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Root

The bodies that are born from the water to the earth return. During their existence they try to retaliate the loneliness looking for their mothers, appeasing themselves.

  • Vasco André dos Santos
    Director
    Cair
  • Mónica Cunha
    Original Idea
  • Inês Braga
    Writer
  • Luís Bamonde
    Writer
  • Manuel Saraiva
    Writer
  • Marta Silva
    Writer
  • Mónica Cunha
    Writer
  • Nate Sam
    Writer
  • Patrícia Vitorino
    Writer
  • Vasco André dos Santos
    Writer
    Cair
  • Amélia Couto
    Key Cast
  • Ângela Garrido
    Key Cast
  • Ariana Sousa
    Key Cast
  • Henrique Tavares
    Key Cast
  • Joaquim Moreira
    Key Cast
  • Jorge Ribeiro
    Key Cast
  • Luís Bamonde
    Key Cast
  • Marta Silva
    Key Cast
  • Mireille Aicha Scheffer
    Key Cast
  • Nate Sam
    Key Cast
  • Patrícia Vitorino
    Key Cast
  • Paulo Cruz
    Key Cast
  • Paulo Fonseca
    Key Cast
  • Rita Oliveira
    Key Cast
  • Isabel Rute Costa
    Special Participation
  • Era Uma Vez... Teatro
    Producer
  • APPC - Associação do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral
    Producer
  • Mónica Cunha
    Producer
  • Mónica Cunha
    Artistic Director
  • Anabela Pereira
    Executive Producer
  • Lino Silva
    Production Assistant
  • Mário Vitor Cardoso
    Assistant Director
  • Sara Allen
    Sound Director
  • Nuno Teixeira
    Soundtrack
  • Rui Paiva
    Soundtrack
  • Amélia Couto
    Costume Designer
  • Carla Macieira
    Makeup and Hairstylist
  • Bruno Fernandes
    Props
  • Maria José Sousa
    Props
  • Pedro Castro
    Props
  • Ricardo Azevedo
    Props
  • Ricardo Barbosa
    Props
  • Sílvia Neves
    Props
  • Vasco André dos Santos
    Cinematographer
  • Sara Allen
    Color Correction & Grading
  • Vasco André dos Santos
    Editor
  • João Santos
    Poster Illustration
  • Cândida Zilhão
    Prodution Support
  • Fernanda Matos
    Prodution Support
  • Fernando Neves
    Prodution Support
  • João Almeida
    Prodution Support
  • Manuela Santos
    Prodution Support
  • Marlene Fonseca
    Prodution Support
  • Fábio Guedes
    Prodution Support
  • Rui Barbosa
    Prodution Support
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Raiz
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 3, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    300 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    English, No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony α7iii
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Abbey Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 5, 2021
    UK Premiere
    Offical Selection, Honorable Mention
  • Fillum International Storical and Short Film Festival
    Online
    United States
    May 23, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Serbia International Youth Film Festival
    Grocka, Beograd
    Serbia
    June 2, 2021
    Serbian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Lift-Off Sessions
    Online
    United Kingdom
    July 19, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Batalha Inclusive Film Fest
    Batalha, Leiria
    Portugal
    September 4, 2021
    Official Selection
  • MIFA - Madeira International Film Awards
    Funchal, Madeira
    Portugal
    November 6, 2021
    Official Selection, Honorable Mention
  • Cine Luso Espírito Mundo
    Bruxelles
    Belgium
    November 10, 2021
    Belgium Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Ocean Coast Film Festival
    Lavra, Matosinhos
    Portugal
    November 21, 2021
    Official Selection
  • RoDi - Reflection of Disability in Art
    Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia
    Greece
    November 3, 2021
    Greek Premiere
    Official Selection
  • IMARP - Mostra Internacional de Dança - Imagens em Movimento
    Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
    Brazil
    November 13, 2021
    Brazilian Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • versum creative studio
    Distributor
    Country: Portugal
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Vasco André dos Santos

Vasco André dos Santos (Porto, 1997) is a light designer and director from Porto, Portugal. His first documentary, "Extremus" (2019), directed with Cristóvão Costa and Sara Allen, filmed in 2019, premiered in the second edition of the Ocean Coast Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Portuguese Short Film. He recently debuted his first fiction short film “Fall” (2020), at the 10th edition of Farcume: Faro International Festival of Short Films. “Root” (2020) is his last work in fiction, a short film developed during the CoViD-19 pandemic, with the theater group from APPC - Associação do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral, Era Uma Vez… Teatro. In the documentary area, he directed “Quem Manda Sou Eu!” (2020), a film produced by NEFUP - Núcleo de Etnografia e Folclore da Universidade do Porto under the program EDP Tradições.
He's currently working on "Process", a documentary about the behind the scenes of building a theater production and in two other short films, "When" and "We", that together with "Fall" are part of the trilogy "When We Fall - A Trilogy About Love".

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Director Statement

“Root” intends to reflect on the idea of mother throught the different forms that the maternal figure can take in each individual.