Private Project

One Last Bite

Short Synopsis:
Focused on a dysfunctional couple during the zombie apocalypse, Judy tries to throw her boyfriend Tom one last normal date after he’s suffered amnesia and forgotten all about the undead. Can she keep the truth from him long enough to have this date?

Full Length Synopsis:
Tom and Judy are barely surviving the zombie apocalypse, when an accident occurs, leaving Tom with short term amnesia. Now, time is running out for humanity, and Judy sees no option but to try and create a zombie free environment to give Tom one final normal date. With zombie hordes increasing and minimal resources for survival, Judy must fight not only to survive but to save her relationship.

  • John Ferrer
    Director
  • Harry Metcalfe
    Writer
  • Bethany Goode
    Producer
  • Rebecca Von
    Key Cast
    "Judy"
  • Ellis Smith
    Key Cast
    "Tom"
  • Luna Robyn Jarvis
    Production Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 22, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - John Ferrer

About as generic an origin story a filmmaker can have, John Ferrer was glued to the screen by the works of Steven Spielberg by the age of 7. Having then developed the dream of wanting to be a filmmaker, he has created over 50 short films as a self shooting director. Other note-worthy accomplishments consist of Swiss feature film ‘White Summer’ (2017) and having camera operated Tajikistan documentary ‘Working Title’ which is currently in post-production. With a distinct style across all of his creations, John aims to mash genre conventions and make films that “won’t bore anyone” in the process.

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Director Statement

Never in my own lifetime has the whole world unanimously felt fear, uncertainty and anxiety to this extent than in this past year. The inescapability, the mental strain, and the isolation of it all. I’ve seen it break the strongest of souls and bring out the worst in people.

This film has absolutely nothing to do with that.

Well, that might not be entirely true. Having to come up with a covid-compliant film concept is hard enough, but tackling a story that illustrates how I have felt in the current pandemic in some kind of original way was challenging. Solution? Zombies.

Zombies being the metaphorical stand in for the pandemic in this film, the story follows a couple who seem to be stuck in this moment in time, destroyed by their climate and hopelessly trying to make it work between them – with often dark slapstick outcomes, inspired by the likes of Sam Raimi’s signature brand of pessimistic humour. The film can be viewed as a critical tongue-in-cheek reflection of some of our own experiences with relationships in recent lockdowns, while delivering some action and violence along the way.

I took a few pages from director Robert Rodriguez’s book and decided to triple up on job roles, tackling not just the co-writer/director duties, but also cinematographer and editor jobs (among other smaller roles) to comply with covid safety regulations. With the rest of our small and hard-working crew following suit and working multiple jobs to professional standards, my hopes are that the outcome is a zappy horror-comedy that puts a confused smile on your face – or makes you cry, if you want.

So long as you’re not bored by this film, that’s all that matters to me.