The Ritual

The estranged brothers Darren and Travis drive into the desert, where Travis insists on performing a ritual he claims will reconnect them with their long disappeared father.

Written and directed by: Markus Schroder
Produced by: Alasdair Mitchell
Executive Producers: Markus Schroder and Björn Rühmann
Production Company: Future Lights Productions

Cinematographer: Benjamin Kitchens
Production Design: Andrew Katz
Editor: Charlie Reddie
Colorist: Toby Tomkins
Sound Designer: Andy Humphreys
Title Design: Lucas Borrás
Original Music by: Passion Bel Canon

Production Assistant: Kyle Dunn and Jordan van der Keyl
1st AC: Vito Huizar
2nd AC: Tyson Banks
Gaffer: Jasper Granderath
Sound Mixer: Max Kalmanowicz
Art Director: Soojin Kang
Make-up Artist: Rebecca Abraham
Picture Post by: CHEAT
Editing Facilities provided by: Nomad Editing Company
Sound Post by: 750mph
Original music produced, mixed and arranged by: Dan White
Original music performed by: Lauren Partridge / Will Barter / Jamie Smith as Passion Bel Canon
Additional music and instrumentation by: Dan White
Recorded and engineered at: Pick Pocket Studios, London
Camera provided by: MP Camera
Lenses by: Iguana Digital Cinema
Lighting & Grip by: Express Lighting & Grip Inc.

Very special thanks:
Talia Itzin
Divi Crockett
Michael Humphrey
Meredyth Frattolillo
Anthony Frattolillo
Rinaldo Frattolillo
Chris Totushek
Carlota Santamaria
Case Barden
Victoria Geil
Gretchen Helpenstell

Shot on location in the Mojave Desert, California

©2015 Markus Schroder / Future Lights Productions Ltd

Cast: Markus Schroder

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