Making Green Trees Yellow tells the story of two filmmakers from very different backgrounds and calls into question the ethics of the nonfiction film making.

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This film project was started in 2011 when I received funding to create a series of films in South Africa and Swaziland. When I arrived, I agreed to mentor a Burundian refugee who wanted to become a filmmaker. However, as I learned more about his story I decided to turn the camera on him.

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This film is a reflexive film that attempts to unpack the roll of the the documentary filmmaker and explore power dynamics been maker and subject. 

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