Cargo (2013 film)

Cargo
Directed by	Ben Howling Yolanda Ramke
Produced by	Daniel Foeldes Ben Howling Marcus Newman Yolanda Ramke
Written by	Yolanda Ramke
Starring	Andy Rodoreda Ruth Venn Yolanda Ramke Alison Gallagher Kallan Richards Effron Heather Scott Wood
Music by	Helen Grimley
Cinematography	Daniel Foeldes
Edited by	Shannon Longville
Production company	Dreaming Tree Productions
Release dates	17 February 2013 (2013-02-17) (Tropfest)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Cargo is a 2013 Australian short film directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke, written by Ramke, and starring Andy Rodoreda as a father who must protect his young daughter (Ruth Venn) during a zombie apocalypse. It was made for the Tropfest short film festival, where it was a finalist. It went viral after it was uploaded to YouTube, and it was featured on many web sites.

Plot

After a car crash knocks him unconscious, a man wakes up to find that his wife has died and turned into a zombie. He leaves the car, grabs his young daughter from the rear, and realizes that his wife bit him while he was unconscious. After an emotional goodbye to his wife, he sets off to find survivors.

Knowing that he does not have much time left before he turns into a zombie, he puts his daughter in a baby sling, binds his hands to a pole, and attaches carrion to the end of the pole. After he collapses, he rises again as a zombie, and, drawn by the lure of the carrion on the pole, continues his journey. Drawn by a balloon that he attached to himself, a sniper shoots down the man, and several survivors approach on foot. Two male survivors beckon their companion to join them in digging a grave for the man, but the female survivor investigates further, eventually finding the baby.

Cast

• Andy Rodoreda as Father
• Ruth Venn as Baby
• Yolanda Ramke as Survivor
• Alison Gallagher as Mother
• Kallan Richards as Survivor
• Effron Heather as Survivor
• Scott Wood as Sniper

Release

Cargo was made for the Tropfest short film festival, where it was a finalist. After its release, it went viral and attracted millions of views on YouTube.

Reception

Cargo was featured on Die Zeit, The Week, CNET, IGN, Film School Rejects, and Bloody Disgusting.

External links

• Cargo at IMDb
• Cargo on YouTube