“Cruise” by Sam Rudykoff
A telemarketer must convince callers that a “free cruise” giveaway is not a scam, or face death.
We’ve all received scam phone calls, but what about the person making the calls? Cruise is a dark workplace satire about a hapless telemarketer trying mightily to give away a free cruise. If he fails, there will be dire consequences.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
"This is a movie about the feeling of needing a job you don’t even want, which I think most of us have experienced at some point.
It’s often the worst, lowest-paying jobs in which employees are treated as totally expendable, and the only reason people work them at all is because they have no other options. So you get this situation where people are under enormous pressure to perform in jobs that the rest of the world views as completely meaningless. On paper, it’s absurd. In reality, it’s horrific. I tried to capture a little bit of both.”
-Sam Rudykoff
CREDITS
Director / Writer // Sam Rudykoff
Producers // Mark Delottinville / Sam Rudykoff
Cast
Simon Pond / "Mark"
Ray James / "Executioner "
Chad Andrews / "Jake "
Robert Hedge / "Janitor #1"
Alfred Renaud / "Janitor #2"
Director of Photography // Peter John Schnobb
Assistant Camera // Shane Pikelin
Gaffer // Jesse Rocheleau
Key Grip // Dan Luizinho
Sound Operator // Michael Falco
Production Designer // Rebecca Petro
Set Dresser // Luke William Ellis / Luis Correa
Special Effects Key // Jaizen Torres
Special Effects 2nd // Melissa Legrow
Casting Director // Ashley Hallihan
Wardrobe Stylist // Shanon Sidhu
Wardrobe Assistant // Alyssa Stellato
Makeup Artist // Shantelle Canzanese
Production Assistant // Kimberley Brown
Editor // Mark Delottinville
Sound Mixer // Mark Rozeluk
Motion Designer // Matthew Barnett
Composer // Marcel Ramagnano
Poster Designer // Matt Ryan Tobin
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