When a good man, GABRIEL (Julian Remulla), is assaulted in the park one night and left in a serious coma, his best friend and local boxer GUSTAVO ROJAS (Luis Rodriguez) is charged with the crime. This non-linear story plays out in five chapters as it follows a mosaic of people linked to the tragedy, while the criminal trial unfolds in Jackson County.
Filmed on location in Oregon's Rouge Valley
"In Above the Trees, Lundgren—the Ashland director of Calvin Marshall (2009) and Phoenix Oregon (2019)—traces a tragedy’s aftershocks and twists of fate. The crime drama depicts the steamrolling momentum of the legal system and shines even brighter light on the fragile human lives held in its sway.” - Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Willamette Week
Above the Trees is "part character study and part courtroom drama with just a pinch of metaphysical sparkle.” - Marc Mohan, Oregon ArtsWatch
Special Filmmaker attendance event. Monday, October 21, 7 PM. Tickets $10 on sale now.