Roots on Earth (2009)
“Ugat sa Lupa” is a non-dialogue film about a farming family who lives in an island. It dramatizes the family’s hardships living in an island bereft of fresh water, hence their struggle to fetch water from another island to water the plants periodically. It is also about family relationships and sacrifices of elder siblings for the younger ones.
Director:
Ariel M. Reyes
Writer:
Ariel M. Reyes
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Gerald Madrid as |
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Angellie Urquico as |
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Don Isaac Puri as |
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John Ryll Dimayuga as |
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Arnold Reyes as |
| Directing | Ariel M. Reyes | Director |
| Writing | Ariel M. Reyes | Screenplay |
| Crew | Ivan Edward G. Togonon | Cinematography |
| Art | Hector Fernandez | Production Design |