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Blackroot

Country: USA, Language: English, 16 mins

  • Director: Jack Flynn; Ben Kadie
  • Writer: Jack Flynn; Ben Kadie
  • Producer: Tyler Brown; Jack Flynn

CGiii Comment

Technically, it's pretty good.

The story needed more work...it just peters out.


Watch...

Blackroot from Ben Kadie on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Blackroot, set in 1967, tells the story of an American Indian teen named RT who struggles with their gender identity, the death of their grandmother, and now, the sudden appearance of four white teenagers who enlist their help in the search for a hallucinogenic mushroom.

Cast & Characters

Ariel Goodvoice as RT;
Tahna Edwards as Josie;
Guito Wingfield as Scott;
Christopher Langston as Raymond;
Jeff Barehand as Harry;
Josephine Hoy as Carolyn;
Lois Landgrebe as Marie