---
title: 'Alan Root'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'documentarian'
  - 'director'
  - 'film director'
  - 'filmmaker'
  - 'cinematographer'
born: '1937-05-12'
died: '2017-08-26'
birthplace: 'London'
deathplace: 'Nanyuki'
films_in_library: 2
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-root'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Root'
wikidata: 'Q4707662'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alan Root

documentarian, director, film director, filmmaker, cinematographer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1978 · [Mysterious Castles of Clay](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mysterious-castles-of-clay-1978) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [Serengeti Shall Not Die](https://cinepixo.com/movies/serengeti-shall-not-die-1959) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-root
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