Root Note

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Synopsis: 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, Europe’s first majority-Black and ethnically diverse orchestra.

About the Filmmaker: Guy Larsen is a writer and award-winning director based in England. He works across film, commercial, documentaries and podcasts, with a specialism in stop motion animation. Guy’s style is playfully dark and offbeat. He’s worked with Instagram, Samsung and Sony, and has directed music videos for artists including dodie, Orla Gartland and Cavetown. His work has been screened at international film festivals, has won Lovie Awards and has been honoured at the Webby Awards. He was selected to be part of BAFTA Connect 2023. He is an Executive Producer of ‘Marion’ – a film by Joe Weiland and Finn Constantine, produced by OB42. It has been selected to screen at both Venice International Film Festival and TIFF 2024. Guy’s first short film was an online viral success – a ‘poetry music video’ with spoken word artist Mark Grist, supported by the Roundhouse Short Film Fund and the Ex-Animo Foundation. His stop motion music video for Cavetown’s ‘Green’ won at the Berlin Music Video Awards in ‘Best Narrative’, was screened at Encounters Film Festival and was honoured at the Webby Awards 2019 for Animated Video. Alongside Root Note, Guy is currently in production on an eight-part narrative podcast called ‘Up In Smoke’, starring Olivier Award nominated actress Mei Mac (‘My Neighbour Totoro’) and comedian/actor Adam Buxton (‘Hot Fuzz, ‘The Adam and Joe Show’).