Dancing Trees (2009)
Martha (Katie Boland), 18, sees the world as animated and fun. She has a form of autism that means she is a mathematical genuis whilst incapable of looking after herself. Living in a dull routinewith her cousin Nicole (Brooke Burns), and mother Josephine (Amanda Tapping), she sees the good in everything and everyone. But suddenly, her mother is the casualty of a brutal crime before her eyes and Martha is sent to a foster home. Nicole is distraught and battle for custody of her cousin, but the police constantly block her requests. Finally, Detective Velez relents, on one condition: Martha must help solve the crime and find justice for her fallen mother.
Director: Anne Wheeler
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Amanda Tapping as Josephina Rooney |
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Brooke Burns as Nicole Davis |
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Katie Boland as Martha Rooney |
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Nicholas Lea as Detective Velez |
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Scott Heindl as Jake |
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Melanie Papalia as Penny |
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Vanya Asher as Larry |
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Brittaney Bennett as Joan Heller |
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Silvio Pollio as Sal |
| Production | Joseph Nasser | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack Nasser | Producer |
| Production | Candice Elzinga | Casting |
| Sound | Stu Goldberg | Music |
| Directing | Anne Wheeler | Director |
| Editing | Richard Benwick | Editor |
| Camera | Gordon Verheul | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Joseph Nasser | Writer |
| Directing | Jeannine Dupuy | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allisa Swanson | Costume Design |
| Art | Michael Nemirsky | Production Design |