Two brothers, one dead grandpa, and powers that'll eat you alive. Family therapy, but make it sci-fi.
ROAR is a film about generational bonds and disconnects, exploring the commitments of two brothers divided by pride, brought together to fulfill their Grandfather's final wishes. In doing so they question each others motives as they struggle to come to terms with what has been asked of them. Roar is about people with extraordinary powers; powers they spend their lives battling to control, and which ultimately consume them.
Acting
MacCaull and Daulby pack a feature's worth of resentment into 14 minutes.
Direction
Langfield and Rekert squeeze epic scope into short film economy.
Director
Stuart Langfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for under $50K CAD, this short was Stuart Langfield's directorial debut before he became a sought-after commercial director for major brands.
The film deliberately obscures whether powers are metaphor or literal—Langfield wanted audiences debating if this was magical realism or mental illness allegory.
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