The Trap

A post apocalyptic dystopian short film about a man who lost his wife at the beginning of the apocalypse. He is now trying to survive and in search of food in an abandoned house...

  • Lenni Uitto
    Director
  • Lenni Uitto
    Writer
  • Lenni Uitto
    Editor
  • Lenni Uitto
    Producer
  • Tara Norton
    Producer
  • Robyn Adamson
    Producer
  • Danny Shepherd
    Key Cast
  • Eric McGraw
    Key Cast
  • Carmela Casper
    Key Cast
  • Shane Moore
    Key Cast
  • Paul Cuthbert
    Key Cast
  • Jacob Chemeda
    Key Cast
  • Seth Williams
    Key Cast
  • Frank Cutler
    Key Cast
  • Robyn Adamson
    Director of Photography
  • Tara Norton
    Director of Art
  • Triune Films - Crime Myself to Sleep
    Royalty Free Music
  • Marika Neumann - Passage
    Royalty Free Music
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Post-apocalyptic, Dystopian, drama, comedy, dramedy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 24, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Lenni Uitto

Lenni discovered his passion for film making in 2012 when he picked up his cell phone to begin recording a camping trip. As his passion grew he learned many aspects of film making. He started taking acting classes in mid 2016 met new people to collaborate with and started to take on bigger projects. Then in Oct. 2016 he made The Trap, a post apocalyptic short film...which was nominated in 7 categories at the Utah Film Awards....

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Director Statement

The Trap was written on a Monday, finished on Tuesday at around 2am. Cast on Wednesday and Thursday, also the DP was selected and the art director by Thursday. Friday we had a meeting and Saturday we shot it.