By FilmInk Staff
As the wonderfully entertaining and enlightening Australian documentary Beyond The Wasteland so amply demonstrated, George Miller’s bravura Mad Max cinematic franchise has inspired fan obsession and dedication like few other movie series. The lone post-apocalyptic road warrior (played first by Mel Gibson and later Tom Hardy) has driven worship across the world, including Germany, where a group of passionate, dedicated and incredibly industrious filmmakers have crafted Hope And Glory: A Mad Max Short Film, an ambitious new work that places the leather-clad anti-hero right in the middle of a new adventure.
Haunted by the past, road warrior Max Rockatansky (Daniel Grave) wanders the wasteland alone. On the search for fuel to stay mobile in his V8 interceptor, he crosses paths with Hope (Inken Paland), who promises an endless amount of gasoline in exchange for her and her daughter’s freedom. But to get it, a dangerous mission has to be accomplished. Besides having to fight barbaric hordes in The Sunken City, Max has to face his own inner demons from the past. The rescue of Hope’s little girl Glory (Lotti Eckle) seems to warm his cold heart again…but the world Max lives in has harsh consequences for every incautious decision.
Created by a group of truly passionate fans led by co-directors Adrian Martin and Erik Van Schoor, and polished to a brilliantly slick and stylish level as showcased in the excellent trailer below, Hope And Glory: A Mad Max Short Film is 95% complete, and the production team is now in pursuit of a little cash to get their labour of love finished. Seeking to draw in the many Mad Max fans from around the world, the crew have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the requisite funds. Let’s get this V8 Interceptor on the highway…
For all information on Hope And Glory: A Mad Max Short Film, head to the official website. Click here for the Kickstarter campaign.
