Hebrew Title: Ha'Sipur al Yona Ve Ha'Etz Ha'Atzuv
14:00 min., 2009, video, Color, Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles
Written and Directed by: Margarita Balaklav 

Through the lens of a video camera, Yona follows her father who left her many years ago. With an old record that tells the tale of the sad tree, and the film she is making-Yona constructs her own family portrait.

FESTIVALS: Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2009; The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Israel, 2009.

AWARDS: Best Short Student Film Award: Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2009. The Bnaya Zuckerman Award for Best Short Fiction: The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Israel, 2009.