8 minutes of pure apocalyptic adrenaline that launched a blockbuster director.
In a future where cities have crumbled and been reclaimed by nature we join a lone man exploring the ruins of the company Haven Nanosystems. Recovering a locked container he seems to have found what he was looking for, which is information relating to the quarantined Facility B. Unfortunately just as located by a robotic drone and the race to escape is on.
Direction
Wes Ball's calling card — landed him Maze Runner.
Visual Effects
Student film quality? This IS the student film.
Editing
Relentless rhythm, not a wasted millisecond.
Director
Wes Ball
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for $X (essentially free) by Wes Ball and friends while at Florida State; Hollywood came calling within days of its 2011 viral release.
This single short basically blueprinted the 'YA dystopia' visual language that dominated 2010s blockbusters — overgrown civilization, desperate runners, sinister tech.
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