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ZERO SUM

SHORT  |  DRAMA
SYNOPSIS

When a timid college professor is asked to defend the chair of his department against a vicious smear campaign engineered by a disgruntled colleague, he must choose between keeping his job and doing what's right.

Written and Directed by Ryan Lampe


Produced by Hugo Liu


Starring Ronan Arthur, Lena Hart, Mark Rafael, Iris Stone, Katie Austin, Kimberly Iberri

Patrick Archer

Ronan Arthur

Joseph Taylor

Mark Rafael

Celine Rosen

Lena Hart

Ryan Lampe is a San Francisco-based, first-time filmmaker born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. A graduate of Stanford University, Ryan was a college professor of economics in Chicago and the Bay Area before switching careers to pursue his passion for filmmaking. Ryan draws on experiences in academia, as well as a love of 70s and 80s cinema, to inform his stories and characters.

Hugo Liu is a Producer and Director based in the Bay Area. Originally from Hong Kong, he started a career in film working at a camera rental shop, and graduated with a degree in Motion Picture & Television. He has been a director, cinematographer, and producer of award-winning music videos, commercials, and narrative shorts, including two shorts accepted into the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Ryan Lampe is a San Francisco-based, first-time filmmaker born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. A graduate of Stanford University, Ryan was a college professor of economics in Chicago and the Bay Area before switching careers to pursue his passion for filmmaking. Ryan draws on experiences in academia, as well as a love of 70s and 80s cinema, to inform his stories and characters.

Hugo Liu is a Producer and Director based in the Bay Area. Originally from Hong Kong, he started a career in film working at a camera rental shop, and graduated with a degree in Motion Picture & Television. He has been a director, cinematographer, and producer of award-winning music videos, commercials, and narrative shorts, including two shorts accepted into the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

AWARDS & PRESS
AWARDS / PRESS

Executive Producer Jana Sue Memel

Casting by Melissa Sydeman

Line Producer Racquel Calvo-Mendez 

Production Designer  Sean Millis

Art Director Alec Le

Costume Design by Keila Roetman

Director of Photography Sienna Sparks

First Assistant Camera Colin Carnevale

Second Assistant Camera Nadim Karanouh

Production Sound Mixer Alejandro Caprile

Boom Operator Nick Renzetti

Editors Claudia Yu and Chris Gren

Colorist Cynthia Chen

Sound Editor and Mix Sam Gomberg

Music by Jacques Perez Blancher and Paco Perez Blancher

 

First Assistant Director Hugo Liu

Second Assistant Director Kaixin Zhang

 

Produced by Hugo Liu

Written and Directed by Ryan Lampe

CREDITS

Casting by Melissa Sydeman 

Line Producer Racquel Calvo-Mendez

Production Designer Sean Millis

Art Director Alec Le

Costume Design by Keila Roetman

Director of Photography Sienna Sparks

First Assistant Camera Colin Carnevale

Second Assistant Camera Nadim Karanouh

Production Sound Mixer Alejandro Caprile

Boom Operator Nick Renzetti

Editors Claudia Yu and Chris Gren

Colorist Cynthia Chen

Sound Editor and Mix Sam Gomberg

Music by Jacques Perez Blancher & Paco

Perez Blancher

First Assistant Director Hugo Liu

Second Assistant Director Kaixin Zhang

Produced by Hugo Liu

Written and Directed by Ryan Lampe

Executive Producer Jana Sue Memel

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