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Man on Roof

Color UCLA Animation Workshop Film, preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A handdrawn animation of a ghostly bman flying above the top of a cinema where "Man on Roof" is playing, only to be shot and killed by a police helicopter. An audience laughs at his dying body. The curtain falls and the audience begins asking to play the animation again, so the film reverses and plays again, only for two critics to speak over the film, debating whether the animation is a political statement.

Top Cast

  • John Kalimanis

    John Kalimanis

    Critic

  • Paul Malamphy

    Paul Malamphy

    Critic

  • Laurie Anderson

    Laurie Anderson

    Voice

  • Roy Barge

    Roy Barge

    Voice

  • Tony Venezia

    Tony Venezia

    Voice

  • Raquel Rocha

    Raquel Rocha

    Voice

  • Magdalena Rangel

    Magdalena Rangel

    Voice

  • Pam Pietroforte

    Pam Pietroforte

    Voice

  • Dan McLaughlin

    Dan McLaughlin

    Voice

Overview

Color UCLA Animation Workshop Film, preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A handdrawn animation of a ghostly bman flying above the top of a cinema where "Man on Roof" is playing, only to be shot and killed by a police helicopter. An audience laughs at his dying body. The curtain falls and the audience begins asking to play the animation again, so the film reverses and plays again, only for two critics to speak over the film, debating whether the animation is a political statement.

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