Private Project

The Child and the Dead

A modern gothic fable set in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. Cosmic wonder and fates collide when a father, his son and lover are left stranded after a car accident with a stranger. This is an occurrence, a crime, and the account through the eyes of a child.

  • Marc Ripper
    Director
  • Karina Ripper
    Director
  • Karina Ripper
    Writer
  • Marc Ripper
    Writer
  • Karina Ripper
    Producer
  • Marc Ripper
    Producer
  • Jake Rossman
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Marc Ripper, Karina Ripper

Karina and Marc Ripper are wife and husband creatives based in Portland, Oregon, US.

Together they have produced commercial, web, and music video works under their moniker Fort Ripper, merging a range of experience in network television, documentary,
post-production, design, and independent features.

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Director Statement

Moving to Oregon from NYC five years ago, we found ourselves called to the outdoors. The American wilderness continues to be a place of deep beauty and spiritual riches, offering respite from modern anxieties and space for personal reflection - somewhere to get lost in self and time. There is also a darker side to this landscape, one of natural indifference, human violence and isolation. These thoughts inform our story of a boy’s nightmare and enchantment.