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The Saturday Paper: Screenwriter Yolanda Ramke Has Now Added Directing To Her List Of Achievements
"It’s an unseasonably cold spring evening in Manhattan and the Tribeca Film Festival theatre is over-capacity for the international...
Jun 6, 20181 min read


Paste: Films by Women - Seven Movies To Watch In May
"For a certain kind of horror purist, Cargo denies the expectations of the genre. It's not an especially scary movie. It is, however, a...
May 27, 20181 min read


The New York Times: What's On TV Friday
"For undead die-hards, the fact that this zombie movie stars Martin Freeman will be reason enough to watch — but those who have found...
May 18, 20181 min read


Birth.Movies.Death: The 'Cargo' Directors Discuss Putting Martin Freeman Through The Wringer
"As a whole, we wanted to keep it as grounded as possible, even from a casting point of view with Martin, who has such a subtle,...
May 18, 20181 min read


Vulture: Which Emo Zombie Movie Is Right for You?
"This weekend, the latest Sad Zombie Movie hits Netflix: Cargo, which stars Martin Freeman as a man roaming the Australian outback with...
May 16, 20181 min read


The New York Times: Comic Performers Play It Dark In Netflix Movies
"Mr. Freeman, the adept comic actor, is always good playing an ordinary joe, and here he portrays one in an extraordinary jam. The movie...
Apr 27, 20181 min read


Screen Australia: 'Cargo'
Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling discuss the experience of directing their first feature.
Apr 25, 20181 min read


Tribeca 2018 Women Directors: Meet Yolanda Ramke
"The advice I would offer other female directors is the same advice I am trying to learn to practice myself, which is just to essentially...
Apr 24, 20181 min read


Deadline: Cargo’s Martin Freeman Talks Baby-Carrying Zombies In Australia’s First Netflix Original
“That was around the time that The Walking Dead was in its zenith, and we were just really interested in dabbling in the zombie genre and...
Apr 20, 20181 min read


Entertainment Weekly: Getty In-Studio Shoot at Tribeca 2018
The Cargo team (clockwise from front right): writer/co-director Yolanda Ramke, co-director Ben Howling, star Martin Freeman, and producer...
Apr 20, 20181 min read


IndieWire: 5 Chilling Horror Movies To See This Summer
"Packed with social commentary on environmentalism and Australia's own fraught history with its Aboriginal community, "Cargo" is a...
Apr 18, 20181 min read


Rolling Stone: 20 Movies We Can't Wait To See At Tribeca 2018
"Like A Quiet Place, Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke's addition to the beware-the-infected subgenre doubles nicely as a parental paranoia...
Apr 17, 20181 min read


Foxtel Arts Screen: Four-Star Review For 'Cargo'
"The subtext of the film is the ruination of the land and its potential renewer in Aboriginal hands. It's remarkably tense and affecting,...
Apr 16, 20181 min read


TimeOut New York: 10 Best Movies At Tribeca Film Festival 2018
"Though limited in quantity, Tribeca’s “Midnight” program is always smartly curated for serious horror fans. Take [Cargo, an] intimate...
Apr 10, 20181 min read


Yolanda Ramke & Danielle Baynes nominated for an Australian Director's Guild Award for 'Cold Hearts'
Nominees for the 2018 ADG Awards were announced today, with co-directors Yolanda Ramke and Danielle Baynes scoring a nomination for Best...
Apr 10, 20181 min read


Film Ink: Precious Cargo
"In the 2013 zombie short Cargo, a man (Andy Rodoreda) bitten by a zombie during an outbreak must find a safe haven for his infant...
Feb 20, 20181 min read


Screen Daily: 10 Netflix Original Movies To Look Out For In 2018
"As first reported in Screen International, Netflix swooped for the worldwide rights to this zombie thriller from the producers of The...
Jan 28, 20181 min read


The Guardian: 10 Australian Films To Watch In 2018
"First-time feature film-makers (and co-directors) Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling extend a clever, viral Tropfest short film into a fully...
Jan 21, 20181 min read


'Cold Hearts' Selected for Flickerfest
Cold Hearts, a short film co-written, co-directed by and co-starring Yolanda Ramke and Danielle Baynes will have it's Australian premiere...
Dec 26, 20171 min read


The Guardian: Four-Star Review For 'Cargo' at the Adelaide Film Festival
"Cargo is a very strong, at times stirring achievement: a zombie film with soul and pathos. The living dead are frightening again, not...
Jul 10, 20171 min read
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