writer/director 2024 | short film starring Griffin Newman and Alexandra Renzo | a solo female backpacker unwittingly survives the apocalypse
“Maintains the tension and suspense throughout... Dead Weight is a study in trust, power, and the ethics of survival in a world devastated by its own hands.”
“Director Virginia Root offers a thoughtful essay on the practicalities of being able to throw off society’s constraints... to find something new to talk about amid the endless stream of apocalypse stories is impressive.”
