Adrift ~ Short Sci-Fi Film 

Nate is an escort. Escorts are more common in this film because they provide companionship without strings attached. It's easier to pay someone for their time than to really love or care for someone. Also, eyes are used as a metaphor and they are referenced often. I think one of most emotive parts of a human face are the eyes. If emotion became so offensive that people used implants and pills to control them, eyes would be seen as a weakness. Marcy is lost. She *literally* hides her eyes behind circle lenses to further obscure her deep melancholy, which she doesn't really 'feel' anymore anyway. Leah can see that in her sister and is trying to find a way to articulate that to her. While painting, she says to her mother 'I can't get her eyes right.' She paints them closed as a way of expressing this feeling.

Thanks for taking the time to explain these things to me, Jemma. The film is deeper than it seems. You tied a lot of loose ends together. Amazing what subtleties can be put into a 12 minute film.

I think my scriptwriting could have been clearer in explaining these concepts, so thanks for taking the time to engage with my film in a meaningful way. I appreciate it and will take it on-board for future projects :)

Hi Jemma. I do think your script and depiction of the story connecting eyes and emotions is brilliant, very true to "reality". From my perspective I did get it straight away. The ending is very clever and very emotional (eyes filling up here). Nothing wrong with your script ;-). Thank you for creating this and sharing with us.

thank you very much Gerard!

Thanks for your comment, Ron! Loved reading your interpretation of the story - seems like you have great attention to detail.

@@Blonkk Thank you, Jemma. There's a research agency in the US - called DARPA - and in one of their talks, microbiome engineering promises to improve things from immunity and energy, to mood and mental sharpness. Your terrific film is definitely a cautionary tale!

You know when geese fly south they fly in a V formation and one side is longer than the other... Do you know why? Because there are more geese on that side. Sometimes that's all it is. Don't over analyze things.

@@jayhansen9705 🙂

Thank you. Now I understand the film better.

Wow - really blown away by your comment. Thank you so much for engaging with the film.

wow thank you for this comment! we actually used an episode of Black Mirror as a visual reference - 'The Entire History of You' episode from season one. we also used Spike Jonze's 'Her' for inspiration too.

yes i was reminded of Black Mirror, just as good i thought

No, I don’t text nor receive them. I’m old school, if you can’t talk to me face to face then I will ignore you. I also don’t answer people that talk from another room.

David Brogan thanks David

You're welcome. This is excellent work, something to be proud of. It is subtle and lovely and thought provoking.

Yes!

Oooh.

Lester, thanks. I was missing 'something' in this film.

Thank you - I sure hope so!

I haven't actually read Brave New World yet, I did read 'We' by Yevgeny Zamyatin though. It probably is similar to 'soma' though - I'll have to read that book. Thanks for the comment!

Allen Hudgeons thank you very much ☺️

Sheree Wordell aw thanks so much Sheree ☺️

Feel asleep twice in 11 minutes?

It's a good name

Thanks Wayne!

yes I've learned from my mistakes here, I definitely made the story a little too ambiguous towards the end. you live and learn :) thanks for watching!

Soumya Singh you can ask me some questions if you like? :)

Basically, the world is comprised of those that aren't as intellectual but can afford a mind altering implant. I believe the older sister shows how the side effects of the implant is that it truly rewires who you are to become. The older sister knows this will happen to her younger talented sister, and can't prevent it.

we don't know if she can prevent it or not. she never tried to help her younger sister. the parents aren't helping ether. this is a nightmare and to make it worse there is no dialog to explain it.

it is not worth explaining because the writer left out key elements of the story that they expect the viewer to fill in the gaps. then the viewer is supposed to think they really figured something out that is deep. It is a trick that does not work.

This film uses a device often used in film that allows the creators to make the film shorter. Often it is overused and obscures the plot. However, in this film, I found there was enough plot development to get a grasp on the important concepts. I found that the painting shown in the end was excellent in that with parts of the face obscured by shadow, an incomplete face was created that shows Marcy as she is, not augmented but incomplete.

Hmm maybe one day. To be honest, I feel as though I'm "done" with this story if that makes sense. Thanks for your comment.

Best writers' reply to a critics review EVER!!!

I'll add captions

@@Blonkk the captions really helped.

Recommend listening with headphones next time (it's a 5.1 sound mix)

sholemp thank you :)

headphones!

She finally got the eyes right.

Deepforce3000 I researched DBS (deep brain stimulation) implants while writing this film - they are used to treat severe neurological disorders and mental illnesses which is of course fantastic, but it did concern me who else could harness and/or abuse technology like that...

Her younger sister reminds her of what she lost.

@@Blonkk yeah i can see that or could b that she don't want her to know what's she's gotten in to now that i think it better!!

oo sorry it was mixed for a cinema setting. try headphones!

try headphones

I like to keep 'em guessing ;)

the sound was mixed for a cinema setting so it isn't quite as loud as it could be for RU-vid - sorry about that!

Greg E I actually agree with you Greg - the writing let down the film in hindsight (ah the magic of hindsight) I made this film while still in university studying. Since then I’ve learnt a lot about how to better use visual language and scriptwriting to clarify my thoughts & connect with an audience on a more emotional level. Definitely still learning as a writer/director but I completely appreciate your perspective - thanks for the comment!

This is subjective. It may have been difficult for someone (no offense please know I'm not trying to offend you) who may be indoctrinated by the same powers in this movie. It's not necessarily your fault unless you allow the brainwashing and technology dictate your feelings, thoughts and opinions\beliefs. I think this movies deeper meaning was discernable for many, those who see what's happening to society as a whole bc of technology\big tech, big pharma, government\big brother. This is more spiritual than some people can comprehend. Please read the KJV and pay attention to government, what's actually happening and not what big tech and media are pushing. Think about what technology is doing for relationships, human contact and your new lack of ability to critically think. Think, challenge what you thought to be true and stay objective. Technology was to be for our benefit, if we took advantage of it and used it for knowledge, however it's becoming destructive and deceptive. People are just taking whoever's word for it without any thought to why you should believe it or look into it further. They found 60-70% of Americans will share articles based off the headline. This is a major problem bc y'all are being a mouth piece for the establishment, big tech and elites and not even putting it together. We need to stop these people from becoming who controls us. We need to use the technology we have to fight back against this advanced technology and the people behind it .. we can do that by researching and seeking the truth and then exposing the truth regardless if it went against everything we thought we knew. Let's swallow our pride, join hands and fight against the evil powers that be. It's spiritual. It's political. It's scientific. It's about deception and power. It's about compliance. Resist. Do not comply. Educate yourself. Critically think. We need you to wake up. Being woke will kill you. Turn to Yeshua and turn away from your sins, meaning genuinely repent.. so you aren't deceived by the antichrist. It's coming. The mark. The New world order now being called the great reset. One world religion, Pope is joining hands with Islam and Buddhist. Catholics can convert to Islam but Muslims cannot convert to Catholicism in this union. Democrats are joining hands with Satanist to get around pro-life law. They've removed God and disrespect him by allowing Muslims to swear on the Quran instead of the Bible and saying "awoman" instead of Amen. This is being helped and pushed with technology, changing the way we see and think. What we believe and what we won't. What we ignore so we don't have to be uncomfortable knowing the truth. Ignorance is a false sense of security, just like more Big brother control and advanced technology. Do you see it yet? Just know I love you and we need you to wake up and come back to reality.

We do require our girls to be "cute" or else . . .

Not really...

*Australian

I agree, any medication, therapy, or surgery that can treat or abate neurological disorders or mental illness are absolutely critical and necessary for recovery. This film was a take on the idea that if such treatments fell into the hands of private corporations with commercial interests and were sold to the public for 'cosmetic' reasons, what would that look like? Does that make sense? Also, apologies for the sound -- it is a 5.1 cinema mix.

Robert Jansen typed, "The goal of psychoactive medication is to increase control of emotions, which means being able to increase arousal when appropriate as well as decrease it." If that is the goal, no wonder medications treat mental illness so poorly. Visual hallucinations are a good example of something else going wrong than merely the strength of emotions... if they were caused by too strong or too weak emotions, then the rest of humanity would experience visual hallucinations at some point. Are you able to visually hallucinate by altering your emotions? I'm not.

yup, that is what Leah said after she stopped painting. You might want to ask every school shooter, every sing one was on psychotropic drugs, prescribed by a quack..er.. psychiatrist.

Lyndon Eaton haha must’ve been worth the time to write a comment though huh?

oh gosh, I did it again! you found me out. I am so predictably reactionary! Maybe I'm only a biological computer that only blindly reacts to things on a subconscious level. Maybe I have been programed all my life to be nothing more than the programming I have been subjected to. by the way I have written 5 books and if you want to read any of them let me know and I will send them to you free in a file.

Lyndon Eaton lmao, shameless add

totally

so was this comment :)