Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/betak-natasha-de-c929all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:35:59 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/speaking-tree-p435.aspx Product435 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:46:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/speaking-tree-p435.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/speaking-tree.jpg" alt="Speaking Tree" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/speaking-tree-p435.aspx">Speaking Tree</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/speaking-tree-p435.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>“I must be gone and live, or stay and die.” — William Shakespeare&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><i>Speaking Tree</i> is a beautiful film about a man named Deva who loses his mind while grazing camels in the desert of Northwestern India. As a result of his madness, he is chained to a tree for nearly a decade and cared for by his mother and brother. When an earthquake devastates the region, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions homeless, Deva regains his sanity and attempts to adapt to his former way of life.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>From five years of candid observation of Deva, interviews with Deva's family and footage of contemporary Indian village life, filmmaker Natasha de Betak weaves a compassionate and visually stunning account of the fragile man's bout with insanity and his struggle to come to terms with his newly regained clarity of mind.</div><div><br /></div><div><hr><br /></div><div><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS &amp; AWARDS</b></div><div><div style="">Astra Film Festival, Romania, 2009</div><div style="">Hermes Film Forum, Tokyo, January 2008</div><div style="">Paris Film Festival, Paris, March 2008</div><div style="">International Women's Film Festival, Cologne &amp; Dortmund, April 2008</div><div style="">9th Sichuan Film Festival, China, April 2008</div><div style="">Special Screening at Museum OF Fine Arts, Boston, June 2008</div><div style="">Official Selection, Global Arts Film Festival (GAFFERS), 2008</div><div style="">Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, New York, November 2007</div><div style="">World Premiere, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, July 2007</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/betak-natasha-de-c929all.aspx">Betak, Natasha de</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>