On April 5th,聽聽will present聽the Toronto premiere of 聽followed by a Q & A with graffiti artist and protagonist of the film,聽FONKi.
THE ROOTS REMAIN follows the story of Canadian-raised graffiti artist FONKi, as he returns to his ancestral Cambodia to reunite with his family and to meet with other leaders in Cambodia鈥檚 growing hip-hop community. Utilizing Cambodian film archives, as well as new original footage, the film chronicles the heartbreak of FONKi鈥檚 family during the genocide, and bears witness to FONKi鈥檚 efforts to instill passion for street art in Cambodian youth. With his largest mural to date, he pays an emotional and poignant tribute in Phnom Penh to his relatives who disappeared during the war.
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