Private Project

Wall of the Roses

High on the fells of northern England, two old adversaries are keen to maintain a historic boundary.

- In these times of division and uncertainty, through the prism of an age-old rivalry Wall of the Roses looks at identity and pride, intolerance and prejudice.

  • Andy Clark
    Director
  • Andy Clark
    Writer
  • Andy Clark
    Producer
  • Andy Clark
    Key Cast
    "Gilbert Bainbridge"
  • Paul Uren
    Key Cast
    "Victor Wolstencroft"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 7, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,280 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Andy Clark

Born and brought up in the north of England Andy Clark now lives in London and is primarily a screenwriter. Currently working on a couple of feature-length projects, he has several more in the pipeline but is as yet unrepresented.

Pleased with a short film script he had written, Andy was keen for it not to remain stuck on the page so despite having no previous film-making experience and a non-existent budget, he managed to get enough together to produce and direct Wall of the Roses (2023), which will hopefully be making its debut at a festival sometime soon.

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Director Statement

I'm so glad I got to direct Wall of the Roses, it being one of the first screenplays I wrote, but I don't see myself as a regular director as I have Parkinson’s and physically things are getting a little shaky! I'm a writer and writing's what I do best.

Wall of the Roses was written as a standalone short, but I'm now in the process of writing a feature-length screenplay which introduces the two characters' families. As well as relationships and rivalries it is about racism in the rural community and is called A Gift from God.