Fig Trees

Fig Trees
Directed byJohn Greyson
Written byJohn Greyson
Produced byJohn Greyson
CinematographyAli Kazimi
Edited byJared Raab
Music byDavid Wall
Production
company
Greyzone
Release date
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Fig Trees is a 2009 Canadian operatic documentary film written and directed by John Greyson. It follows South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat and Canadian AIDS activist Tim McCaskell as they fight for access to treatment for HIV/AIDS. It was also inspired by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson's opera Four Saints in Three Acts. The film premiered at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Teddy Award for Best Documentary.