Root Note
Four starving plants scavenge to exist on the edge of an arid slate mine. Then they discover something that gives them purpose and allows them to thrive - jazz music. Root Note is a story of finding your passion in a conforming world.
Featuring BAFTA winner Wunmi Mosaku ('Loki', 'Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them') and music recorded by The Chineke! Orchestra.
Festival Distribution.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
NOMINEE: Best Animated Short Film - The British Short Film Awards
NOMINEE: Best Animation - Norwich Film Festival
WINNER: Best Short Film Animation - North East International Film Festival
WINNER: Best Animation - Cardiff Mini Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Exit 6 Film Festival
Manchester Animation Festival
Cannes Indie Shorts Awards
New York Indie Shorts Awards
Cinequest Film Festival
Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE
North East International Film Festival
London Breeze Film Festival
Beeston Film Festival
Crystal Palace International Film Festival
DIRECTOR/ANIMATOR
Guy Larsen
WRITERS
Cambria Bailey-Jones & Guy Larsen
PRODUCER
Cambria Bailey-Jones
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Penny4 / Storystore
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Adam Barham
Marlena Hellebø
Jon Roberts
MINER
Wunmi Mosaku
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Jamie MacLeod
EDITOR
Guy Larsen
COLOURIST
Jamie MacLeod
COMPOSER
Benjamin Squires
VFX
Ben Kwok
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Sammy Paul
ASSISTANT PRODUCERS
Han Evans
Sophie Newton
CASTING DIRECTOR
Sydney Aldridge
MINER BODY DOUBLE
Lottie Cutcher
MODELMAKERS
Abi Lindon
Emma Niemis
Hana Bhati
Hans Miller
Hattie Clark
Louis Grant
Maddy Vian
Mo Clouting
Ross Nicholson
ASSISTANT MODELMAKERS
Conor Travers
Daniel J Layton
Myles Wheeler
Phoenix Stone
Tabitha Harnby
MODELMAKING CONSULTANT
Mo Soliman
POSTCARD ILLUSTRATOR
Madison Coby
MUSIC CONSULTANT
Juan-Miguel Hernandez
ORCHESTRATION
Tristan Noon
Evan Rogers
SOUND DESIGN
Cassini Sound
Dan Pugsley
Eliran Sivan
MUSIC PERFORMED BY
The Chineke! Orchestra
DOUBLE BASS
Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE
DRUMS
Pedro Segundo
TRUMPET
Harry Plant
PIANO
Adam Heron
RECORDED AT
Dean Street Studios
SUPPORTED BY
Ex-Animo Foundation
Neko Trust
SPECIAL THANKS
Callum Buckland
Elise McCave
Glen Rowe
Mark Downs
Mary Rose
Matthew Lawes-Wickwar
Nathan Gane
Roger Wilton
Stephen Carpenter