser
- Screenplay: Rachel Walden
- Sound: Ian Berman and Marcus Dembinski Music
- Cast: Jordan Thomas Alexander, Robin Channing, Emily Costantino, Leyla Nuritova, Charlie Chaspooley Robinson
- Producer: Luca Balser and Pauline Chalamet
- Production: Gummy Films
Rachel Walden
Rachel Walden is a director/producer from Atlanta, Georgia, whom Filmmaker Magazine recently named one of 2023’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she runs the independent production company GUMMY Films with co-founders Pauline Chalamet and Luca Balser. Her most recent short film, Lemon Tree, (2023) premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.