THE HAPPIEST ENDING GIVEN THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES

A tragic love story at the end of the world--a husband and wife have already gone through the trials and tribulations of prepping for his end of life care after battle with cardiomyopathy, but three days before he can enter hospice...the world ends.

NOTE: A cut without the BTS credits is available! The short with just a normal credits roll is 07:15.

  • Lexx Fusco
    Director
  • Lexx Fusco
    Writer
    GIVE ME AN A
  • Lexx Fusco
    Producer
  • Drew Emery
    Producer
  • Connor McKibbin-Vaughan
    Producer
  • Anthony Giliberto
    Producer
  • Sabrina Fusco
    Producer
  • Lisa Fusco
    Producer
  • Diana Hull
    Producer
  • Connor McKibbin-Vaughan
    Key Cast
    "Doll"
  • Lexx Fusco
    Key Cast
    "Babs"
  • Matt Post
    Key Cast
    "NPR Booth Victim"
  • Christina Vazquez
    Key Cast
    "Zombie"
  • Christus Ahmanson
    Key Cast
    "Victim"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama, Romance, SciFi
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 3, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Lexx Fusco

Lexx Fusco has a Bachelor of Science in screenwriting, a literal BS in story. Cosmically hilarious. She puts the multi in multi-hyphenate as she’s a writer, producer, director, development executive and technically an ordinary immortal—but that’s a story for a different blurb. Her scripts showcase her knack for dialogue, ability to tell tales from the perspective of the outsider that pique the audience’s mind, and are socially relevant…while still being commercial, fun, and engaging. During 2020's quarantine, she wrote/directed/produced FLABULOUS, a 44 episode web series starring TikTok creators with followers ranging from 10k to 6m; and in 2021 sold a murder mystery comedy feature to Lifetime. In 2022, she wrapped production on a star studded feature horror anthology about the overturning of Roe v Wade, GIVE ME AN A--she was an associate producer on the feature, and wrote two of its short films. Currently, Fusco is working alongside some very interesting individuals to bring her development slate to life such as Tarquin Pack at Prodigal, Dean DeBlois' Anvil Pictures, Dazy Phase, and Robert Cort Productions. Fusco is a big believer in if you don’t ask, it's an automatic no. She is perpetually looking for new ways to tell stories and champion those stories who haven’t been told.

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Director Statement

With THE HAPPIEST ENDING GIVEN THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, I wanted to tell a story that was extremely personal to me: what it means when your body betrays you. We have seen a lot of zombie content (especially in the last 10 years) about survival, and how people are the real monsters--I'll watch SVU or the news if I need a good reminder about how terrible people are. So, I wanted to tell a genre zombie story from the perspective of a couple who had already accepted a terrible fate. What would happen if you were ready for your life to end, your fight was over--and 48 hours before you enter hospice, zombies dropped?