Private Project

Bloodroot

A tender relationship portrait of two brothers, told over the course of their lives. They return to a granite quarry behind their house where they grapple with kinship and mortality.

  • Lukas Huffman
    Director
  • Lukas Huffman
    Writer
  • Lukas Huffman
    Producer
  • Hannah Dennison
    Producer
  • Brad Salon
    Producer
  • Jack Brandt
    Key Cast
    "Otto"
  • Rusty DeWees
    Key Cast
    "Otto"
  • Chris Hennessey
    Key Cast
    "Tyler"
  • Tarin Kucera
    Key Cast
    "Otto"
  • Otis Kuskowski
    Key Cast
    "Tyler"
  • Jesse Cooper
    Key Cast
    "Otto"
  • Matt Goudey
    Key Cast
    "Tyler"
  • Matt Haverty
    Key Cast
    "Tyler"
  • Asa Learmonth
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 14, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    34,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Lukas Huffman

Lukas Huffman is an award-winning writer and director. Huffman’s narrative feature film, WHEN THE OCEAN MET THE SKY (2016), won more than a dozen awards worldwide and was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival Circuit. He has been commissioned to create films for networks and organizations such as The New York Times, Vice Media, ESPN, The Boston Globe, The National Wildlife Federation, and more. His digital series DEAR FUTURE (2018), won a Webby Award. Huffman's latest film, BLOODROOT is his most personal and ambitious short film yet.

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Director Statement

Bloodroot is the most personal and ambitious short film I've created in my career. I was inspired to craft a family-relationship story that builds over the course of a lifetime. I've found that as I get older, my understanding of family relationships becomes more rich and dynamic. Past disappointments have grown into appreciations of difference. This film celebrates the small, quiet moments of brilliance that happen between family members. 

As the world around us becomes increasingly tense, I was also moved to tell a story that celebrates grief and ultimately, acceptance. As the characters in this film move through those feelings, we could all use a moment to consider how grief and acceptance fit into our lives.