Hello! We are the crew of The Opium Poppy!

Josilynn Hradowsky - Writer & Director

Nathan Ferris - Producer

Emma Ciavone - Cinematographer

Gabrielle Jonker - Art Director

Nathaniel Schoon - Sound Engineer

Zachariah Labs - Production Assistant

The Opium Poppy is a drama / thriller short film set in a post-apocalypse, where two survivors must grapple with betrayal and their own humanity after one suffers a crippling injury.

Director's Personal Commentary:

"The basic premise as to why I wrote the script is because I faced a lot of betrayal from people who I thought were my friends, and I was still really trying to grapple with how someone so close to you could be so cruel and leave you in the dust. Even though it was a somewhat brief friendship, they were the people that helped me transition into college and helped me find my community on campus, so it was a really odd dynamic of wanting to be thankful and happy, but also being angry and questioning their intentions from the beginning. The script unintentionally became a reflection of that experience."

We're hoping to raise these funds to help us pay for professional actors, and to help create a visually impressive post-apocalyptic set!