HISTORY CHANNEL
VFX Delivered for Roots – Episode 1
May 2016 – Chocolate Tribe is excited to have been part of the VFX team on the mini TV-series, Roots. The classic story of “Roots” is retold in this miniseries based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel. The show paints a portrait of American slavery through the journey of a family that has a will to survive through many hardships.
Malachi Kirby stars as Kunta Kinte, a proud and educated young man who uses those traits to empower himself when he is captured and sold into slavery. While he is enslaved, he challenges his fellow slaves to fight for their freedom as he continues working toward achieving his dream of escaping and returning to his homeland of The Gambia.
CLIENT
Client: History Channel
PRODUCTION
Network: History Channel
Directors: Bruce Beresford, Thomas Carter, Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles
Written by: Alex Haley, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Alison McDonald, Charles A. Murray
POST PRODUCTION
Visual Effects: Chocolate Tribe
VFX Supervisor: Rob van den Bragt
Lead TD: Tiaan Franken
VFX Producer: Corlia Ohlson De Fine
Lead Compositor: Jean Du Plessis
Business and Legal Affairs: Nosipho Maketo-van den Bragt
