Rooftops

Rachel is a musician, currently on tour, who returns to spend time with old friends for a day. She must ultimately face the reality of going back out into the world, without her friends, in order to keep moving forward in the world. Along with a friendly welcome home, she finds that a romance begins to bud between her and Margaret.

  • Bruce Bradbury
    Director
    The Most Misused Word Since Love
  • Zavier Henderson
    Writer
  • Bruce Bradbury
    Writer
    The Most Misused Word Since Love
  • Bruce Bradbury
    Producer
    The Most Misused Word Since Love
  • Tatiana Borie
    Producer
  • Timothy Cox
    Key Cast
    " Robert"
  • Tatiana Borie
    Key Cast
    "Rachel"
  • Bruce Bradbury
    Key Cast
    "Johnny"
  • Alex Leombruno
    Key Cast
    "Kim"
  • Sloan Pirie
    Key Cast
    "Margaret"
  • Bruce Bradbury
    Editor
    The Most Misused Word Since Love
  • Alex Leombruno
    Director of Photography
  • Taishon Black
    Assistant Director, Camera
  • Derek Tam
    Lighting, Gaff & Grip
  • Derek Tam
    Sound Recordist & Boom Op
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Coming-of-Age, LGBTQ+, Music, Musician
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 16, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic RAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Bruce Bradbury

Bruce Bradbury graduated from one year of technical film study and application from the Randolph Technical Career Center (RTCC) program for Digital Filmmaking in Vermont in 2017. There, he learned the fundamentals of camera operation, lighting, editing and studio work. Currently, he works in Portland, OR as a freelance filmmaker.

With a passion for eventually getting into big business narrative film production, "Rooftops" is Bruce Bradbury's most recent project.

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Director Statement

This project was a lot of fun. Filmed in 2 days during my vacation in NYC, I assembled the crew over the internet and everyone was stoked to be a part of it. Half the crew is from NYC and the other half from all over New England. This project was an improv exercise, with most of the dialogue being improvised, but the ingeniously laid out story structure and situations by Zavier Henderson, the main writer on this project, made it a lot easier for us to work in those spaces.

I was following the tutelage of great Neo-realist filmmakers such as Zavattini and De Sica; that a film can simply be a capturing of non-actors performing in a familiar space with familiar subject material (Except for Tim Cox. Tim was an acting genius).

Additionally, this film was an ode to a dear friend of Henderson and I, who departed the comforts of home to find bigger college and musical opportunities in Australia. We were all very happy for him, but all felt a serious discomfort throughout the last night we spent together. This film was a goal to capture that experience.

We all hope the film is enjoyable and there can be something to take away from it.