Featuring Friday the 13th veteran actor Paul Kratka as Paul Sanders, a man who witnesses a nuclear attack on the United States.

What inspired you to make the film Loss of Hope?

It was actually an idea that came from when my friend Jen and I were discussing some ideas for stories or any dialogue she had where we could put an actor or actress in a situation that concerned the end of the world. It was originally to be a monologue only with no other visuals other than the person talking on camera, but as it progressed we decided to make it a film about a man who loses his wife due to a nuclear war. I received the lines and then sent them over to Paul Kratka (who played the lead role in the film) and he worked on it and gave it this Vietnam War aspect, and then I changed some things up to make it more my style which is why I included all of the dark and creepy tones to the story. There is something about the inevitable nuclear war that lingers in our future, although I’d hope that’s not the case, and so I wanted to make a film that touches on that. Because the fact is, that more than likely, one day a nuclear explosion or terrorist attack will happen again just like in the past.

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Loss of Hope is a film that I hope you all will enjoy. Releasing the film online on November 4th, 2008 (Election Day) seemed to be the right choice, both because of the significance of the date, as well as it being the right time to put the film out there to the public. Many film festivals are not accessible to people so therefore hopefully people will starting taking this route to share art with one another. A lot of filmmakers, including myself, do not have a lot of money but make these films because our heart and souls are into the art rather than getting lost in what many people get lost in, which is fame. The film has many social statements about war, both from the past, present and future and I hope you all enjoy the film as much as we enjoyed making it. Thank you for your interest.

Scott Goldberg

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