Man on Roof (1979)
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.
Director: Pierre Veck
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John Kalimanis as Critic |
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Paul Malamphy as Critic |
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Laurie Anderson as Voice |
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Roy Barge as Voice |
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Tony Venezia as Voice |
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Raquel Rocha as Voice |
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Magdalena Rangel as Voice |
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Pam Pietroforte as Voice |
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Dan McLaughlin as Voice |
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Cynthia Manfred as Voice |
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Mark Levie as Voice |
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Ed Katayama as Voice |
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Bill Harris as Voice |
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Alfredo Grieco as Voice |
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Greg Giacona as Voice |
| Directing | Pierre Veck | Director |
| Sound | Pierre Veck | Music |
| Sound | Irene M. Snavely | Music |