Dead

Pairing a stoner and a ghost cop, Dead showcases the comic talents of Tom Sainsbury and actor/director Hayden J Weal. Weal plays a "wannabe super cop", who after being murdered enlists the help of Dane Marbeck (Sainsbury) to help him stop a serial killer. Marbeck can see and talk to ghosts, thanks to a medication laced with marijuana. Weal and Sainsbury co-wrote the script; Dead marks Weal's second feature as director, following offbeat romantic comedy Chronesthesia (2016). He later recut it into a web series. The cast also includes Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michael Hurst and Tōmairangi Ihaia (Waru).

I need your help. I'm going to hunt the man responsible for my death, and take him down.

– Jayson Tagg (Hayden J Weal), to Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck (Tom Sainsbury)

Key Cast & Crew

Tōmairangi Ihaia

As: Yana

Tammy Williams

Cinematographer

Tom Sainsbury

Writer, As: Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck

Nicole van Heerden

Producer

Hayden J Weal

Director, Writer, Producer, As: Jason Tagg

Kayne Ngātokowhā Peters

As: Xavier