In a brilliant marketing move before opening night of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Fox has released three short films give us all the goodies leading up to the Dawn. In a nutshell, the films gives us the low down on the Simian Flu and what it does to the human population.
These films were done in cooperation with MOTHERBOARD and are pretty good in filling us in on the ten years leading up to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Check it out!
1.SPREAD OF THE SIMIAN FLU (YEAR ONE)
Amidst a widespread viral outbreak known as the ‘Simian Flu,’ a mother is quarantined after testing positive for the virus, leaving her husband and daughter to fend for themselves. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes presents this moving short film directed by Isaiah Seret in a series inspired by the ten years between The Rise and The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes http://www.dawnofapes.com/.
2. STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE:BEFORE THE DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (YEAR FIVE)
Five years after the Simian Flu all but wiped out humanity, an orphaned teenage girl survives by bartering things she has stolen from dead people’s homes. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes present this short film directed by Daniel Thron in a series inspired by the ten years between The Rise and The Dawn Of The Planet of the Apes http://www.dawnofapes.com/
3. STORY OF THE GUN: BEFORE THE DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (YEAR TEN)
The journey of a shotgun through the hands of several ill-fated owners as the ‘Simian Flu’ ravages the world around them. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes present this ambitious short film directed by “thirtytwo” in a series inspired by the ten years between The Rise and The Dawn Of The Planet of the Apes http://www.dawnofapes.com/
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