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Loss Rendered

During his final session of the immersive, online, digital bereavement service, Loss Rendered, Dylan attempts to say goodbye to the avatar of his deceased girlfriend, Geneve, and move on with his life. However, Geneve's programming makes it difficult for Dylan to let go.

Goodbyes are easier said than done, moving on is hard, and in the future Grief can be addicting.

  • Samuel Greco
    Writer
  • Samuel Greco
    Director
  • Nikhil Ranade
    Producer
  • Raul Sepulveda
    Producer
  • Frank & Shawn Johnson
    Producer
  • Adam Wadsworth
    Key Cast
    "Dylan"
  • Rose Basista
    Key Cast
    "Geneve"
  • Clara Rozzi
    Key Cast
    "Girlfriend"
  • Mingsong Mu
    Cinematographer
  • Alden Bakija
    1st Assistant Director
  • Marei Siewers
    Production Designer
  • Daniel Perrone
    Editor
  • Jingxi Zhang
    Colourist
  • Samuel Greco
    VFX
  • Kimo Li
    Post-Production Supervisor
  • Aleksandra Klushina
    Sound Design/Composition
  • Eleanor Hobby
    Sound Design/Composition
  • Manuel Ramos
    Sound Design/Composition
  • Paris Barnes
    Sound Mixing
  • Uvis Bertulsons
    Sound Mixing
  • Sabina Otelea
    Graphic Design
  • Harry Ikel
    Graphic Design
  • Shunyao Huang
    1st AC
  • Jingxi Zhang
    2nd AC
  • Heng Li
    Gaffer
  • Kimo Li
    Sound Recordist
  • George Howard
    Sound Recordist
  • Nadezhda Dincheva
    Script Supervisor
  • Michael Chakrit Murphy
    Art Department
  • Sona Ryang
    Art Department
  • Louise Wiberg
    Art Department
  • Ashfaq Ahmad
    Art Department
  • Goncalo Lopes
    Art Department
  • Jessica Lipinski
    Art Department
  • Joan Faiges Gargallo
    Art Department
  • Jules Cook
    Art Department
  • Marcus Forde
    Art Department
  • Maria Nastac
    Art Department
  • Piper Jahn
    Art Department
  • Sam Garner
    Art Department
  • Tom Kirkham
    Art Department
  • Zoe Hodgson
    Art Department
  • Paula Lopez de Avila
    Art Department
  • Robert Last
    Art Department
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 11, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital - Canon C300 MK II
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University for the Creative Arts
Director Biography - Samuel Greco

Samuel Greco is a London-based American actor, who also has interest in writing and directing for the screen.

Originally from Kansas, Samuel moved to New York City to pursue acting. He trained at the Actors Studio Drama school, while also performing in amateur stage productions, short films and web-series. Following his time in NYC, Samuel moved to London and trained at LAMDA. After graduation, he moved back to the USA and performed in his first professional theatre production as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby in Breckenridge, Colorado. Shortly thereafter the pandemic hit, and all future productions of his were cancelled.

Samuel spent the pandemic lock-down in London, and it was during this time that he decided to hone his skills as a screenwriter, director, and filmmaker. He completed an MA in Filmmaking from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, England. His graduate films include Loss Rendered (writer/director) and Inseparable (director).

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Director Statement

Loss Rendered is a cautionary tale about technologies that don't yet exist, and one young man's experience with them as he copes with the grief caused by losing the girl he loved.

It’s a story that looks at the grieving process through a slightly different lens: addiction. Addiction to the ones we love. Addiction to the past. And Additiction to a service that is purposely trying to take advantage of that little part inside of human beings that yearns for what they cannot have.

In recent years the curtain has been pulled back to show the innerworkings of how social media and internet-based applications and websites are engineered to pray on its users' behaviour, emotions, and psychology. I learned that there are techologies being developed right now that will allow people to interact with digital versions of their deceased loved ones...for a small fee. And I wondered how that technology might actually impact one user's experience of grief, if it is developed in the same way social media has been engineered.

What I’m most proud about regarding this production is the fact that it was truly an entire student production: we collaborated with other departments within our university for all of the graphic design, product design, and art department needs; we collaborated with students from the Berlin School of Popular Arts for the sound design and composition; the actors were recent graduates from LAMDA, whom I met while at drama school; our production designer managed to design and build a killer set within our university sound-studio; and all editing was done by students, using UCA’s equipment.

The guidance from our professors was immensely helpful. I’m thankful for their time, patience, wisdom, and instruction during such a difficult time that’s been COVID-19.

I hope you enjoy our film, Loss Rendered.