ROSES: The spaghetti-western styled short film starring Andrew Matarazzo wraps production- Reports

Andrew Matarazzo's spaghetti-western-styled short film ROSES has reportedly wrapped production. Directed by Alexander Rain, who has previously directed shorts such as Moon Girls (2016), and Lockdown (2016), to name a few, this time not only casts Andrew Matarazzo in ROSES but also joins hands with him in the writing of its screenplay.

Set in the 1880s, ROSES follows the plot of two men who defy the laws and are engaged in criminal activity and turn from being close associates to turning against each other when money-related conflicts come into the picture.

The synopsis of ROSES as per IMDb reads:

"Two outlaws, once close partners in crime, find themselves at odds when a once in a lifetime bounty comes into play. But what seems like a simple betrayal is complicated by their deep bond and shared history, leading to a heartbreaking choice between the loot... or their friendship."

***ROSES*: The spaghetti-western styled short film starring Andrew Matarazzo wraps production- Reports**

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The production of ROSES has reportedly been wrapped. As per Variety, the filming commenced on December 16, 2024, and it is produced by Josh Farnworth along with Drama Kween Inc.'s Brian Pendleton.

Andrew Matarazzo, who is known for his work in Teen Wolf (2017), Jane The Virgin (2017), He's All That (2021) to name a few, stars in the role of Red Rose Ryder, along with Ronen Rubinstein, who is well known for his work in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020-2025), Smiley Face Killers (2020) is starring as Slingshot Sharp, and Orlando Pineda, who has previously worked in The Infiltrators (2019), Griselda (2024), portraying the role of Horned Devil-Hayes in ROSES.

Along with the screenplay, Andrew Matarazzo has also penned a song named "Roses" pairing up with Hannah Avison and Jesse Bluu, which shall be highlighted in the short film, as reported by Variety.

ROSES's storytelling treatment shall be presented in a Spaghetti-western-style manner. According to Studiobinder, the Spaghetti-western style belongs to a wide variant of Western films. We come to know about its existence when we trace its roots back to the 1960s-70s when Italian filmmakers came up with this subgenre.

Spaghetti is an immensely popular food from Italian cuisine, and this subgenre of films is made by Italian filmmakers, so hence the term has been coined as 'Spaghetti- western style'.

Spaghetti-western filmmaking is characterized by some basic elements, which include political dissent and defiance of the conventional tropes created by Western cinema. In this style of filmmaking, the anti-heroes come into existence. Therefore, ROSES is certainly bound to spark immense intrigue amongst the audience in the exploration of its filmmaking style, along with the promising star cast.