Roots (2024)
Ninety-eight years after the painter Walter Spies visited the island of Bali for the first time, his spirit returns to the island. But with Spies came tourism and modernity to the island. The film tells a cinematically undiscovered story about Bali, its rise to become the Eldorado of global tourism and the desperate efforts of its people to preserve their cultural identity in the furore of globalisation.
Director: Michael Schindhelm
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Walter Spies as Walter Spies |
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Ni Nyoman Clara Lista Dewi as |
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Putu Eka Guna as |
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Dayu Ani Jirah as |
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Dewa Ayu Eka Putri as |
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Made Bayak as |
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Tutangkas Hiranmayena Putu as |
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Gus Dark as |
| Directing | Michael Schindhelm | Director |
| Writing | Michael Schindhelm | Writer |
| Production | Michael Schindhelm | Producer |
| Crew | Wayan Martino | Cinematography |
| Crew | Clement You | Cinematography |
| Crew | Sven Rufer | Cinematography |
| Editing | Stefano Cravero | Editor |
| Editing | Anastasyia Shostak | Editor |
| Sound | Prema Ananda | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Till Zehnder | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tutangkas Hiranmayena Putu | Music |
| Sound | Domenico Melchiorre | Music |