FILMLOFT LAUNCHES NEW CANADIAN ANIMATED SERIES UPROOTED: THE PLANTEMIC
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
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Betty Xie, the writer and director of Uprooted: The Plantemic, found comfort in caring for her plants and watching them flourish throughout the pandemic.
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- Betty Xie, the writer and director of Uprooted: The Plantemic, found comfort in caring for her plants and watching them flourish throughout the pandemic.
- Not only did Xie find comfort in caring for her leafy green housemates, she also found the source of inspiration to create the series.
- It started with me naming them, then eventually evolved into creating personalities and background stories for each of them, says Xie.
- Uprooted: The Plantemic can be viewed on CBC Gem on January 28, 2022.