2015 | United States | Documentary

Rooted/Uprooted

  • English 12 mins
  • Director | Danya Abt
  • Writer | Danya Abt
  • Producer | Danya Abt

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Sandwiched between elevated tracks and congested streets, we watch as this tiny oasis brings the local population together in ritual, memory and celebration. Through customer portraits, candid interviews with the store’s owner Nelly, and cinéma vérité footage captured inside and outside the shop, this nontraditional documentary considers our varied relationship with plants and flowers and how these living things are used to redefine our ever-changing urban landscapes. As we watch the seasons turn, subtle changes are observed in the store and the surrounding neighborhood.

Community Heritage Gentrification Brooklyn Family