Root Up

  • Directed by Café-Fébrissy Katia
  • France, 2017
  • Workshops in Guadeloupe - Jarry, Guadeloupe
  • Nature & Environment, Rurality
  • Shooting place : Goyave
  • Duration : 27 min
  • Audio : GCF
  • Subtitles : FR

Synopsis

Joselie lives in Guadeloupe, French West Indies. When the former seamstress inherits 5 acres of land from her late father, she becomes a farmer at 48 years old. At that point, she discovers that her land is contaminated and that she cannot grow anything on it. However, she refuses to give up and is determined to save her land and to make it fertile.

Rewards, festivals and diffusions

Terra Festival

  • Place : Sainte-Rose (Guadeloupe)
  • Date : 2017

Barcelona Planet Film Festival

  • Place : Espagne
  • Date : 2017

Festival L’Oeil ouvert sur le Monde

  • Place : Aude (France)
  • Date : 2017

Festival Lëtz Rise Up

  • Place : Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
  • Date : 2020

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