Through the eyes of a student film crew, we follow producer Rocky Maldini and director Zack Masters, the kings of rock video, as they attempt to make their blockbuster action/adventure/rock opera feature film, Heavy Metal. After a series of disasters, they lose their entire budget and are left with nothing but an angry crew and a disappearing cast. All appears to be lost, but with Rocky on board there's always another brilliant idea waiting just around the corner.

Chris Burnham first hit the stage as an altar boy. He then formed the band Supernaut with his brother Joe, scoring a platinum album for I Like It Both Ways, and later joined The Saints. Chris's short films include The Big Squeeze, Backwash, Mummy and the award-winning The Second Coming. He wrote/directed theatre productions The Beggar's Opera, Sex Lies and Sticky Tape, the rock musical, Sad Songs, Love and Other Jokes, and Ionesco's Macbett. Almost is Chris's first feature film.

Adriana Nunez, with Chris Burnham, set up the production company Divine Madness Films in 2004. Divine Madness is the culmination of a creative partnership that has spanned 10 years during which Adriana produced Chris's short films The Big Squeeze, Backwash, Mummy and the award-winning The Second Coming, and his theatrical productions, The Beggar's Opera, Sex Lies and Sticky Tape, and Macbett. With Almost the team makes its big screen debut.