Roswell Delirium
During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who remain pretend like everything is normal even though they are all experiencing radiation poisoning. A young girl named Mayday tries to make contact on a series of ham radios with her father who is in space on a shuttle mission. Instead of making contact she receives a intergalactic distress call from space that leads her on a journey to Spacerock, the land where Area 51 once was. She is exposed to severe levels of radiation and within days all of her organs start to fail. Knowing that medical treatment won't help her mother Wendy brings her back to Spacerock to give her to the aliens in hopes that they may be able to save her.
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Richard BakewellDirectorLast Chance U, Wahl Street, Postpartum, The Rabbit Hole
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Richard Octavius BakewellWriterPostpartum, The Rabbit Hole
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Richard BakewellProducerLast Chance U, Wahl Street, Postpartum, The Rabbit Hole
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Anthony Michael HallProducerThe Breakfast Club, Edward Scissorhands, Sixteen Candles, Halloween Kills
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Glenn EvansProducerEdge of Alaska
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Daniel McCoyProducerPershings Path of Glory, After Words, The Assault,
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Anthony Michael HallKey Cast"Jerry"The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science, Halloween Kills
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Dee WallaceKey Cast"Betty"E.T., Cujo, Critters, Fatal Attraction
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Reginald VelJohnsonKey Cast"Mr. Brown"Die Hard, Family Matters, Ghostbusters
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Lisa WhelchelKey Cast"Mrs. Peltzer"The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, Collectors Call.
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Sam JonesKey Cast"Mr. Leonard"Flash Gordon, Ted, 10
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Kylee LevienKey Cast"Mayday Malone"Rebel Moon, Outer Range Season 2, Her Secret Family Killer
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Ashton SoleckiKey Cast"Firefly"Haibu & The Animal Protectors, The Martial Artist
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Kayden TokarskiKey Cast"Becky"Gaslit, My Melacholy Baby, Dhar Mann
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Georgia MacPhailKey Cast"Lynne"Horizon, Terrifier 2, Dhar Mann
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Ryan KennedyKey Cast"Elliot Malone"For All Mankind, Billy The Kid
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Troy Van LeeuwenComposerQueens of the Stone Age
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Sci-Fi, Drama, Women, Thrillers, 1980s
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Runtime:1 hour 50 minutes
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Completion Date:July 13, 2023
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Production Budget:800,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, Arri Mini
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Aspect Ratio:1:66
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Richard Bakewell, an award-winning Director and Director of Photography, attended Columbia College Chicago with a concentration in Cinematography. In 2003 Richard founded the film and television company Lightforce Pictures.
Richard has spent the last 19 years working as a Director, and Director of Photography for commercials, branded content, narrative films, corporate, music videos, and documentaries. Richard and his Production Team have received over 26 Awards commending their work in Film & Television.
Every film I make is inspired by what the greats have done before. My films tell the hero's journey about a flawed character, giving hints of humor along the way to make you fall in love with the protagonist, and in the end come grieve for them as they like us sometimes never had a voice, never felt they deserved love, or stood a chance in this world.
My latest film Roswell Delirium makes bold connections between trauma, memory, history, and redemption, the result is an original feature that will impact audiences in unexpected ways. “Roswell Delirium” is likely to not only evoke nostalgia for a certain kind of character-based fantasy filmmaking that peaked in the 1980s, but also remind us that our own present-day existence is troubled, difficult, and harrowing – and may be creating traumas that we won’t fully understand for years to come.