ROACH

11/12/2025

Current and former UW-Platteville basketball players, coaches, managers, fans, family and friends gathered last weekend for our premiere of Too Short Too Slow: America's Most Unlikely Basketball Dynasty, followed by a Q&A with former players Saul Phillips, Ben Hoffmann, Tim Decorah and Delano Brazil, along with Coach Bo Ryan and director John Roach.

See the film tonight at 7 or 8 pm, or on Nov. 14, 15, 16 or 19 at the Avalon Cinema in Platteville. All ticket proceeds go to Coaches vs. Cancer.

11/07/2025

Thank you to the Avalon Cinema in Platteville for bringing our new documentary, Too Short Too Slow: America's Most Unlikely Basketball Dynasty, to the big screen starting this weekend. Each ticket sold supports a worthy cause!

We are very pleased to announce that we will be hosting Too Short Too Slow. This Independent film is about Bo Ryan's days in Platteville, and the 4 National Championships that UWP won. Tickets are $6 and we are donating 100% of that to Coaches vs Cancer.

Show times for this week are:
Sunday 11/9 - 1:00 & 4:00
Wed 11/12 - 7:00 & 8:00

08/14/2025

Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?

We're based here in the dairy state, and we still learned a lot by working on a series of videos for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.

K-12 teachers can use these videos in classrooms to educate kids about Wisconsin's $52.8 billion dairy industry. See them all here: https://www.wisconsindairy.org/Youth-and-Schools/Dairy-Education

04/04/2025

03/19/2025

Based on a first look at the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival schedule, here are a few recommendations. The festival runs April 3-10 around Madison.

01/22/2025

"In the editing room, I cried like mad,” David Lynch said about making The Straight Story, a film based on a true story co-written by John Roach and Mary Sweeney. Lynch will be remembered for this unrelenting intensity.

Cinema’s greatest weirdo also made one of our greatest family movies.

11/20/2024

This week marks the fortieth year of production for ROACH Projects. The first gig undertaken was a shoot for Miller Brewing and its famous brand Miller Lite. The assignment took us to Vail, Colorado, to shoot the US Olympic ski team as they competed on a slalom course to set a standard for NASTAR. This program, sponsored by Miller Lite, allowed amateur skiers around the country to compete against times set by the best skiers in America. The content was to be used as a video news release on sports segments on local stations and networks. Once on-site, I suggested a different take on the event to our client and friend Bob Bertini of the Miller Comms team. Instead of their competitive times, I suggested ranking the falls of the US Olympians. For greater effect, we used slow motion. So falling, an experience all skiers share, became the hook. The piece was successful and aired on scores of outlets, noting that none of the Olympians were hurt in their spill. Viewers were comforted to know that even the best of us occasionally fail, and we get up, dust ourselves off, and learn from it. We still do work for Molson Coors, their Miller brands, and other clients. We're grateful to all the clients, staff, and freelancers we've worked with over the last forty years. We are still falling and learning. And enjoying every minute of it.

10/26/2024

MADISON (WKOW) – A local basketball coach and his family recently experienced a deeply emotional moment as they watched a documentary about their tragic journey through loss and recovery for

10/25/2024

"A Road at Night" covers a lot of ground and could leave viewers experiencing a range of emotions. Its creators hope to land a deal with a streaming service.

10/24/2024

Thank you to Doug Moe for this early review in Madison Magazine.

The Roach Projects documentary features interviews with family members, as well as former and current Wisconsin Badger Men's Basketball players, coaches and administrators.