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Roots (XV)
Short | Short, Drama

Roots (XV)

Short | Short, Drama

In 1940s Vancouver, a South Asian woman defies public backlash and confronts city council to fight for her right to buy a home in a white neighbourhood.

Director

Jasleen Kaur

Writer

Jasleen Kaur

Producer

Amreen Gill (producer)

Cinematographer

Leonardo Harim

Editor

Jasleen Kaur

Production Designer

Amanda Acquaah

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Karen Anderson-Hurd Angry Woman Angry Woman See fewer	Something New (III)
Dennis Doherty Councillor #1 Councillor #1 See fewer	My Pal Dennis (2025)
Karrie Drake Councillor #2 Councillor #2 See fewer	Epicedion (2024)
Mary Flannigan Defiant Woman Defiant Woman See fewer	The Backwoods Tapes
Amreen Gill Gurdeep Gurdeep See fewer	Wedlocked & Loaded
Sonam Gill Hira Hira See fewer	Roots (XV)
Branagh Jones-Allen Shop Owner Shop Owner See fewer	Old Friends (II) (2023)
Arsh Khehra Sucha Sucha See fewer	Prisoner (I) (2020)
Jeffrey Peter Kopp Councillor #3 Councillor #3 See fewer	Donnie
Marek Gabriel Kovar Councillor #4 Councillor #4 See fewer	The Tale of Patrick (2025)
Ruby Lybbert University Student University Student See fewer	The Last of Us (2023)
Thomas Malin War Veteran War Veteran See fewer	Flourish (I) (2023)
Danielle Marlatt Well-Dressed Woman Well-Dressed Woman See fewer	Transtemporal (2026)
Karen Murphy Conflicted Woman Conflicted Woman See fewer	My Mother Is a Mafia Boss (2025)
Ryan Peters Business Owner Business Owner See fewer	Gloria's Chronicles (2023)
Jesse Redmond Reluctant Man Reluctant Man See fewer	Altered Carbon (2018)
Erika Thompson Young Mother Young Mother See fewer	The Dragon Prince (2018)
Colin Wilson Teenage Boy Teenage Boy See fewer	Schmigadoon! (2021)