Roots Above Ground explores the multiple meanings of home as it peels back the layers to uncover the human need for belonging.
Roots Above Ground was presented first as an in-person live performance, and then as an award-winning full-length dance film, made in collaboration with Rapt Productions.
Winner – Best Experimental Feature Film – Silk Road Film Awards Cannes, 2022
Winner – Best Feature Film – Experimental Dance & Film Festival, 2022
Winner – Best Live Capture Dance Film – Inspired Dance Film Festival, 2022
Winner – Best Dance Film, Best New Media – Sensei Tokyo Film Festival, 2022
Winner – Best New Media – Magma Film Festival, 2022
Finalist – Open Vision Film Festival, 2022
Official Selection – Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, 2022
Official Selection – LoudSoulMusic Festival, 2022
Concept and Direction: Marc Brew
Choreography: Marc Brew in collaboration
with the Dancers
Dancers: DeMarco Sleeper, Erik Debono, JanpiStar, Louisa Mann, Sonsherée Giles, Yuko Monden Juma
Music Composition: Miles Lassi
Additional Music: “Carry Me Home” by the Sweeplings
Set and Costume Design Emma Kingsbury
Lighting Design & Production Manager: Walter Holden
Visual Projection Design: Jaco Strydom
Dead / ASL Consultants: Antoine Hunter & Zahna Simon
Audio Description Consultant: Jess Curtis for Gravity Access Services
Community Partner: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
