UP ON THE ROOF ft. Maisie Williams | Omeleto
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2019
- A young boy tries to escape on a rooftop.
UP ON THE ROOF is used with permission from Nour Wazzi. Learn more at panaceaproductions.com.
Marcus is a neglected and lonely 12-year-old boy living in a rough neighborhood. To escape his troubles, he's fashioned himself a makeshift hideaway on the rooftop of a building, where he camps out and eludes the poverty and violence on the streets below, as well as the local bully Darren.
But then Darren's girlfriend Trish -- played by Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams in one of her earlier roles -- joins Marcus on his roof. Looking for help, she becomes part of the quiet haven, and Marcus has always nursed a crush on her. But her presence draws in Darren, which threatens not just his private world, but his own safety.
Directed and produced by Nour Wazzi from a script by Anthony Attah, this gritty dramatic short is about a boy who gets a chance to grow closer to the girl he's been pining for. But it's also carving out a space for one's self in a hostile world, and what one will do to stand up and defend it.
Structurally, it starts out on the roofs, taking time to construct Marcus's world and character with a sense of reverie and poetry. Only as the film proceeds does it reveal just how difficult Marcus's life is, with a growing sense of isolation and claustrophobia. We see the poverty he lives in, and the only familial presence in his life, his elderly grandfather, played by veteran British actor and CBE Earl Cameron.
Beyond the presence of Williams -- who went on to gain prominence as the iconic warrior Arya Stark on Game of Thrones -- the film is notable for its visual dynamism, capturing the coiled energy of Marcus's gritty neighborhood in rich, vivid cinematography and restless yet graceful camerawork. Every shot is designed with precision and power to draw viewers deeper into the story, and their attention is held by the compelling performances, deft editing and a soulful, evocative score by David M. Saunders.
Actor Michael Matias brings Marcus to life with a tired wariness that covers up a yearning for connection or tenderness, which comes out when Trish arrives. The way he is anxious to please and care for her in basic ways not only shows his long-time crush on her, but also an almost anxious need for any kind of attention or affection in this world of scarcity and abandonment.
Williams radiates a street-wise toughness and down-to-earth appeal as Trish. Like Marcus, she's a damaged, lonely soul in a damaged, lonely world, just trying to get by. She clearly has taken up with Darren to gain some sense of protection, and when the bully invades the rooftop haven to claim Trish back, Marcus's fragile sense of escape is destroyed and his own safety endangered in the process.
UP ON THE ROOF is both a chamber drama in its emotional intimacy and a thriller in its style and execution. It begins a beautifully constructed sense of being cloistered away from a difficult world, but as the film and Marcus reaches the point of decision, the visual bravura creates a gripping, suspenseful conclusion -- one that lingers with the viewers well after the last moments, with its powerful yet fragile evocation of hope in the face of desperate odds. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
The kid with Maisie has a very good, naturalistic acting style.
Your right thor.
Thank you 🙏🏽
his name is michael
That poor kid melted my heart. I hate the cruel world we live in
Films like this and Logan really show us how cruel life and the world can be.
@CloudLens Capa Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.. Aristotle.
This is what happens to 3rd world countries because of a certain type of Islam or dictatorship or socialism. This is exactly how it is in the 3rd world countries as well as socialist countries I have been too. Mass poverty. Filth. Crazy beliefs.
@@dickfitswell3437 lmao it also happens in the USA because they don't care about their citizens, as long as the military is big enough. And Christians do nothing more but pray for poor people.
EverSnaxolotl are you 13???
Gotta say, I clicked because Maisie is a great actress, but this kid absolutely killed it. He seems right at home acting, and I'm sure he's going places. All that said, this short really hit home. A sad, but hopeful story. Makes me want to make more decisions like the one the kid made. Do something you've never done before. Brave the world, even if you must do so alone.
"Brave the world, even if you must do so alone."
Agreed. The theme was about choices.
As you pointed out, one may have to decide to either stay or go it alone. Each one has it's owns advantages and disadvantages. Neither one is better or worse than the other; they are just different from one another.
Being alone. You are free. Free to do as you wish.
No one to talk to. No one to talk to you.
No one to greet you or kiss you.
It's not good. It's not bad.
It is just ... different.
you are alone, in your own thoughts
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your feedback 🙏🏽
@@robertlee3778 ،so true thank you to put it that way
Deprivation, loneliness, poverty, isolation and a burning need and for affection and love drive this bleak and desperate story about two lost souls seeking escape. Powerful performances from the two leads allow a fairly routine story to hit home and give depth. Ultimately it ends with hope as Marcus starts walking along the disused railway that according to Trish 'might lead to somewhere nice'.
Relax bro ur digging way too deep at something not there
Good breakdown!!
This boy is a true actor. It felt so natural almost as if it was real.
I thought they were gonna toss the kid over
I was worried he'd toss the bully over, cops wouldn't understand, and he'd get nicked
How weak do they need to be to bully a child
needed his five buddies for backup too.
Their all children
@@soreheart31704 The aggressor was much older and bigger, it was savage, brutal & scummy.
Everyone's talking about how the kid has it rough and I'm sitting here wondering how Maisie's bottle lasted so long.
"I'm not on ground! See, I'm not the ground"
That's when the flood gates opened and here comes the waterworks
🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you! 🙏 I could not for the life of me figure out what he said there.
Yeah that was rough
I see omeleto, I click. I see maisie williams, i click. I see both, i panic.
Now that's how i feel
Lol
Y do u panic ??
You see this clip but it doesnt make sense at the end.
Why?
Great portrayal of London and the estate blocks - grew up in one of them and I knew a couple of kids who were dealt with the worst cards in life
It's so sad! It's even harder to know your own family doesn't love you.
@@noneofyourbusiness302 It is pretty rough in London
I don’t mean to be rude or anything but just out of interest is that your actual name?
@@ghostt8679 I'm going to guess not.
@@ghostt8679 xD
Maisie should have pulled out Needle and skewered them.
From India ,i think the story is very touchy ,and real if we really get these type of heroes around us then only ,there will be gender equality..he is a real friend of the girl and looks at her as a human and acts as a human with her....i liked it .it is simple but taught a lesson😊
They have evolved dude😏
We didn't...we oppress the women of our country.and in the end where are we..?
We don't teach our children to respect other women(well most of us ,infact a majority of us...even women are against women in our country)...we unconsciously teach them the wrong ways adopted by our ancestors and here we are.......
@@sessybunny5707 indeed true...!!
Bandana Shammana I laughed at your name I thought it was Shammana but it's Sharma
Gender and human respect, would be a start...
It won't ever happen on this planet, under our limited means. It will have to come from beyond...
✨
Actually, the boy had a crush on her, so it's a given why he was so friendly, and she liked him, because he was resourceful...
Wow, nothing new under the sun, lol.
🕺 💃
The boy could also be a star!
He's a natural!
Thank you so much 🙏🏽
You are an accomplished actor Michael❤
When you meet someone, try to reserve judgement at the very least.
You never know what someone has been through in their life.
Your comment echoes something I've always thought, some are to quick to cast the first stone, say harsh words, or batter someone to a pulp, just because they can't deal with their own demons.
I ruined a perfect 69 likes, now u have 70. The guilt is killing me
@@weepingwillow-ud6xl Exactly. How me and my girl are like.
This is so beautifully tragic, amazing actors.
First there's beauty then there's tragedy, this was the hallmark of Roman theatre: This contemporary short film is a treasure, which really does deserve its accolade.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Guitar at the beginning reminds me of The Last Of Us
Huge compliment - thank you
that's what i was thinking too. almost made the comment until i read yours.
And a little bit like the first Metro game soundtrack.
@@Eldor-117 true
The Kid is just awesome, the acting was too natural and beautiful
Thank you so much, means a lot 🙏🏽
The boy is an amazing actor
Thank you ☺️
They should've cast Maisie Williams as Alita Battle Angle.
No need for CG eyes
you wrong for that 💀
CG eyes
AND SHE WILL FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE FRACTIONS!!!
She would had been good in the part.
Why was CG eyes even needed in that movie
The film and its musical score make a very powerful impact.
The acting in this by the youth is really so good and unexpected. Great short.
Clicked becaurse of Maisie and she is on spot as allways, but Jesus!!! The boys acting is outstanding! And the soundtrack from David M. Sounders is killing me! So beautiful!
Thank you so much, meAns a lot 🙏🏽
Maisie is so very talented. She deserves the best.
Good short film. Outstanding performances by Maisie Williams and Michael Matias. Poor Marcus.
Ikr poor Marcus 🙄 thank you though for the comment
I love her in this genre. She is in a league of her own.
The kid actor will be working in Hollywood very soon
Thank you and hopefully
@@michaelmatias1909 good luck mate. All the best from Taiwan.
I just discovered this channel 4 days ago and have binge watched everything legit for four days I cannot believe how great this channel is! Why does it not have 100 million subscribers???!!!!!
Me 22
I see Maisie I click.
Always. I click and I know things.
This movie should be shown to all British MPs to force a national plan on rectifying childhood poverty.
Maisie W should be a bigger name.She's talented and beautiful.
Maybe she's very humble and Game of Thrones gamed her out. The reason she's here. Low key but, high class talent.
"There is no mountain you can climb
High enough to see past the fact you climbed it all alone
There is no city filled with lights
So bright that you forget you have never had a home"
Sad that disadvantage people who grow up impoverish in ghettos, become mean, resentful and bullies, while those who experience such bad behavior, have to escape in order to survive, becoming homeless and alone...nice to see that Massie is on the path of becoming a great actress, strong actresses aren’t afraid of difficult even controversial rolls, best of luck !!
Whoa I love Maisie's hairstyle.
So that's what she found west of westeros. Disappointing.
wrong order. this is older.
you mean a real story and not fantasy?
02:05 this kid is a good actor!
Thank you 🙏🏽
@@michaelmatias1909 Are you the same person?
@@nafiaatam4485 yes I am
Millions of children living like this💔
Sad I got a hiding from a cousin once and I don’t know why! I remember it well after watching this story.
I wish it was longer
I'm not on the ground...
*Silence
Moral:-... Some happiness brings lots of Pain....The cost of happiness is the money of Pain....!!!
Realistic portrayal of urban youth, Marcus,Trish and the rowdy boys from a loveless neighborhood, were idenfiable characters..
15:24 Huge dragon mural at the end of the tunnel.. "a gir"l should stay faceless..😁
The "list" must have more names
Maisie is great, but so is the kid.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Wow.. I love this.. bittersweet.
powerful.
and very real. excellent job by cast, crew, writers & all.
what a great short film, amazing cinematography and acting. Its awesome to see popular actors like Maisie in their earlier roles.
this is after G.O.T.
GOT was Maisie's firs ever acting role...
@@Karlandra I never said this was her 1st role idiot, read it again.
Amazing work , KUDOS ,to all involved . 👏👏👏
So calm....fantastic..loved it.
They way he got pummelled I felt so bad. I wish I could have explored that train track.
so sad... choked me up a couple times.
Two amazing actors
yes bit did the mattress get hurt?
Such an Angel face 😌😇
I don't get it. Can some plz explain what the story is to me?
Read the description above
The mattress is what he made of the the crumby life he was handed
The train tracks are his decision to let go of what he had in search for better things
@@farfromirrational948 It makes more sense now
Brutal story; rank injustice, staying resolute and sweet love all into the mix.👍🏻💖
Well, I cried.
Great acting!
Yassss maisieee!!!!
You do find some very unusual shorts. I love it.
Morality: if a woman comes to you and involves you into a conflict with another guy, tell her that's not ok!
Since they never showed the boy leaving the roof, I thought that he died, and his ghost was following the railroad tracks to a better future.
Bit of a Raging Bull moment, too
Everyone: Maisie!!!
Me: Is that... Earl Cameron? Nice!
a woman went to his "house" just one time and he got beaten up
not the first time.
A girl not a woman
Good short but I don't like guys that pick on smaller guys. I'm a big fan of REVENGE!
this reminds me of The Wire
10:08
Poor marcus
Have you ever had a girlfriend
Me: i dont even have friends
Great video
Where can i find the soundtrack ?
valar morghulis
Valar dohaeris
...a great short film...thank you
Who scored the music?
Sounds a lot like gustavo santaolalla.
Thank you very much - he's always been a composer I admired
the theme song from babel movie
OK but like. Is noone else disturbed by the blood at the beginning? That's not how it works 😂 least not that I've ever experienced.
Well it happens if you not wearin any pads XD
it does work like that actually.
Maisie is sooooo pretty😍
The kid is a great actor. He reminds me of Mayhem in "Attack the Block."
Noooo Marcus nooooo!!!!!
Its Amazing.. Love from India❤️
Nice film, love from Bangladesh ❤️
Hey, I'm form Bangladesh too
I’m from Bangladesh three
I'd like to visit Bangladesh fore.
You can't live in isolation; it will find you. Seek the way out.
I think I'm in love with her! 🥰😍
You, and about half the male human population of planet Earth! She's great!
Sad but good movie
Didn’t find this as impactful as I’d hoped, I’m not sure why. It was beautifully shot, with a lovely score though 👍
those bullies are on her list
I really wish the kid flipped the bully right off the roof that would have been sick
Love y omleto
Obvious why it's
Award Winning.
Excellent story
and
Cinematography.
* * * * * plus/ 5
(First plus)
*Richard* ✝ 🍀 🇺🇸 ❤
If Arya and the Hound was there..
and one of those bullies had a box of chicken...
They’d have to eat even last chicken in the place.
She buys cigarettes, drinks, and gets him to buy him food and pads plus all he gets is a pounding. Simping isn’t worth it kids
I heard british accent i click like
There's no such thing as a british accent
I'll watch anything Maisie is in. This kid? Same.
Can anyone explain me the plot?
I know I seriously dont get it, none of it
I'm so sorry
I Think the kids mom left him and his granddad and now he lives on the streets(a rooftop). The girl(his crush) is another guys gf and the bf might have told him not to be with her, which he ignored and got his ass wooped by the alleged bf.
He treats her as a fellow human, an equal, completely opposite of the treatment she gets from her boyfriend. His has a crush on her but doesn't "crush" her in anyway!?
See the description.
I dont get the point... why was he beating him??
Your question is the point.
Why does anyone beat anyone? What point really is there to violence and hate?
Aylbdr Madison lol I wish u had given a non philosophical answer.... but hey love ur thinking
I think because it was her jealous and violent boyfriend
Her boyfriend got all his big friends to come beat him up cause he was jealous of her hanging out with him.
I was really hoping he would tip the bully over the side.
She's so pretty
... huh. If this kid had played Alex Rider, that movie might not have been such a mess
Why Alex rider? Just curious howout of all things you thought of that.
Wow thank you🙏🏽
I'm not sure what the audience is supposed to think about this other than, "yeah, life sucks."