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FICTION 05 - VIRUS

DIRECTOR:

Rancho Zhu

RUNTIME:

00:07:25

COUNTRY:

UNITED KINGDOM

GENRE:

FICTION

FILM SYNOPSIS

A man, a woman, an old man, and a girl sit around a table, each eating a different meal, gradually, tensions rise over the food, revealing their true selves.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY

Rancho Zhu is a London/Beijing based creative filmmaker in visual and subtextual storytelling, proficient in directing crafts, screenwriting, editing, sound design, and cinematography. A clear communicator & crew leader with experience in both short fictions and commercial productions, aspiring to stimulate the potential of different roles and push the boundaries of film, storytelling and media.

Rancho has written and directed over 10 short films (5 award-winning ones) spanning genres such as drama, tragedy, comedy, and crime. He has planned and organised short fiction film productions involving over 50+ crew and cast members, collaborating closely with camera, lighting, sound, and art departments to create compelling visual works for both art and commercial projects.

CAST & CREW

Director, Sound Design: Rancho Zhu

Writer, Editor, 1st AD: Rosa Julian

Producer: Yash Pange

Director of Photography, Colorist: Zaw Tun Lu

Sound Recordist: Sundaravel Krishnamurthy

Sound Recordist: Rishabh Gaba

Art Director: Xinge Yu

1st AC: Min Choi

2nd AC: Thomas Chan

Grip: Amon Ale

Script Supervisor: Anna Bolotina

Key Cast

Melina Copson "The Girl" Melina Copson

Joanna Lusua "The Woman"

Roman Weishaupt "The Man"

Paul Mansell "The Old Man"