GONÇALO VERDASCA

FILM AND VIDEO EDITOR

Roots & Fruits

FILM / SERIES

Roots & Fruits

Starring: Maria João Pires, Frank Wilczek, Carol Guzy, Sandra Cisneros, Garrett McNamara, Carme Ruscalleda, Gunter Pauli, Gerd Leonhard, Nely Galán, Jim Garrison, Eugene Chaplin, Alexandra Cousteau, Paulo Sérgio Niemeyer, Olivier Picasso, Kojo Annan, Barbara Wood, Jane McAdam, Freud Thor Heyerdahl Jr.

What is the greatest legacy one can leave? Is a family legacy an honor or a burden? From unconditional love to the deepest traumas, which factors define one’s identity? What is the weight of our choices in the path that we thread as individuals and as a species? At the end of the day, what is truly important when looking back at one’s life?

From a Nobel Laureate in Physics to the grandson of Pablo Picasso, this documentary series gathers the testimonies of eighteen interviewees from all over the world, with different cultures, values and backgrounds, who are either building a legacy in their area of expertise or have inherited a legacy from a family member that is shared with Humanity.

Each of the twelve episodes focuses on a theme that is common to all human beings, creating a dialogue based on personal experiences and exploring different visual and conceptual approaches through various artistic mediums - music, dance, drawing, acting, architecture.

Directed by Edgar Ferreira

Producer • Mafalda Almeida
Editor • Gonçalo Verdasca
Color Grading • Nuno Garcia
Sound Mix • Samuel Rebelo