“Director Virginia Root crafts a lean, eerie atmosphere that thrives on ambiguity and tension... It’s unnerving in the best way.”
“...a tight and cohesive apocalyptic thriller that hits all the right notes.”
DEAD WEIGHT
short film written and directed by Virginia Root | starring Griffin Newman and Alexandra Renzo | a solo female backpacker unwittingly survives the apocalypse
Credits: Producers - Virginia Root, Austin Madrid, and Alexandra Renzo | Co-Producers - Phillip Torres and Mykel Salazar | Director of Photography - Austin Madrid | Editor - Harrison Sim | Production Designer - Laura Siân Morris | Original Music - Henry O | Casting Director - Shannon Corey | Line Producer - Fernando Maldonado | 1st AD - Bella Frasco | 1st Team PA - Diego Goncalves | 1st Assistant Camera - Alejandro Torres | 2nd Assistant Camera - Cherrita Thao | Costume Designer - Jacklyn Le | Hair & Makeup - Chelsea Ambrose | Special Effects Supervisor - Chelsea Ambrose | Gaffer - Rene Olivas | Key Grip - Colby Petropoulos | Grip - Jake Kietzman | Grip - Bailey Grady | Grip - Harrison Sim | Grip - Walker Martin | Sound Mixer - Cyd Schwartz | Boom Operator - Stepan Casey | Stunt Coordinator - David Pinter | Set Medic - Christopher Root, MD | Production Assistant - Joey Greenberg | Production Assistant - Lena Weber | Art PA - Camille Carlson | Colorist - Austin Madrid | Visual Effects Supervisor - Austin Madrid | Sound Design - Harrison Sim