World Premiere
Tangled Roots
Shorts
Short | USA | 19 MINUTES | EnglishDocumentary
Tangled Roots follows Attica Scott, the only black woman in the Kentucky state legislature, as she fights to dismantle a system of discrimination against black people penalized for something seemingly innocuous – their hair.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Samantha Knowles
Samantha (Sam) Knowles is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker. Her past work includes New York Times Op-Doc, The Blue Line, which premiered at Tribeca in 2018, and the award-winning short documentary Why Do You Have Black Dolls? Knowles graduated from Dartmouth College and freelances as a producer.
Director
Samantha Knowles
Producer
Samantha Knowles, Keisha Katz
Cinematographer
Asad Faruqi
Editor
Faisal Azam
Composer
pending
Executive Producer
Nina Chaudry
Cast
Attica Scott, Ashanti Scott, others pending