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ANIMATION 01 - REROOTED

DIRECTOR:

DELPHINE COUDRAY, CHRISTIAN SPURLING

RUNTIME:

00:06:31

COUNTRY:

IRELAND

GENRE:

ANIMATION

FILM SYNOPSIS

"ReRooted" tells the story of Sam, a bored warehouse worker who dreams of being a successful animator. One day, while scrolling through TikTok on her phone, she comes across an advertisement for ReRooted, a company that offers eco-friendly cremation and plantation services, allowing its customers to become a tree after they die. Intrigued, Sam purchases a green burial plot, and takes steps to drastically change her life.

"Rerooted" is a tragicomedy exploring the unending cycle of life and death in contrast with our attempts to make our mark. The animation is a mix of papercraft, digital 2D animation, live action and pixelation. It asks us to look at our lifestyles as individuals without forgetting the global impact of much bigger entities.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY

Christian Spurling

Christian is a newer voice in the Irish animation sphere. Since graduating from IADT in 2021 he has worked in the animation industry for a variety of studios in an equally varied amount of roles. From backgrounds design, animation, storyboarding and prop painting for stop motion. He is grateful to have been given the chance to experiment with a plethora of mediums in animation and film styles. His first short ‘Small Hours’ a mosaic-screen animation which was co-directed with Marta Sniezek was a huge success premiering at Annecy International in 2022. ReRooted is his second animated short and his first stop motion and paper craft animated film.

Delphine Coudray

Delphine is a passionate storyteller with a background of over 25 years in writing and directing for Theatre, as well as coaching and film-editing. After studying Animation in her thirties, she entered the industry as Courses and Events Coordinator for Animation Skillnet, providing training solutions to the animation, games, and VFX sectors. She now works part-time as Head of Operations for Animation Ireland, the representative organisation for the country’s leading animation studios, and continues writing and directing her own projects. ReRooted is her first animated short.

CAST & CREW

Director: Delphine Coudray, Christian Spurling (Small Hours)

Writer: Delphine Coudray

Producer: Michael Lee (Drawn Together)

Key Cast:

Morgan C. Jones