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Dead End Drive

During the zombie apocalypse, one survivor finds a dead end that will hopefully lead him to salvation.

  • ALEXANDER YELLEN
    Director
    Z Nation, Snakes On A Plane, Rise of The Zombies
  • TOBIAS FORREST
    Writer
    Solid Ground
  • AUSTIN BASIS 
    Key Cast
    "Oscar"
    Beauty and The Beast, Lucifer, American Zombie
  • EILEEN GRUBBA
    Key Cast
    "Darcey"
    Watchmen, Fear The Walking Dead, SWAT
  • TOBIAS FORREST
    Key Cast
    "Jacob"
    Queen Sugar, How To Get Away With Murder, Special Unit
  • David Zimmerman (Executive Producer)
    Producer
    Dark Hearts, Space Junk, Cash Cow
  • ALEXANDER YELLEN
    Producer
    Daruma, Miles To Go, Guess Whom
  • AUSTIN BASIS 
    Producer
    The Fear We Share, Dracula Goes To Camp
  • EILEEN GRUBBA
    Producer
    Dark Hearts, Living Hell, When Death Comes To Visit
  • TOBIAS FORREST
    Producer
    Solid Ground, Close Up
  • ADAM W. KARWOWSKI
    Producer
    Veronique, Dignity, Bad Space
  • JOHN LAWSON
    Producer
    Dead For The Holidays, The Talking Zed Show
  • ADAM W. KARWOWSKI
    Director of Photography
    The Pragmatist, Gia And The Dragon, Dignity
  • NICK NELSEN
    Music
    A Girl Upstairs, Dark Heart, No Storybook Love
  • CHRIS ORSI
    Sound
    Blackmail, Patch of Grass, Part of Me
  • COCO DE BRUYCKER
    Script Supervisor
    Grandpa, I Am Poison
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Horror
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 13, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • 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
  • Anchorage International Film Festival
    Anchorage, AK
    United States
    December 4, 2020
    World & North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Best Shorts Competition

    Winner: AWARD OF MERIT
  • London Indie Short Festival of 24 Frames
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    January 16, 2021
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Iconic Images Film Festival

    January 20, 2021
    Award(s)
  • Best Film Awards - Best Female Actress Award (Horror Film) for Eileen Grubba
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 30, 2021
    Best Film Awards - Best Female Actress (Horror Film) for Eileen Grubba
  • Best Film Awards - Best Male Actor Award (Horror Film) for Austin Basis
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 30, 2021
    Best Film Awards - Best Male Actor Award (Horror Film) for Austin Basis
  • MonsterFlix Awards

    February 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Dam Short Film Festival
    Boulder City, NV
    United States
    February 11, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Port Blair International Film Festival
    Port Blair, Andaman Nicobar Island
    India
    February 15, 2021
    South Asian Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
    Idyllwild, CA
    United States
    March 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 2021 Voices Rising Film Festival
    Oakdale, NY
    United States
    March 1, 2021
    Nominee - Horror/Psych
  • Golden State Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    March 19, 2021
    Official Selection
  • NewFilmmakers NY
    New York, NY
    United States
    April 7, 2021
    Finalist
  • ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York
    New York, NY
    United States
    April 29, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 2021 Drive In Events
    Long Island. NY
    United States
    May 2, 2021
    Official Selection & Award Winner
  • kalakari film fest
    Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
    India
    May 15, 2021
    Official Selection
  • New York Cinematography Awards
    New York, NY
    United States
    August 2, 2021
    Best Actor (Austin Basis) & Best Actress (Eileen Grubba)
  • Gravedigger Dave's Anthology Festival
    Duluth, MN
    United States
    August 8, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • Nosferatu Film Festival
    Church View, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
    United Kingdom
    October 23, 2021
    Official Selection & Award Winner
  • The International Horror Hotel
    Westlake, OH
    United States
    June 3, 2021
    Award Winner
Director Biography - ALEXANDER YELLEN

Alexander Yellen is an experienced director and cinematographer, a veteran of 45 feature films and 60 episodes of television. He has won two Telly Awards for his photography and been a festival finalist for his short film "miles to go." Traveling extensively with his scientist parents, Alexander was exposed from an early age to a wide-range of people and environments. He developed a passion for visual storytelling and has always sought to make those stories accessible through meaningful and unique perspectives. Alexander was born in Washington DC, earned a degree in film studies from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and has lived in Los Angeles for the last 15 years. 

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