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54 Days is an Australian Sci-Fi thriller feature film written and directed by Tim R. Lea, and produced by Nicholas A. Halls and Ravi Kambhoj. The film is the feature length remake of a short film of the same name and plot, cast and crew, which was made in 2013 for the ‘Western Digital Project Sci Fi’ competition in Sydney, Australia. The World Premiere of 54 Days will be held on the 6th of November 2014 at 30 Dies festival in Andora. The Australian premiere will be on the 16th of the same month at the Sci-Fi festival in Sydney.

Synopsis
54 Days is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where five people are trapped in a nuclear shelter after a biological/nuclear attack. The main characters have to figure out how to survive while food and water start running out.

Cast

 * John Michael Burdon as Anthony
 * Greg Wilken as Dirk
 * Dianna LaGrassa as Elisabeth
 * Michela Carrattini as Michelle
 * Michael Drysdale as Nick

Short length
The short length version of 54 Days was made for the 28 day "WD Project Sci Fi" competition, in October 2013. The filmmakers had to write, film and produce a film of maximum 10 minutes within 28 days, being given only a core theme. Tim R. Lea's team was given the post-apocalyptic theme. The film got into the finals and was award nominated for best script and best editing.

Feature length
After receiving positive feedback for the short length version of 54 Days, the production team decided to remake the story, this time as a feature length film. To finance the project, a crowdfunding campaign was launched on February 2014. The goal was set to $54,000 with a time limit of 54 days. The campaign was successful, raising $54,127. Most of the filming was done during the easter break of 2014. Everything was shot in four locations in Sydney (namely a rooftop penthouse, an apartments fire escape, a carpark and a Church Complex studio). Because of the small number of locations, the film employs a wide range of shooting techniques to remain visually varied.