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Newcastle University

An Unbridgeable Gap

2025 10 min English

“A Human Cultural Inheritance”

For two centuries, the Sycamore Gap tree stood as an iconic sentinel along Hadrian's Wall, shaping the landscape and lives of Northumberland. Its sudden destruction triggered an international outpouring of grief. This film examines the tree's cultural and emotional significance through local voices, highlighting the enduring power of history in our present.

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Raffaele Trasatti Director · Sonal Arya Cinematographer

First release May 21, 2024 · Produced in United Kingdom

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Newcastle University

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English

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United Kingdom · May 21, 2024

Premiere · Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

United Kingdom · May 13, 2025

Limited theatrical · 10th Sunderland Shorts Film Festival

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