RACIST TREES

NOW AVAILABLE ON PBS!! Racist Trees is a documentary feature that chronicles a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs fighting for the removal of a wall of trees that many believe were originally planted as a totem of segregation. A co-production with Wayfarer Studios in association with Get Lifted, the film had its World Premiere at the 2022 International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) and was acquired by PBS’s Independent Lens series for television broadcast in 2024. Executive Producers: John Legend + Mike Jackson + Ty Stiklorius for Get Lifted Executive Producers: Steve Sarowitz + Endyia Kinney-Sterns for Wayfarer Studios Co-Executive Producer: Courtney Parker Producers: Justin Baldoni + Andrew Calof for Wayfarer Studios Producers: Joanna Sokolowski + Sara Newens + Mina T. Son for Wild Pair Films Directors: Sara Newens + Mina T. Son Director of Photography: Jerry Henry Editor: Sara Newens