The Verdict

Having turned to aliens to sustain Earth a conflicted man charged with murder must now prove his innocence to an alien judge or become the one thing Earth needs to sustain it.

  • Janice Foster
    Director
  • Janice Foster
    Writer
  • Janice Foster
    Producer
  • Zino Ventura
    Key Cast
    "Terence"
  • Shamilla Miller
    Key Cast
    "Emerald"
  • Jonathan Pienaar
    Key Cast
    "Axel"
  • Hennie Ludick
    Key Cast
    "Trent"
  • Amone Louw
    Key Cast
    "Veterinarian"
  • Desmond de Vries
    DOP
  • Anthony Williams
    VFX
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, thriller, suspense, drama
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    South Africa
  • Country of Filming:
    South Africa
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • ShortsTV Pay television for North America
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: Paid TV
Director Biography - Janice Foster

Was signed to Sheer Music Publishing on a 3 year exclusive writer agreement.

Transgressed from writing lyrics to writing lyrics for a musical with Andrew Carroll, USA, “The Princes Destiny”.

Transgressed from writing lyrics to writing a short movie script “Bankably Nuts”.

“Bankably Nuts” Produced by Cloud Thirteen Productions, USA. Premiered in Rhode Island, USA, on 9 April 2016. Producer and Director, Michael West. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2012726/#producer
Sound editor and digital effects by Emmy-Award winner Scott Rancourt. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4200200/

“Linked” Thriller feature length – in development with Vincent Simoneau, CineVita Films and Productions, Canada. www.cinevita.ca and co-producer Barry Germansky, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6410850/

“The Killer Within” Novel – Publisher 4 Paws Games and Publishing, Canada. Novel released May 2016.

“Identity Crises” - Short comedy – Face2Face Productions, USA – in development.

“Voiceless” – Thriller Feature – RAD Productions

“Fighting Chance” Short listed for the competition Enter The Pitch SA – thriller – www.enterthepitchsa.co.za/pitches/77

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Director Statement

This was my first attempt at directing one of my own movies and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The actors were fantastic and so helpful. My DOP was excellent. It was a lot of hard work but well worth it. We had an extremely low budget of R30k so our DOP handled the camera, sound and lighting. I handled the directing and everything else.