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Rick on the Roof

A man smoking, seated on top of a roof

Synopsis

In the mid-2000s, Rick Canty lost both his mother and their home in Barry, Wales. Evicted, he climbed onto his roof and stayed there for years in protest. Through candid interviews and archive, RICK ON THE ROOF reveals how a quiet neighbourhood becomes a community, throwing street parties and keeping him alive through storms, until Rick is suddenly injured under mysterious circumstances. Today, amidst the UK’s ongoing cost of living crisis, the community he shaped reflect on the legacy of their local hero. This slightly bizarre, emotional documentary explores one man’s fight for his home.
Official Selection Folkestone Documentary Festival 2025 - World premiere
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Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 min
Director
Isaac Atkin-Mayne
Producer
Nan Davies
Executive Producer
Jude Lister, Jessica Cobham-Dineen
Editor
Danny Robertson
Director of Photography
Lucas Troadec
Sound
Dafydd Weeks, Sam Wiltshire, Ines Adriana
Composer
Tom Rees
Principal cast
Penny Richards, Ruth Schembri, Dougy Jones, Richard Gurner

Genre

Biography Welsh

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

One Wave Films

Nan Davies

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