DEAD WEIGHT SCREENING IN STOUGHTON, WI August 13th, 2014 | 1:20 a.m. | posted by Adam



It's been a while, but we have a new screening this Thursday in Stoughton, WI! Both John and I will be there to intro the film and chat with anyone that wants to talk about movies or burritos, or both.

DEAD WEIGHT AVAILABLE NOW ON DVD AND VOD January 21st, 2014 | 4:38 p.m. | posted by Adam The day has finally come! Dead Weight is now available on DVD and VOD. Check out the following outlets to grab a copy of the DVD or rent the film. Netflix hopefully coming soon.



iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/dead-weight/id781978365



Amazon Instant Video: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CBVWX6A



Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Dead_Weight?id=dY_JuHvD5Cw



And at your local Family Video store.



Thank you to everyone that has been so supportive of us, and helped us to get this far. We are forever grateful.





DEAD WEIGHT NATIONAL RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT January 5th, 2014 | 4:38 p.m. | posted by Adam Things have been relatively quiet over here at DW HQ, but there has been a lot going on behind the scenes, rest assured. John and I are ecstatic to finally reveal some great news. Over the course of 2013 we have been in discussion with Ruthless pictures and Kino Lorber/Horizon movies to secure national distribution for Dead Weight. We could not be more proud of the work we have done and what we've achieved together with our cast and crew, and are very much looking forward to working with Kino Lorber, Ruthless, and Horizon movies to present our film in North America.



Dead Weight will be released nationally on January 21st, 2014. It is available to pre-order now over at Amazon.com (Here - Please go and rate the film if you've seen it!), available to save in your disc queue at Netflix (Here - hopefully streaming coming soon!), and up for ratings at IMDb (Here). The official press release can be seen below. Thank you for your support of our film so far, we can't wait to see what the future brings!





Horizon Movies is proud to announce the DVD release of Dead Weight, a new horror film by Adam Bartlett and John Pata that takes a thrilling new spin on the post-apocalyptic genre, following survivor Charlie Russell (played by Joe Belknap) as he develops a growing thirst for violence on his journey back to safety.

Set to street on January 21, 2014 with a SRP of $26.95, Dead Weight comes to DVD packed with special features including audio commentary with directors Adam Bartlett and John Pata, a second commentary track with actors Joe Belknap and Mary Lindberg, extended scenes, bonus featurettes and outtakes, and the theatrical trailer.



Dead Weight was a winner at film festivals including Best Feature - Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival (2013), Best Fantasy Feature - Fear Fete Film Festival (2013), Best Feature - Madison Horror Film Festival (2013), and nominated for Best Independent Film in the Rondo Awards in 2013.



Dead Weight is a pulse-pounding survival horror movie in which the humans are more terrifying than the zombies. In the wake of an apocalyptic viral outbreak, the undead take over major cities. Charlie Russell (Joe Belknap) treks through the relative safe zone of the wilderness to reunite with his girlfriend, Samantha (Mary Lindberg). As Charlie's journey brings him closer to his destination of Wausau, WI, he must face physical exhaustion, malicious survivors, and perhaps most menacing, his growing thirst for violence.





DEAD WEIGHT ON DIRECTOR'S CUT April 29th, 2013 | 1:07 p.m. | posted by John Back in February, Adam and I spent a morning with the fine folks of Wisconsin Public Television and Radio, recording our episode of Director's Cut (and a great interview for WPR). The time has come for our episode to air, which will premiere this Friday, May 3rd at 10pm CST!



Dead Weight Director's Cut

Friday, May 3rd - 10pm on WPT

Saturday, May 4th - 9pm on The Wisconsin Channel

Thursday, May 9th - 9pm on The Wisconsin Channel

Friday, May 10th - 12am on The Wisconsin Channel

Friday, May 10th - 4am on The Wisconsin Channel

We also have a couple screenings coming up over the next few weeks, including our LONDON premiere! International party time!

May 5th, 2013 - Sci-Fi London - http://www.sci-fi-london.com/festival/2013/programme/feature/dead-weight

May 18th, 2013 - Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival - http://bigbearhorrorfilmfest.com/



Screenings: Feel The Weight (Of A Sale) December 7th, 2012 | 7:53 a.m. | posted by Adam As we enter the final weeks of 2012, we thought we'd end the year with a sale! All Dead Weight merch is on sale until December 31st, so don't delay and head over to the Head Trauma Productions store to snag some deals!

Award Nominations and Wins December 4th, 2012 | 6:59 a.m. | posted by Adam We have been lucky enough to screen in 15 film festivals throughout 2012, and we're very grateful to all those who had a hand in selecting our film and certainly grateful to all those that took the time to check it out. We've even been honored with a few awards and nominations along the way! It's a great feeling to know people enjoyed the film enough to award us with these achievements.

Best Feature - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - Wisconsin

Best Writer - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - Wisconsin

Best Cinematography - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - Wisconsin

Juror Award - Central Wisconsin Film Festival 2012 - Wisconsin

Best Editing - Elvira’s Horror Hunt 2012 - Indiana

Best Feature Nomination - New Orleans Horror Film Festival 2012 - Louisiana

Best Actor Nomination - New Orleans Horror Film Festival 2012 - Louisiana

Best Director Nomination - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - Wisconsin

Best Horror Nomination - Great Lakes Int’l Film Festival 2012 - Pennsylvania John took some time to write up a large blog post detailing our adventures over the past couple months, which can be found here:



Things with the film will be relatively quiet until the new year kicks in. We're submitting to more film festivals all the time and hope to see you throughout early 2013 anywhere we can screen! We've even been honored with a few awards and nominations along the way! It's a great feeling to know people enjoyed the film enough to award us with these achievements.Best Feature - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - WisconsinBest Writer - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - WisconsinBest Cinematography - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - WisconsinJuror Award - Central Wisconsin Film Festival 2012 - WisconsinBest Editing - Elvira’s Horror Hunt 2012 - IndianaBest Feature Nomination - New Orleans Horror Film Festival 2012 - LouisianaBest Actor Nomination - New Orleans Horror Film Festival 2012 - LouisianaBest Director Nomination - Madison Horror Film Festival 2012 - WisconsinBest Horror Nomination - Great Lakes Int’l Film Festival 2012 - Pennsylvania John took some time to write up a large blog post detailing our adventures over the past couple months, which can be found here: Dead Weight blog Things with the film will be relatively quiet until the new year kicks in. We're submitting to more film festivals all the time and hope to see you throughout early 2013 anywhere we can screen!

New Reviews And Interviews! August 18, 2012 | 6:55 p.m. | posted by Adam and John As we continue to travel for Dead Weight the positive reviews keep pouring in! We've updated our About page with a batch of new links containing the most recent coverage, including some great new interviews so check 'em out! Warning: do beware of spoilers in those reviews!



We're always willing to chat with anyone interested in listening to us ramble on about the film, so if you're interested in interviewing us about Dead Weight please get in touch!