Wasteland
Short 5 minutes
Synopsis:
Two rugged cowboys, stranded in a barren wasteland, play chess on a chest full of gold. Winner gets the last bullet in a revolver, for all the gold in the world is meaningless when you're stranded in a scorching desert with no water.
Director - Michael Muchnij
"plex, challenging work of David Cronenberg, Gaspar Noe and Lars Von Trier as influential pillars of his visual and narrative approach. Prioritizing narrative nuance and thematic duality, Muchnij refuses both the tropes and “truisms” of traditional horror in his commitment to fresh, vital storytelling."
Director Statement
Wasteland is a parable about death and greed. It's lesson being that worldly riches mean nothing if you find yourself living in a wasteland. It comments on the exploitation of our planet by modern day corporate prospectors and foreshadows impending droughts around the world.