Sci-Fi Short Film "Cradle" | DUST Exclusive Premiere

Submitted by fizikamind on 8 August 2019 - 2:11pm

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"Cradle" by David Holechek and Jake Hart

A man (Dante Basco) returns to the scene of a terrible crime where he lost everything, determined to face his demons and rewrite a little bit of history.

A young man walks in to a dingy and seemingly abandoned building with nothing but a chair, a notebook and a backpack of supplies. He looks like he's been walking forever. After looking over the bleak surroundings, he sets up his chair in the middle of the room and begins to prepare himself.

After downing a large amount of food and water, he reaches into his pocket and retrieves a notebook. The notebook is filled from cover to cover with hand-drawn symbols, equations and notes.

Near the end of the book are several pages containing patches, each with a hand-drawn value next to them. The young man takes a patch with the value of '1' written next to it and applies it to his neck. He takes a deep breath, closes his eyes and then...

Learn more about the film and filmmakers:

https://www.facebook.com/cradlemovie/

http://www.dualityfilmworks.com/main

http://www.someassemblyrequiredla.com

Credits:

Directed by David Holechek

Written by Jake Hart

Produced by Jake Hart and Ben Nichols

Executive Producer Daniel Holechek

Story by Jake Hart and Joshua Bregman

Original Music by Ronen Landa

Cinematography by Ethan Brookins

Edited by Josh Land and David Holechek

Dante Basco as Hannibal

Lindsey Andersen as The Woman

Chloe Holechek as Simone

Makeup by Chrishauna Dishel and Amanda Garcia

Art Director Laura Manchester

A/C Gaffer Ethan Brookins

Art Department Assistant Tabitha Blessum

VFX Supervisor Ben Nichols

Colorist Mike Halper

Digital Artists Timothy Johansen, Cody Arguelles, Ben Nichols

Supervising Sound Editor and Mixer Jerrold Launer

Dialogue Editor and Foley Recordist Zahari Schtonov

Sound Design by Jerrold Launer and David Holechek

5.1 Mixing Facility Monkeyland Audio

5.1 Re-Recording Mixer Caleb Hollenback

ADR Recordist Jessica Martins

“I Like Myself”

Written by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Andre Previn

Performed by Gene Kelly

From the film “It’s Always Fair Weather” (1955)

Courtesy of Sony Music Publishing and Ole Grand Films

Musicians:

Joachim Horsley - Piano

Ray Reinebach - Violin

Lydia Luce - Viola

Mark Bassett - Cello

Tom Gerald - Contrabass

Ronen Landa - Electric Guitar

Score Production:

Richard Bruner - Music Preparation

Andrew Lembo - Composer Assistant

Lorena Perez Batista - Piano Recordist

Kyle Mann - Recording Engineer

A Very Special Thanks to Sarah Dixon

Grip and Lighting Provided by Wooden Nickel Hollywood

Production Insurance Provided by Aghai Insurance Services

Produced by Duality Filmworks

in Association with Dare:LA

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