Roof Rattling

Roof Rattling tells the story of the brief connection between a young boy and an old man who couldn’t be more different, or more alike. A chance encounter between the two has a dramatic effect on both of their lives.

New Zealand Production

Short 2010 Drama 15.00 minutes

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Sunday morning in the suburbs. James and his two friends break into an eccentric old man’s house. They want to find out if the rumours are true. Is he stockpiling dirty magazines? But once inside, things don’t go according to plan. James gets trapped in the house when he realises the old man is home…

2010 - Aspen Shortsfest

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

Palm Springs Shortsfest

New Zealand International Film Festival

2011 - Boulder International Film Festival

Directors

James Blick

Producers

Robin Murphy

Screenplay Writers

James Blick

Executive Producers

Christina Milligan

Roger Grant

Rawiri Paratene

Cast

Grant Tilly
Old Man

Ted Holmstead-Scott
James

Crew

John Blick | Director of Photography

Robert Key | Production Designer

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