Hunger - A Short Film
When a vegan gets turned into a zombie, she finds herself in a world where her deeply ingrained lifestyle conflicts with the new-found need to eat flesh to survive. As she stumbles across a now alien landscape, she meets other zombies and humans that will test her resolve. Will the last vestiges of her previous life keep her from succumbing to the base desire to eat human meat? Or will she remain true to herself, even in un-death, and even if it means her demise?
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CJ BarnesDirector
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CJ BarnesWriter
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CJ BarnesProducer
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Kat CrossKey Cast"The Protagonist"
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Fatima DinisKey Cast"The Jawless Zombie"
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Steve DavidsonKey Cast"The Eyeless Zombie"
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Aaron JonesKey Cast"The Pretty Zombie"
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Chris LacherKey Cast"The Fleeing Human"
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Tom SounessKey Cast"The Feeding Zombie"
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Jess YoungKey Cast"The Partner"
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CJ BarnesKey Cast"The Thief"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:9 minutes 48 seconds
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Completion Date:April 18, 2018
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Production Budget:5,500 AUD
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:Australia
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Monster Fest Traveling SideshowBrisbane
Australia
May 26, 2018
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Hollywood Horrorfest
Honorable Mention -
Aphrodite Film Awards - July
Semi-Finalist: Best Short Film -
Royal Wolf Awards Film Festival - July
Winner: Best Horror Short - Gold, Best First Time Filmmaker -
WNY: Film, Art, and Music EventBatavia, Gennessee County, New York
United States
August 11, 2018
West New York Premiere
Winner: Best First Time Filmmaker, Nominee: Best Cinematography, Best Horror/Sci-Fi Special FX -
Things 2 Fear Film FestivalBunker Hill, WV
United States
October 1, 2018
West Virginia Premiere
Honorable Mention -
Boobs & Blood International Film Festival 2018North Hollywood, CA
United States
October 6, 2018
US West Coast Premiere
Best Zombie Short -
Gorst Underground Film FestivalGorst, WA
United States
October 6, 2018
Washington State Premiere
Official Selection -
The Artist's Forum Festival of the Moving ImageNew York City, NY
United States
October 12, 2018
New York City Premiere
Official Selection -
Open World Toronto Film FestivalToronto
Canada
October 18, 2018
Canadian Premiere
Official Selection -
Horror-Rama Toronto 2018Toronto
Canada
November 3, 2018
Winner: Best Scream Queen 2018 -
PDXtreme Underground Film FestivalPortland, Oregon
United States
January 5, 2019
Oregon Premiere
Official Selection -
CrashlandedBroken Arrow, Oklahoma
United States
February 15, 2019
Midwest Premiere
Official Selection -
Bridgslaughter Horror Film FestivalSomerset
United Kingdom
February 15, 2019
UK Premiere
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Puka Entertainment ProductionsCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
Born in Portland, Oregon, CJ Barnes has had a fascination with cinema and spent much of his youth writing and developing original screenplay ideas.
While he continued to write frequently, he didn't get his first taste of production until he was in Macau, working with various film and TV crews, both as actor and cast manager.
He has spent the past 12 years away from his home country, living abroad in Macau, France, on board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, and in Australia, where he now makes his home. During that time, he wrote often, produced an animated show, did videography for a number of artists and performers, and worked with a number of music, film, and stage performers.
CJ finally took his first plunge into filmmaking: writing, directing, and producing his first film, "Hunger - A Short Film". The film has been well received, garnering thirteen Official Selections and two wins for Best Horror Short in the Royal Wolf Film Awards and Best Zombie Short in the Boobs & Blood International Film Festival 2018. The effort also saw him win two Best First Time Director distinctions, from the Royal Wolf Film Awards and WNY Film, Art, & Music Event.
CJ has begun pre-production work on his follow up project, Love Thy Neighbour, which aims to up the ante in both scope and production quality.
"I used to think that the true joy of filmmaking would be the glitz and the glamour. But filmmaking is very hard, very personal work and is rarely glamourous. The true joy is not in the limelight, but in the creation of something...not just your own creation, but sharing the process with the other people on set. I may have been the driving force behind this film, but somewhere along the lines it stopped being MY film and became OUR film. That is the true joy of filmmaking, that's when it starts being fun."