Less Than Human

In the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, zombies are cured and exiled to secluded camps. There has been talk about rehabilitating post-zombies back into society. Steve, the journalist reporting on the case, thinks the zombies still pose a threat to society. He ventures into one of these camps to prove to the world that rehabilitation is out the question.

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LESS THAN HUMAN was made by a team of 3rd year Character Animation & CG Art students at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College in Viborg, Denmark. Check out the individual students blogs (links below) to learn more about the talent behind the film!

CREDITS
Steffen Bang Lindholm

Anna Eckhoff Ohrt Nissen

Ditte Marie Ludvigsen

Lasse Steinbeck

Matilde Søltoft

Morten Vestbjerg Bøgelund Lassen

Julie Rebecca Billeskov Astrup

Ida Marie Søndergaard

Additional animation:
Pedro Ivo Carvalho de Araujo Silva
Lasse Rützou Bruntse
Sara Jespersen Holm
Camilla Smidt
Sidonie Vidal
Antoine J.L.L. Lefevre
Dorte Flensted Jensen

Story Consultants:
Line Hoej Hoestrup
Mathilde Garreau

Music composed by Anders “Ormen” Christophersen

[gregpotter]

These zombies are the most human humans I've seen in a while

[nati.]

i love how the camera man thinks totally different from the reporter, and that he thinks that they are literally humans

[_hereforyou_]

I love the line “Are you coming, or what? You’ve got my car keys!” implying that he wouldn’t have come back for his coworker had he had his car keys on him. It just shows how much more humanity Don and Andy have, than the actual unaffected humans.

[masterofthecontinuum]

A story about cured zombies post-outbreak is a really clever idea. I'd love to see more media explore this concept.

[starkiller]

I like how the camera man even has some personality even though he doesn't talk or show his face what so ever.

[peachyrice]

The saddest part is that the news would probably cut out the part where they’re making up at the end and only show the “terrifying meltdown”

[Overlordough]

I love how open to interpretation there relationship is. They could be lovers, they could be friends, they could even be total strangers who found each other after the outbreak, but they love each other in a way that hurts when the other hurts.
Very cool

[gexkster]

Don and Andy show so much real compassion and empathy for eachother. It truly shows that they are truly still human. The reporter did not care that they were, he wanted a good story. Camera man on the other part seems to have a genuine interest in their story. These characters are so beautifully done, i would love to see them fleshed out more, and in a full length film.

[Queen-rsrv]

I love how the camera man didn't run away with the reporter. 😊

[notyourhero]

We gonna talk about the camera man? He is brave af

[cresar]

andy is such a sweetheart, don is broken but still has a good heart and most importantly props to the cameraman decided stay and capture that beautiful moment

[nikolajilic]

i like how realistic the interaction between them is

[therandomtroll]

I like it when the "zombie" came out for the first time and was trying to talk.

[thobaben]

I love how the cameraman is given a voice through his/her choice of focus, even if he/she never says a word. If this were feature length, it would be about the reporter slowly changing his views of the undead.

[backupacount]

These zombies have a better relationship than a lot of humans do

[tiulgxy]

I love how the zombies are so realistic and act more like humans

[floof]

man im clicking thinking this was some kind of horror short film, but i ended up crying

[moneyfu]

The man said he was in the facility for 6 years.
The reporter said the cure was developed 5 years ago.
He was put in the prison for 1 year without the cure.

[oswaldfriedman]

I’ve loved this short for years but it definitely hits different after COVID. The zombies’ wants and emotions really hit home

[pixxeldust]

It’s horrible to see how even when they’re clearly just as human as everyone else, the man was willing to interpret the tiniest negative thing they do as proof they don’t belong in society, even though he likely wouldn’t have minded if they were humans acting like that. It’s even worse to realise that this prejudice is an actual thing right now in the real world being held against real groups of people.