Racines
Roots
Switzerland, August 2008
FILM,
Fiction,
18 min.
- directed by
- Eileen Hofer
- Written by
- Eileen Hofer
- Status
- In distribution
An unemployed Turkish widower wants to celebrate his child's birthday. His 9-year-old son dreams of flying like his heroes Superman and Spiderman. On that day he is informed that the long planned dam will finally be constructed, resulting in his village disappearing underwater.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2008
- Original Version
- Turkish (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 18 min.
- Production
- 5 To Five
- Producer
- directed by
- Eileen Hofer
- Written by
- Eileen Hofer
- Cinematography
- Gregory Bindschedler
- Editing
- Valentin Rotelli
- Sound Editing
- Carlos Ibañez Diaz
- Re-Recording Mix
- François Musy, Gabriel Hafner
- Music
- Erdem Helvacioglu
- Location Sound Mix
- Carlos Ibañez Diaz
Cast
Jacky Nercessian
Hulusi Keles
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- 5 To Five
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- 5 To Five Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Prague, Prague Short Film Festival, Special Mention from the Jury 2010 (Winner)
- Travelling - Festival du cinéma de Rennes, Prix FJT (Travelling Istanbul) 2010 (Winner)
- Festival International du Film pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse (FIFEJ), Hadrumète d’Or du court métrage 2009 (Winner)
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Premio al Mejor Cortometraje 2009 (Winner)
- Trento Film Festival Montagna-Esplorazione-Avventura, Silver Gentian for the Best Artistic Technical Contribution 2009 (Winner)
- Larissa, Mediterranean Festival of New Film Makers - Larissa, Silver Horse of the Mediterranean Competition 2009 (Winner)
- Poitiers Film Festival, Mention spéciale du jury 2009 (Winner)
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Larissa, Mediterranean Festival of New Film Makers - Larissa,
Best Editing of the Mediterranean Competition
2009
(Winner)
Valentin Rotelli - Marseille, Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen, Prix Cine Cinecourt CINECINEMA 2008 (Winner)
- Festival International du Film de Montagne et Aventure, Grand Prix du Court métrage 2008 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Clermont-Ferrand, 40th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
02.02.2018 - 10.02.2018 -
Karlovy Vary, 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
02.07.2010 - 10.07.2010 -
21e Travelling – Festival du cinéma de Rennes
09.02.2010 - 16.02.2010 -
Prague, 5th Prague Short Film Festival
20.01.2010 - 24.01.2010 -
32es Rencontres internationales Henri Langlois
04.12.2009 - 12.12.2009 -
Aix-en-provence, 27e Festival Tous Courts
30.11.2009 - 05.12.2009 -
3rd Grand Off World Off Film Awards
19.11.2009 - 21.11.2009 -
30e Festival du Film Court
13.11.2009 - 22.11.2009 -
XVI Festival International de Jovenes Realizadores
23.10.2009 - 31.10.2009 -
14th Ourense Film Festival
10.10.2009 - 17.10.2009
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Essonne, 11e Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne
09.10.2009 - 24.10.2009 -
Montreal, 38e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
07.10.2009 - 18.10.2009 -
Namur, 24e Festival international du film francophone
02.10.2009 - 09.10.2009 -
16e Festival du Film de Lama
30.07.2009 - 05.08.2009 -
Wroclaw, 9. Era New Horizons International Film Festival Wroclaw
23.07.2009 - 02.08.2009 -
26th Jerusalem Film Festival
09.07.2009 - 18.07.2009 -
Vila do Conde, 17. Curtas Vila do Conde
04.07.2009 - 12.07.2009 -
7e Paris Cinema Festival
03.07.2009 - 14.07.2009 -
Palm Springs, 15th Palm Springs Short Film Festival
23.06.2009 - 29.06.2009 -
Balchik, 7th International Short Film Festival ‘In the Palace’ Balchik
20.06.2009 - 27.06.2009 -
Valencia, 24° Cinema Jove festival internacional de cine Valencia
20.06.2009 - 27.06.2009 -
Brooklyn, 12th Brooklyn International Film Festival
05.06.2009 - 14.06.2009 -
Huesca, 37. Festival de Cine de Huesca
04.06.2009 - 13.06.2009 -
57th Trento Film Festival Montagna-Esplorazione-Avventura
21.04.2009 - 03.05.2009 -
9e Festival du court-métrage de Nice
14.04.2009 - 19.04.2009 -
Bucharest, 3rd NexT International Short and Medium Length Film Festival
01.04.2009 - 05.04.2009 -
Aspen, 18th Aspen Shortsfest
01.04.2009 - 05.04.2009 -
Larissa, 17th Mediterranean Festival of New Film Makers - Larissa
30.03.2009 - 05.04.2009 -
8e Festival International du Film pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse (FIFEJ) de Souss
22.03.2009 - 28.03.2009 -
8th Tiburon International Film Festival
19.03.2009 - 27.03.2009 -
15th Bradford International Film Festival
13.03.2009 - 28.03.2009 -
Saguenay, 13e Festival International du Film Court au Saguenay
11.03.2009 - 15.03.2009 -
10. Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
06.03.2009 - 14.03.2009 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 31e Festival international du court-métrage
30.01.2009 - 07.02.2009 -
Biarritz, 22e Festival international de Programmes Audiovisuels
20.01.2009 - 25.01.2009 -
Solothurn, 44. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2009 - 25.01.2009 -
Angers, 21e Premiers Plans Festival d'Angers
16.01.2009 - 25.01.2009 -
10th International Euroshorts Film Festival
26.11.2008 - 30.11.2008 -
25e Festival International du Film de Montagne Autrans
26.11.2008 - 30.11.2008 -
Stockholm, 19th Stockholm International Film Festival
20.11.2008 - 30.11.2008 -
15. Regensburger Kurzfilm Woche
19.11.2008 - 26.11.2008 -
Genève, 14e Cinéma Tous Ecrans – Festival international du cinéma et de télévision
27.10.2008 - 02.11.2008 -
Marseille, 30e Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier
24.10.2008 - 02.11.2008 -
Warsaw, 24th Warsaw International Film Festival
10.10.2008 - 19.10.2008 -
Locarno, 61. Festival del film Locarno
06.08.2008 - 16.08.2008