Waterborne - short film

'Waterborne' is a short horror / zombie film written by Melbourne writers Ryan Coonan and Richard Barcaricchio, directed by Ryan Coonan, and produced by Marisa Brown. The film ran a successful crowdfunding campaign to raise over $17,000 for the creation of the film’s ‘hero prop’- a zombie kangaroo.

‘Waterborne’ is set in a small country town, where years of drought, flood, and fluctuating environmental conditions have taken their toll. When a local ranger finds an unidentified algae overwhelming the water supply, he realises that something's not right - but it's not til the sun goes town that he discovers the true extent of the danger.

Since its release in July 2014, it has played at over 70 festivals around the world (including the prestigious Fantasia International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and the Sitges International Film Festival) and won a number of awards. For a full list of awards and screenings, check out our facebook page.

Credits

Cast:

Todd: Martin Blum
The Farmer: Don Bridges

Crew:

DOP: Chris Bland
Director: Ryan Coonan
Producer: Marisa Brown
Wardrobe: Fleur Saxton
Makeup: Natalie Burley and Rose Parsons
Zombieroo construction: Larry van Duynhoven at Third Eye FX
Zombieroo puppeteers: Larry van Duynhoven and Vas Babic
SFX Makeup: Natalie Burley, Larry van Duynhoven, Vas Babic and Rose Parsons
Location Sound: Sam O'Reilly, Mark Edwards and John-Paul Beirouty
Production Assistants: Chris Saxton, Nic Hirst, Trevor Matthews
Behind the Scenes Photography: Peter Casamento and Nic Hirst
Composer: Tom Rouch
VFX supervisor / editor / colourist: Chris Tomkins
Animator / VFX zombieroo design: Brad Betts
Furring / Lighting TD: Andrew Brown