CARGO
DIRECTOR: Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke
PRODUCER: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke, Marcus Newman & Daniel Foeldes
STATE: NSW
SYNOPSIS: Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Ben has co-written and co-directed The Puppet in 2011, which was shortlisted at Tropfest 2012. He studied Bachelor of Multimedia at Southern Cross University and Directing at NIDA and has worked as producer and within the story team on a number of reality TV shows including Big Brother, Beauty and the Geek and X-Factor. Born in Lismore, he grew up in Sydney and has lived and worked in a number of different countries.
Yolanda wrote and acted in Shelter, 2012 which was the recipient of Metro Screen’s $15 000 Breakout Fund. She studied Bachelor of Screen Production and Digital Media at Griffith University and has worked in a range of roles including on the feature film Australia and TV series Packed to the Rafters, Spirited, At Home With Julia, Big Brother, MasterChef and a number of others. Raised in QLD, she had a brief stint travelling through the US and now lives in Sydney’s Inner West.
[...] short film, Cargo, that some friends and I made last year has just been announced as a Finalist in 2013′s Tropfest Short Film [...]
This film really moved me!! to think of the extent this father went to to protect his baby wow so clever im a huge fan of this film and i really cant stop thinking about it… Thank you so much for making and sharing this movie!!!
This film reminds me of exactly the lengths my husband will go to protect our children. Beautiful……brought a tear to my eye. Congrats!
I thought this short film was absolutely amazing. I think it perfectly pulled the emotions you were seeking to get from the audience.
Is there any ANY way I can get a copy of it?
Heartbreaking beautiful- My Choice for Best Film!
An unexpected act of love and hope – beautiful – and a Zombie film.
Yes, my vote for best film as well. Incredibly moving and beautifully nuanced.
This film was amazing. Affected me, brought me to tears. Would love a copy of it.
[...] year the finalists were uniformly strong. My favourite was the surprisingly emotional zombie film, Cargo. Who would have thought you could mine fresh material from such an overexposed monster [...]
Thank you for all of your kind words folks! I cut this little baby and had a blast. All we can ask for as film-makers is to find an audience who really dig our stuff, and the response so far has been great. @Tahlia – I will ask our lovely producers for you! Plus the film stays on the trop website until next tropfest, so you can watch it whenever you want!
This was my favourite of all the films. Very clever, I will remember this if there is ever a zombie apocalypse and I need to keep my babies safe lol!!
Just cried at the ending on this. What a beautiful film (I never thought I’d say that about a Zombie film).
Just magic.
fantastic what a creative lot they all are. no words from cast are needed the images and direction are very powerful the ending is just amazing!
Should have won it IMHO.
this is the best. very touching.
Awesome,
LOVE is greatness！I cried at the ending on this.
哭死我了……I was deeply moved to tear by this short film.
Thank you very much!
Amazing…this short film gives a different view to becoming a zombie…absolutely loved it.
身為一個父親
同樣有著快滿一歲的小孩
我想～這不只是讓生命延續
孩子也是他們的希望和未來
As a father
I also has a baby
I think of It’s not just the continuation of life
Child is their hope and future
this is awesome and the acting was super not to mention the makeup. not over done with blood and makeup and looks much more realistic and great short story too. posibility of a future full length movie i wonder?
I fell proud to the father,for saving his baby…and sad for he will be left w/ no parents…
Very emotional film…
Parenting win. Great story and acting. No dialogue makes it hard to convey the emotion and thoughts of the characters, but this film pulled it off. Kudos to the creators, actors and crew. Good luck.
Wow… Just wow. I’m crying!!! I’m not usually a fan of zombie related things, but this was tastefully done and absolutely moving!!! If this short film doesn’t win, I will be so disappointed. So many emotions from a 8 minute film… I still can’t believe it! Bravo on the storyline – it flows so well and definitely feels well-rounded and complete by the end. Anyone that is a parent can totally understand how deep this film is, and this father and his tough, yet genius, decisions. Just wonderful.
An amazing film, tv shows ain’t always like this, it just let me thunderstruck. I hope it will become a movie
I kept on watching it over and over again. This is truly an amazing work. I am not into zombie-thing but this really brought tears to my eyes. It reminds me of the bonding me and my father shared when I was little. I am so a daddy’s girl. That’s why this video really amazed and moved me. Kudos!