Roots
TITLE
Roots
DIRECTOR
Konstantinos Doxiadis
COUNTRY
Greece, UK
YEAR
2025
DURATION
24′
GENRE
Fiction
Roots
Karafil, a young Albanian boy, crosses the borders into Greece with his parents, seeking a better life. The only possession he brings is a small sapling from their yard, his only true ‘friend.’ As they cross the borders, Karafil is forced to abandon the sapling in a forest they traverse.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Konstantinos Doxiadis
Konstantinos Doxiadis was born in Athens, Greece on the 23rd of January, 1999. He studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2020. During his time at Cambridge, he was a contributing writer at Varsity, and a contributing editor for The Cantos Project. In 2018, he founded the literary magazine, La Piccioletta Barca, and oversaw its publication for four years. During this period, the magazine was inducted in the British Library's permanent archive, as well as the permanent collection of the National Poetry Library (UK). The latter commended the magazine as one of the top 4 literary magazines in the UK in 2020. His has been published in a variety of magazines in the UK, US, and Greece. Recently, his writing has appeared in Asymptote, the International Poetry Review, and Athens Voice. Translations of his work have recently appeared in The Books Journal (Greek), and Buenos Aires Poetry (Spanish). Since 2023, he has shifted his focus to writing and directing for film. His work has screened at OSCAR, BAFTA and EFA qualifying film festivals. His experimental short, Morphes, had its World Premiere at the Leuven International Short Film Festival. His latest short, Roots, was shot in Greece, and produced by Academy Award Winning Slick Films. He is currently working on a slate of short films, and is developing his debut feature.
- DirectorKonstantinos Doxiadis
- Screenplay Konstantinos Doxiadis
- Cinematography Louise Gholam
- CastKarafil Shena, Christina Maxouri, Nikos Koukas, Fabricio Muco, Sebastiani Kiama
- Editing Athina Boutari
- Producer/s Alexandra Makri, Markelos Harinos, Bartosz Stanislawek, Chris Overton, Mustapha Wehbi, Konstantinos Doxiadis
- Production CompanySlick Films (UK), Kontsentrat Films (Greece), Atala Films (Greece), BrittleBrattle Productions (UK)
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleRoots
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originGreece, UK
- Country of filmingGreece, UK
- LanguageAlbanian, Greek (Modern)
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Konstantinos Doxiadis
Konstantinos Doxiadis was born in Athens, Greece on the 23rd of January, 1999. He studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2020. During his time at Cambridge, he was a contributing writer at Varsity, and a contributing editor for The Cantos Project. In 2018, he founded the literary magazine, La Piccioletta Barca, and oversaw its publication for four years. During this period, the magazine was inducted in the British Library's permanent archive, as well as the permanent collection of the National Poetry Library (UK). The latter commended the magazine as one of the top 4 literary magazines in the UK in 2020. His has been published in a variety of magazines in the UK, US, and Greece. Recently, his writing has appeared in Asymptote, the International Poetry Review, and Athens Voice. Translations of his work have recently appeared in The Books Journal (Greek), and Buenos Aires Poetry (Spanish). Since 2023, he has shifted his focus to writing and directing for film. His work has screened at OSCAR, BAFTA and EFA qualifying film festivals. His experimental short, Morphes, had its World Premiere at the Leuven International Short Film Festival. His latest short, Roots, was shot in Greece, and produced by Academy Award Winning Slick Films. He is currently working on a slate of short films, and is developing his debut feature.
