Ante Mortem
A Fantasy Short Film
The End arrives only by our will.
Ante Mortem: A young woman experiences the grief of loss. This short film explores a fantasy setting where the plague runs rampant and loss is almost inevitable. How must the villagers react in such a pressing and escalating time?
Behind The Scenes
Bloopers & Outtakes
Ante Mortem is a fantasy short film originally created for the Seattle 48 Hour Film Project 2023. It was also submitted into the 1st annual Geekapalooza Film Festival 2024
The following key equipment was used to create Ante Mortem:
- RED Komodo
- Sirui Anamorphic Venus Lenses T2.9 x1.6 (35, 50, 75)
- Hollyland Mars transmission system
- Hollyland Solidcom C1 Pros
- Atomos Ninja V
- Dana Dolly + Manfrotto Tripod
- Aputure, GVM and Nanlite lighting equipment
- Tascam DR40X
- Sennheiser MKH50
- Semmheiser MK416
Ante Mortem was submitted into the Seattle 48 Hour Film Project 2023 competition. It was awarded:
- Best Art Direction
- Nominated for Best Cinematography
Ante Mortem was submitted into the Geekapalooza Film Festival 2024. It was awarded:
- Best Fantasy Film
- Best Production Design
Poster
Credits
Directed by: Maxim Eremenko
Written by: Nikolai Dotsenko, Dennis Eremenko, Jeremy Eliassen, Maxim Eremenko, Aleksey Eremenko
Director of Photography: Tri Trinh
Original Score by: Dennis Eremenko
Assistant Director: Aleksey Eremenko
Assistant Producer & Lead Set Designer: David L. Anderson
Script Supervisor & Acting Coordinator: Jeremy Eliassen
AC & Grip: Zitao Huang
Prop Master & Costumes: Skylar Knutson
Set Design & Costumes: Nikolai Dotsenko
Costumes: Darielle Knutson, Olga Eremenko, Roman Eremenko
Production Assistants & Set Design: Lisa Suchkova, Ivan Valkov, Bazyr Tugutov, Andrew Poeana, Darielle Knutson
Extras: Lisa Suchkova, Ivan Valkov, Bazyr Tugutov, Darielle Knutson, Nikolai Dotsenko, Skylar Knutson, Jeremy Eliassen
Ella: Kara Puerschner
Videric: James Domico
Dino Moore the Merchant: Brandon Medack
Heckler: Aleksey Eremenko
Kadron the Lord of Life and Death: Stephen Roe