Paul Root is a member of the Writer's Guild of America, West, and is an active writer of screenplays, fiction, and stage work. Notably, his skill was recognized by renowned writer Nikki Giovanni, who selected his story "White Rats" as Story of the Year for the International English Honor Society's Magazine, The Rectangle, while he was still a graduate student.
Root's feature film "The Mystery of Her" was released on Netflix in Latin America in March 2022 and received widespread acclaim, breaking into the Netflix Top 10 most streamed movies in the world in early July 2022. This coming-of-age story follows a young woman who lost her memory in an accident and explores themes of identity and self-discovery.
Throughout his career, Root's scripts have been recognized by several prestigious competitions, including The Francis Ford Coppola New Century Writing Awards, NYU's Tisch School, The Nicholls Fellowship Competition, and the Austin Film Festival. He has also written numerous books of fiction, including "Moving Pictures" (2009),a children's illustrated book "S.O.S.: Save Old Santa" (2010),and "Saul's Sacred Quest" (2016).
Root's films have been featured in several prominent film festivals, including the Gothenburg Film Festival (Europe's longest running festival),the UCLA Melnitz Series, the Rochester International Film Festival, and others. He co-wrote and helped produce the feature films "Cherry Crush" with Nicholas DiBella, "King's Faith", and "The Mystery of Her".
One of his notable films is "Cherry Crush", which starred Jonathan Tucker and Nikki Reed and peaked at #23 of top-rented DVDs in the year of its release, staying in the top 50 rentals for the summer season. "King's Faith" was released theatrically in 36 US markets, premiered on UPTV, and made its Netflix premiere in December 2016. The film has garnered over 4.5 million broadcast views, 150,000+ worldwide DVD sales, and over 1.5 million streams and downloads to date.
