State Zero - post apocalyptic short by Andrée Wallin 

what a shame that 8 years later there is not second part. I just found it , and found it impressive

Pro tip: When in combat we typically don't unbuckle the straps on our helmets. Also, if you are using night vison goggles you do not turn on white lights, that would be painful/pointless. Otherwise, great film.

That shot at 3:40 was such a flex for the CG Artists, and I love it. The camera, lighting, and detail of that damn ship. Amazing work between both the CG and live-action.

Aside from a few minor inconsistencies, this was actually really good. A continuity expert would iron these issues out, if the idea gets picked up, so I'm not overly concerned by it. All in all, I was impressed by the concept.

You see when hollywood is dying when short films are waaaaaaaaaaay better than multi-million blockbusters..... Just imagine what the team behind this project could make with the same amount of resources wasted in Avengers: Age of Ultron, for example? Impressive stuff, you guys are great, GREAT.

you know it is ashamed when many of these low budget movies are better than much of the movies out today

"Fuses are intact. Must be a short circuit." riiiiiiiiiiiiight.

night vision and flashlights at the same time is making my eyes hurt just thinking about it lol

It’s bad when the short films on RU-vid are better than the big budget releases. Awesome job on this. Loved it.

Definitely deserves a full length feature, Directorial and acting performance is on the money, set design and equipment is remarkable for a low budget flick.

Still wanting more of this, 7 years and still wanting more. A long running series would make me happy! Correction, 8 years and still wanting more.

Kinda looks like what happens after “I am a Legend”

Dude this was fucking awesome. The cgi was obvious, but it was the good kind of cgi. The acting, models, the city. This would make a blockbuster movie a tell you.

The first scene was of an injured or deceased citizen, John Ericsson(Subject #25) being revived and subjected to the “Transformation Protocol” by scientists sanctioned by the State, which was apparently seeking to create either a class of enhanced proles, facile laborers without the intellectual ability to object to heavy or repetitive labor, or a sub-human class, possibly useful as soldiers, who would blindly follow the orders of the State. John Ericsson is dressed in street clothes, and is shown a picture of himself with a woman he is close to. He appears to have been injured and his clothes are disheveled. Because of the posting of photograph of the couple in front of him, it is implied that he was responsible for some harm that has befallen her, perhaps her death, but we aren’t told explicitly. However, the “punishment” is non-judicial, quick and extreme. Whether the other subjects were deceased, or grabbed off the streets or arrested for some social transgression, the end result for them is the Transformation Protocol. We are supposed to assume that some of the surviving subjects of these experiments escaped, joined together and revolted against the State. The State says they are non-human invaders to be eradicated like rats. The soldiers believe this. The returning of the I.D. Bracelet to the surviving soldier was the sending of the message that the “enemy” are basically human, that the State had lied about the origin and nature of the problem, and that the transformation experiments had worked better than the State anticipated. The subjects had gained increased physical strength and sense enhancements, while retaining their basic humanity and their abilities to think, plan and organize. Very well done. Hope we will see more of these. To the producers of State Zero - Watch out for the continuity errors pointed out by others; those errors will diminish the perceived or “internal” credibility of the movies. After all, successful fiction relies on the willing suspension of disbelief (according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ca. 1817).

And here I am, almost 6 years later, watching it again while still hoping for a continuation...

This is the very definition of "epic". The music was just enough to put a "chilly" feel to it, and the acting was fun to watch. I want to see this as a series! Great job!

Loved the "How's my driving? Call 1-800-Eat Shit" sticker on the side of their jet.

Holy shit best CGIs go to this guy

I've watched a lot of these sci fi shorts and always been impressed at how well produced they are. Loved thestory line. It would be nice some time to see a doc on how they are made, as one of the striking things is the scenery and locations where they are shot.

I’ve been waiting the full ver for five years!!!

The Division meets I Am Legend.

Thank you everyone for all your comments, support and feedback! It means a lot to us as we continue our jorney with State Zero. When it comes to the lights on their suits - as these soldiers are not facing human enemies they do not need traditional camouflage. Keeping small LED lights on the suits is important for other soldiers to quickly be able to spot their human colleagues if they get attacked. This short film was done on a shoestring budget by a very passionate team and was meant to hopefully spark interest among people online and within the industry and your support so far has been incredible. We believe that there's always more room for immersive post-apocalyptic stories and we're working hard to bring you more State Zero. So stay tuned and once again - thank you for watching!

they look like the creatures from "I am Legend" in my opinion

This is a great film. Well done. Seven years ago from 2023, so I suspect part 2 not coming!

I like how he puts on night vision but uses his flash light on his gun

I would love to see this as either a movie or a tv series or something like Netflix or hulu

This is so amazing like really incredible work, 6years after it was made and posted now am stumbling on this, just pure work of art

This is literally just a normal day in Sweden i dont see whats so special

wow this looked better than many high budget movies even

Hollywood should be hiring more of these directors. They've got more and fresh ideas than those other directors that make Baywatch into an action movie.

You know when something is good when 16 minutes has passed and you barely noticed it. Great short vid - much better than many big budget films I've seen.

Andree Wallin is an impressive artist and storyteller. I’ve been following his art for many years now online and I didn’t know he made a short film until now. Super cool!

the awkward moment when shorts are 100 times better than multi million $ hollywood movies

Short films like this are better than those multi million dollar franchise films because the ones who make it put their heart and soul into the work something long forgotten by Hollywood....i look forward to the next one

Awesome short! This definitely needs to get the Code 8 treatment and get adapted into a feature length film.

I know you have a limited budget but you did so well!! Kudos! I do hope to see more. You left me in a cliffhanger!

when i saw the thing, i was like "Smeeeeggggoooooolllll, why do you cry? smegol?

There is alot of untapped talent out there, been watching these shorts all day.

This is a great short film and I KNOW that during the sweep at the tower's base, they use flashlights for the audience and the camera, BUT I did find it counter productive to have nods and flashlights to see in the dark. Great Film! Absolutely visually stunning.

Wow this is an amazing movie, the script, characters, and the dropship are all outstanding. I can't wait to see what happens next! Keep up with the amazing work!

well that was freaking awesome!

I'm at loss for words at how well done this short is. . . Andrée Wallin and the whole crew i bow down to you and your film skills.

Imagine fighting these mutants, darkseekers from I Am legend, and those vampiric creatures from Priest at the same time. That'll be a full battle royale with double burger and cheese damn.

Excellent, Andrée... cannot wait to see the continuation. Thank you.

BRILLIANT visuals, from lighting to set design to effects and CG. Amazing work, there. Your writers, however, should be taken outside and seriously roughed up. They used every tired military-movie cliché in the book, and it _ruined_ this short for me overall. I hope all of the artists move on to excellent creative new products. I hope the writers consider alternate careers.

Holy shite, give these guys a proper budget!! I was actually expecting them to be Swedish, you know, what with the tri-crowns and all?

Way better than what Hollywood turns out these days lol

You NEED to continue that one. Its gread and I cant wait for part 2.

It's like a futuristic I Am Legend.

Please make this a movie like if you agree

Well done. Look forward to a continued story, a sequel. Great Job!

Love the color grading of this

That was unreal, that just blew my mind. Please make more. If this was made into a game the concept/idea would give "the last of us" a run for its money. You guys/girls rock... Keep up the great work

Detta måste bli en långfilm !!!!! Sjukt snyggt gjort :)

*Topnotch quality film-making still unmatched after all these years.*

Great short! Would love to see a sequel or full length feature of this!

so, when's the full feature coming to the cinemas?

LOL love the "How's my driving? Call 16-800-EAT-SHIT"

Wow this could easily be a big budget show. 10/10 🔥

My biggest regret in life is not following my dream out of high school and continue filmmaking. This was the 70s. I had to slice Super 8mm together and make the sound track separately. People loved the stuff. The college I attended had an excellent film department but I folded to pressure and pursued another course. I think about this all the time. You made this 7 years ago and it is incredible; I hope you are still doing it. Ex-military had a few minor issues with tactical stuff but most of their comments about the short itself were very positive. You have a gift, and I hope you are continuing on this path. Good luck, and congratulations on an exceptional piece of work.

Extremely impressive, I hope there will be more coming along the line. A "making of" this short film would be awesome to see =)

when you realize this was the directors first ever project lmao imagine if this guy directed more

Wow! Truely GREAT JOB! CAMERA WAS BETTER THAN CGI. BUT WOW! PLEASE MORE! 8 YEARS AGO? I WANT MUCH MORE! FINNISH IT BROTHER! IT WAS DAMN GOOD!

Excellent. Imagine this talent with a full script!!!! Well done!!

honestly god damn, this was more intense then most ACTUAL movies. great job to the cast and crew!

"Stockholm, present day". 10/10 for realism.

Much better than a lot of low budget films on Amazon Prime

This short film is very well-made. I see elements of I Am Legend in it, but it's clearly not derivative. It certainly leaves me wanting more!

These films should be at least 1 hour long. Most of us want to relax for an hour watching these films. They're better than Hollywood.

So nowadays an outstanding idea is more magnificent than billion dollar budgets

I've been waiting 6 years for the next one, and ill continue to wait.

Damn more games and movies need to take place anywhere but in the States. It's like a fresh breath of air to see this.

That was AWESOME, except bicycle helmets. I've just started watching different short films here on youtube. I've already seen more than 10 different movies with more than million views, but your was the best one!

WHY ONLY 500K VIEWS!!!! I DEMAND JUSTICE!!!!! XD Great job!!!! Really awesome!!!!! :D

"Hey let's turn ordinary people into vampire-looking rage-killers. What could go wrong?"

Combat tip: (did not see it mentioned, sorry if I missed it) When stacking against cover (the bus in the in begining in this case), make sure the last person in line is watching the flank and not facing the same way as the rest of the team. Really liked. Good job!

this is better than most movies to be honest

"IN A WORLD where humanity has been reduced to running DOS--on MONOCHROME SCREENS..."

This was amazing! Well done and I am looking forward to the next one! Thanks for sharing! The only critique I have is that for these uhm soldiers or ops what ever they are they need to have better mussel awareness... A well trained person in uniform especially knows how to point their weapon and maintain their six when in single file formation etc.

*"Stockholm present day"* Well they got the realism part spot on

This is incredible. As some other comments also say - this is better than a lot of mainstream movies today. Shows you how broken the traditional studio system is. Great to see this independent content. So creative and beautifully executed

now this is how you make sci fi thrillers! just found this(yt reccomended) but will be following carrier of diirector now! got yourself a fan

When you gonna release the next one? That was awesome! Thank you for the entertainment 😊

Absolutely Fantastic! Imagine what you could do with a budget that some hollywood Blockbusters have!

I like their flash light movement. Finally someone gets the all around look above and below. 10/10 ,)

This is fantastic work. Sorry I didn't discover it years ago! Well done!

Some of the best stuff I've seen in a long while. . I liked it ... I liked it a lot. . Can't wait to see another section of this . .

i cant believe the quality of this. better than many full length features.

I love the part where the guy took out the frag grenade and said "you better keep running" man nice job.

WOW! Well done. Great twist and message.

Great remake of the Omega Man..Most are too young to remember that movie...

My god this looks like a million dollar movie

Better than anything big budget in the theatre. Outstanding. Thank you. It made my day.

this needs to be a movie

Better than many blockbusters. Nice balance with the humour.

That was amazing and incredibly well done. Everything from the acting, directing was first class. You did an amazing job and gained a faithful follower!

this reminds of that i am legend scene where he goes in that building to find his dog

This is like Seal Team of the future. Would love to see a full length movie or a series like this.

One of the most thrilling short films I've seen

Everything is near perfect, but the kerning on that "WASP" drives me nuts... *W A SP*