Tree Man (2016)

Francois the Tree Man is far from his wife and three small children in Quebec selling Christmas trees and living in a van on the streets of New York City He does it for them But this is home too Like the hundreds of Christmas tree sellers who descend upon the city from Canada New England and even Europe Francois delivers the magic of the season over a grueling month in his adopted neighborhood Hes a star a storyteller a Santa Claus in a sapstained coat a confidant a friend and a father figure to the local characters who are his New York family They also need him TREE MAN is the story of Francoiss journey how he arrived here what holds him and the conflict that will cause him to leave As one of Francois longtime customers says This has nothing to do with the trees anymore