Private Project

Under a Burnt Orange Sky

A pair of huntresses encounter a stranger in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

  • Heston L'Abbé
    Director
  • Heston L'Abbé
    Writer
  • Heston L'Abbé
    Producer
  • Gladys Divitidi
    Key Cast
    "Spearwoman"
  • Lys Asante Mukeza
    Key Cast
    "Archer"
  • Bernadette Kasan
    Key Cast
    "Stranger"
  • René Arseneau
    Cinematographer
    Nose Cendres by Marie-Claude Béchard Norm & Dave by Jimmy Larouche Le Mur by Marie-Claude Béchard Wraith by Samuel Edward Mac Bleed with me by Amelia Moses Undress Me by Amelia Moses Dystonia by Julian Stamboulieh World Ends at Camp Z by Ding Wong Scarpedicemente by John and Victoria
  • Ovais Hassan Jan
    Sound Designer
  • Fahad Anmad
    Sound Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, Adventure, Post-Apocalypse
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 26, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Heston L'Abbé

Heston is a Montréal-based first-time filmmaker. For more than a decade he worked in visual effects, contributing to the work of such local luminaries as Denis Villeneuve, Jean-Marc Vallée, and Xavier Dolan. He now directs commercials and hopes to one day make the kind of movies which inspired him as a child.

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Director Statement

This project is my first serious foray into filmmaking. A lighthearted romp through a Fallout/Mad-Max inspired post-apocalypse, UBOS aims not for thematic profundity but is rather an attempt at technical mastery: can our modest team make some pretty pictures which, when pieced together in this magic we call cinema, make an audience feel suspense or excitement? Even just a little?

Entirely self-funded and self-produced, UBOS was also a experiment to see how close I can get, with my limited means, to the scale and scope of the films which inspire me. It was a true labour of love, and I hope it shows. Enjoy!