By Tanner Sell
An Interview with a Fig Tree is a short film directed by Adam Hersko-RonaTas that dives into questions of being rooted while having larger aspirations to positively impact as many people as possible. It poses the question, how can we be content in our immediate vicinity when there is so much going on outside of our control?
Adam Hersko-RonaTas utilizes just under two minutes of film to interview a personified fig tree. Asking the tree questions about its leaves and the animals that traverse its limbs, we soon realize there is a greater purpose to the simple qualities it possesses. By understanding the nature and existence of a tree, we can put our own life as a human into greater perspective. Being rooted in our own personhood, there is no need to worry about anything other than living as a human should.
The director manages to impressively pack all of these insights into a beautifully concise picture. Boiling nature down to its core elements, An Interview with a Fig Tree lends insight into our own existence as humans, all whilst remaining lighthearted and fun.
I can’t recommend this short film enough, and am pleased to rate it with 5 out of 5 stars.
Tanner Sell is a student at The Pennsylvania State University studying Telecommunications and Media Industries with a focus on ethical resolutions to current and future technical problems. He is a communications intern at CMRubinWorld with interests in music and video production, philosophy, and sociology.
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