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Roots

Jai, a young Indian-American, visits Lisbon to escape from his cultural identity and, ultimately, reconnect with his roots.

  • Krishnaraj Seenivasan
    Director
  • Krishnaraj Seenivasan
    Writer
  • Sandra Alves
    Producer
  • Vikash Bhai
    Key Cast
  • Kundan Narendra
    Key Cast
  • Ana Baptista
    Key Cast
  • Francisco Sales
    Key Cast
  • Noua Wong
    Key Cast
  • Afonso Lagarto
    Key Cast
  • Filipa Areosa
    Key Cast
  • Duarte Grilo
    Key Cast
  • Tiago Melo
    Cinematographer
  • Zach Freeman
    Editor
  • Zach Freeman
    Sound Designer
  • Mia Lourenço
    Costume Designer
  • Susana Lourenço
    Production Manager
  • Guilherme Pinto
    First Assistant Director
  • Tiago Melo
    Camera Operator
  • Samuel Amaral
    Steadicam Operator
  • Ana Vasa
    First Assistant Camera
  • José Pedroso
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Paulo Miranda
    Grip
  • Luiz Henrique Moreira
    Sound Recordists
  • Miguel Matos
    Sound Recordists
  • Luis Mackness
    Script Supervisor
  • Rute Alves
    Make-Up Artist
  • Manuel Saafeld
    Production Assistants
  • Bernardo Serrão
    Production Assistants
  • Gwyn Evans
    Colorist
  • Carmo Moniz Pereira
    Fadista
  • Bernardo Romão
    Portuguese Guitar
  • João Veiga
    Viola
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 16, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    English, Hindi, Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Krishnaraj Seenivasan

Krishnaraj is a 22 year old Indian born, American raised, London studied filmmaker. His first foray into the visual arts was at age four when his mother bought him a 35mm photography camera. Needless to say, the photos were horrendous.

Raised by two voracious filmgoers and never staying in one city for too long, Krishnaraj's only constants growing up were cinema and television. He spent some time after high school interning at a production company and freelancing before graduating with a BA in filmmaking with a focus in writing and directing from the Met Film School in London.

Krishnaraj is always on the lookout for opportunities to collaborate creatively with talented filmmakers and tell meaningful stories.

His other interests include food, traveling and tennis.

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Director Statement

Before I went to film school I thought I knew what kind of director I wanted to be. Two years later I realised how wrong I was. I've barely scratched the surface in terms of world cinema and filmmaking knowledge which is great because I'm constantly craving and learning something new. One thing I do know for sure is that I want to be a meaningful, reality driven storyteller. Which is why I made Roots, my most personal film and one that I hope will positively define the beginning of my filmmaking career. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did making it!