Roots (Šaknys)

Roots is a short animated movie about teenagers born during the independence of Lithuania. The film talks through buildings and hair, revealing the complex nature of growing up in a post-soviet country. Moreover, film discovers their emotional connection with the environment merging animation and interviews with the kids who are living in the brutalistic, soviet built areas. The film is hand painted frame by frame, using ink and paper and also enhanced with the photo collages.