“Cradle” Sci-Fi Short Film – DUST Exclusive Premiere

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“Cradle” by David Holechek

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…

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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