| Dead Space: Aftermath | |
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| Directed by | Mike Disa |
| Written by | Brandon Auman Mike Disa Chuck Beaver Joe Goyette |
| Based on | Dead Space by Electronic Arts |
| Produced by | Joe Goyette Ellen Goldsmith-Vein |
| Starring | Gwendoline Yeo Christopher Judge Peter Woodward Ricardo Chavira Curt Cornelius |
| Edited by | Steven Fahey |
| Music by | Christopher Tin |
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| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment Manga Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dead Space: Aftermath is a 2011 American adult animated psychological science fiction horror film directed by Mike Disa, written by a team including Brandon Auman, and developed by Starz Media Film Roman and Pumpkin Studio under the supervision of Electronic Arts & Visceral Games. It was released direct-to-video on January 25, the same day as the 2011 survival horror video game Dead Space 2, published by Electronic Arts.
The movie serves as a prequel to Dead Space 2. The story follows the interrogation of four survivors from the USG O'Bannon, who were sent to the remains of the planet Aegis VII to investigate the fate of its colony, discovering a fragment of an artifact called the Marker which triggers an outbreak of reanimated mutated corpses dubbed "Necromorphs".
Film Roman, which had previously collaborated on the production of Dead Space: Downfall, wanted to create a prequel with a narrative based on the Akira Kurosawa film Rashomon, showing the same event from multiple perspectives. To reflect the different narrative timelines, different animation styles were adopted, with Film Roman partnering with multiple South Korean animation studios to head each flashback sequence. Multiple staff members had previously worked on Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic. Reception of the film was mixed, with many criticizing its niche appeal and animation quality.