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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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).

Holy shit best CGIs go to this guy

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

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

The Division meets I Am Legend.

wow this looked better than many high budget movies even

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

well that was freaking awesome!

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

Love the color grading of this

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!

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

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

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

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.

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?

It's like a futuristic I Am Legend.

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!

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

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

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

WOW! Well done. Great twist and message.

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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 . .

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

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!

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

I love the ship vehicle thing. Great stuff.

OMG this was such a great short!!!!!! i look forward to more!! Great Job!!

Please make this a movie like if you agree

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

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.

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

Tom clancy's The Division... dark zone?

Omg I need more of this ...pas the 🍿 and 🍺...please make more of this ..im all in

Great short film...thank you very much. Greg Chaney in coastal NC

this is better than most movies to be honest

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

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!

holy shit guys nice work! looking forward to seeing this as a feature

I really appreciate the thought that went into the basic situation and reasoned outcomes. For example: Well equipped, capable soldiers that take counter measures as a matter of course. The Anti Viral shots, the dropping of decoy canisters, the seismic sensor placement... all on a ROUTINE mission. The conflict and resolution are not due to stupid soldiers making a crap ton of mistakes, but due to being simply outmaneuvered by something unexpected. Keep up the solid writing!

THis was so good! OMG please make a full movie!

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

Amazing! And great background music!!

Kudos to the Director and crew! Very realistic and better than most of what Hollywood is puking out these days.

There was couple kind of negative criticism I will give. The first one is the fact that they used L-3 GPNVG-18 ANVIS night vision goggles and then a flash lights. The whole purpose to use night vision goggles is that you can see in almost pitch black darkness without giving out your position. Normally if you use night vision you also use infrared lasers and lights that r invisible for human eye. I understand the fact that these guys will look more "tacticool" with the nvg goggles on and if they would use infrared torches they would need to film those scenes with nvg lens which are super expensive and very hard to find. But as always if you say something negative you should also recommend or suggest something how to make it better. So my suggestion is to change those night vision goggles to full face mask that will look like he would have night vision or thermal imagine capability or probably some science fiction features. Because for people that know how these things work its looking very stupid when you are using nvg with white light (the white light will blind you completely if you use nvg). The second thing is gun sounds, they were not as good as I expected. The sound was like from the LMG that give support fire more than the assault rifle or submachine gun. Not really a big deal but something that would be easy to change in future. Other than that the short movie was that good I would totally pay to see the full movie in the cinema :) The movie have kind of scare parts but it was not like the horror movie. It would have been if the two guys would had gone downstairs to look their dead buddy in kneeling down position, thank god they left him there since I am not big fan of horror movies :D

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

I can watch this over and over. It's quite good.

First-Time Director! This is so good yo

Magnificent work, long time since I see something good like this, hope to see more in time as I loved it!.

I very much want to see more of this story, great job..

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.

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

Awesome! excellent short. The "I am a Legend 2" tthat we were wating for a long time.

Amazing sort. Would love to see an entire movie. Great job

Way better than what Hollywood turns out these days lol