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During a sleepover, four 9-year-old girls obsessed with space embark on a secret mission in their cardboard rocket. When Dad returns home, what will become of their mission?
We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing with the exclusive premiere of "Space Girls" on DUST.
"Space Girls" by Carys Watford
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More About Space Girls:
'Space Girls' is a celebration of the power of imagination, the importance of STEM education and girl power!
I wanted to make a fun adventure film about the wonders of space & the importance of space travel. The innocent wonder of childhood - where playtime feels real, alive & magical - felt like an ideal setting in which to explore these ideas.
I was conscious about wanting the protagonists of the film to be a band of girls. The girls are smart, confident & determined - they are obsessed with science & space & want to study hard to achieve their dreams. Geena Davis’ research has compellingly shown that female characters in kids’ media are often underdeveloped, sidelined or solely there as a plot device. It is important that we promote female agency & science positive goals for the next generation.
Inspired by the adage - “If she can see it, she can be it” - I want ‘Space Girls’ to promote & inspire young girls to dream big & work hard so that they can achieve anything they set their minds to. Even becoming an astronaut & travelling to outer space!
Filmmaker's Links:
Additional Footage courtesy of Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center: eol.jsc.nasa.gov
Additional Footage courtesy of NASA & Hubble Space Telescope: images.nasa.gov; hubblesite.org
End credits by Daniel Lam: / @daniellame
Japanese subtitles provided by Yoshinori OKubo
Portuguese (Brazilian) subtitles provided by Erick Soares Figueiredo
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@LandNfan 5 лет назад

I love this film! I was just like those kids, a die-hard fan of Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, when I got my first space helmet in 1952, at age 6. Now, 67 years later, I would be delighted to play space missions with those little astronauts. I suppose there must be a place for a space great-grandpa. When my oldest, now 44, was 6, I built him a space ship out of old fiber barrels, army surplus parts, and imagination. His space suit got all my old Air Force patches and ribbons, and a helmet made from a plastic outdoor lighting globe with embroidery hoops for the attaching rings.

@allisonjames2923 2 года назад

I bet he remembers his spaceship with love & good memories. Always room for a space grandpa!

@CST1992 2 года назад

Great story! And thank you for your service!

@isaacniloy3194 5 лет назад

Literally, I just saw my own childhood except I lacked many companions. Those dreams haven't died yet. I'm thriving to make those a reality. Best Of luck me.☺🤗

@thawindyking2740 5 лет назад

Whatever dreams you have, be that ones manifested as a child or now as an older kid (as that is all adults are, older kids), I wish you only the brightest of light, grandest of success, and an abundance of peace and happiness! May your dreams guide you to the paradise you seek 🌎🌱

@djinnisequoia 5 лет назад

Best of luck to you!!!

@MrAdryan1603 4 года назад

That's absolutely brilliant! Best of luck!

@darrenmay4818 3 года назад

I will fly with you brother..

@axeguy3856 5 лет назад

Adorable! And that young boy: how did they get him to deliver his lines so beautifully when toddlers can be so unfocused!

@sparkymist 5 лет назад

It’s called candy, toddlers will do anything for that.

@Utubesux 5 лет назад

Couldn't have said it better my friend! If U are A parent,this stuff really hits home...👍

@martinr4884 5 лет назад

That's why it's a "short", 200 hours of filming, 9 minutes and 23 seconds of usable footage! But seriously, how cute was that?! Awesome acting from some rising stars of the future, so down to earth in its realism, and yet so well put together

@Robertahausen 5 лет назад

he's a good boy that's why

@sravanthipriya3838 4 года назад

@@sparkymist London Oollp0lOollp0lupp00 99009o0l

@jeanlc 4 года назад

this is probably the best thing I've watched this year. Well done, everyone. Benji stole the show!

@psammiad 3 года назад

Typical man, grabbing all the attention away from the women! ;)

@joeyboedeker7205 5 лет назад

This is deserving of a sequel. Side note. Would like full construction plans,photos, and schematics of the space ship. (For a friend)

@skorp5677 5 лет назад

Draw them yourself :) Any child could do it

@nonolevieuxcrabe2437 5 лет назад

Skorp You know the saying: « a five years old child can do it, but you can’t always have a five years old child on hand... »

@farisasmith7109 5 лет назад

Mmhm, for "a friend"? LoL😉

@farisasmith7109 5 лет назад

Mmhm, " for a friend"? LoL 😉

@thomaslechner6468 5 лет назад

Perhaps If you cant draw it by yourself you wont be worth it? 😜

@jaypearce6743 5 лет назад

A "like" is not enough credit for this movie. It is clever and uplifting in every way!

@watchdust 5 лет назад

Appreciate the kind words Jay - Carys Watford made a great film here

@skorp5677 5 лет назад

I really appreciate how the one girl enjoys being flight control although she's not going to space. She's fascinated by other tasks then just seeing phenomena with her own eyes. Definitely my favourite! :) All together, awesome film!

@yogainhighgate2729 5 лет назад

Reading that made Emily (my daughter) very happy; thank you for the nice comment. To be honest, it was quite hard for her not going into space.

@skorp5677 5 лет назад

@@yogainhighgate2729 That's great! Emily, thank you for your sacrifice :D You would make a great actress too, so if spaceflight somehow doesn't become a thing, there's quite a crowd of amazed people like me waiting for you! Also say Hi to Bella, Helena Anika and Evan from me :) Hope to meet you in space someday!

@botsagowthami1619 4 года назад

John. JKT

@myusername1385 4 года назад

Skorp hi I’m Helena thank you for you kind comment 3:27 I put my helmet on backwards 😂😂

@carlosio5 4 года назад

@@myusername1385 LOL

@satyamkatiyar4343 5 лет назад

Children's imagination is unimaginable, unlimited. Let them dream. Great work.

@skipperofschool8325 5 лет назад

School and Education Ministry: Allow us to introduce ourselves

@satyamkatiyar4343 5 лет назад

@@skipperofschool8325 truely said, home schooling in initial is far better option, education system is destroying creativity and limiting perspective.

@skipperofschool8325 5 лет назад

@@satyamkatiyar4343 that's exactly what I told my parents, they just went "no" and kept saying school is good and they went through it and so did their parents etc, it's just so stupid in my opinion

@oldegrunt5735 5 лет назад

one of the most powerful forces in the world!

@cpuwrite 5 лет назад

Neoconservative: sorry, we're cutting the budget on that so we can give more tax breaks to the filthy rich.

@Gundesalf 4 года назад

When you wish RU-vid had a "Loved it" reaction instead of just "Like".

@christianhohenstein1422 4 года назад

Totally agree. That was my first thought, too. So nerdy and so childish at the same time. And the fact the little brother was allowed in as a space travel participant.

@DmNetworks 3 года назад

this movie was great for sad, middle aged women, deserves more dislikes

@rickyreed9754 5 лет назад

This is such a cute story. A child's imagination is never bound to just an earthly realm. Sky's the limit and beyond. For those of you who gave this a thumbs down. Shame on you. When did you loose your inner child?

@sebastiansantos1471 4 года назад

There are many things that are not exactly right with this work also It is boring AF...lol

@sebastiansantos1471 4 года назад

Im not exactly sure by now but It looks like there is some hidden pieces of liberal propaganda in this work...

@blogwiser 5 лет назад

This short film is a welcome distraction. No evil or circumstance can halt progress. The only resource we should exploit now is our imagination. Individually always. Collectively inspired. I love Dust short films. Give this one less than ten minutes and I promise you an inspirational tear.

@robertjones7231 5 лет назад

That was sooooo cute!! I loved it. Outer space and children....what's not to love. Way to go, DUST!!!!!

@eddierayvanlynch6133 5 лет назад

Me: I wonder if it's possible to fall in love with a short film. Dust: Here, relive your childhood. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@SunKrux 5 лет назад

Most adorable video ever! Thank you for showing a father who loves and encourages the girls aspirations!

@alanbuldo9493 5 лет назад

That was the most wholesome thing i have seen in months.

@fredflintstone9657 4 года назад

You should have a hundred likes by now....

@newerafilms5175 5 лет назад

That was so adorable. The kids are fantastic actors for their age :)

@watchdust 5 лет назад

They did great - great work by Carys Watford getting such a performance from these kids

@cedubs999 5 лет назад

Wonderful young actors, especially the littlest guy. The best moment was at the very end: children’s creative imagination nurtured by a supportive adult who never lost his own.

@Enyavar1 3 года назад

Astronaut Daddy knows best

@CarneSagrado 2 года назад

We need more parents like that! At best, mine was just MEH. Who knows where I, and the rest of us, could've accomplish more, much and furthermost!

@ThomasTWilliams 5 лет назад

I think is important, not only for children, but also for scientists and engineers to remember, our curiosity, imagination and playfulness is what brings us the greatest results. Everything from placing a telescope into space or mount a satelite on a comet. Such crazy ideas, yet they were not possible have it not been for our persistence to pursue even the wildest dreams.

@sofyminisofymini9475 5 лет назад

Kjju

@rebelndirt8830 5 лет назад

We need to dream like this again!! It's been way too long since we did.

@mishie618 5 лет назад

How ABSOLUTELY sweet and precious.

@watchdust 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching Renee!

@SeanFoyMakesMovies 4 года назад

as someone who had a "spaceship" in his closet as a boy and is now a father to two young daughters, I can definitely appreciate this film! (I've also directed kids, so I can appreciate it on that level as well.) Nice work!

@ConcreteJungleGames 5 лет назад

Well directed considering the main actors are kids.

@louissealexandriarocamora8918 5 лет назад

Air supply

@louissealexandriarocamora8918 5 лет назад

Music air supply

@semperintrepidus16 5 лет назад

Just because the big name actors in Hollywood are bigger and older, they want us to think they're grown up, but they're mostly just kids themselves.

@HebaruSan 5 лет назад

"Spaceflight Participant", I thought she was going to say something mean, but that was quite sweet

@robertmunyard7773 4 года назад

I have never commented on these shorts before but this one is absolutely brilliant,delightful and well constructed and the actors fantastic, well done to everyone.

@audioartisan 5 лет назад

This brought me back. I miss the days of my cardboard Apollo Capsule :)

@bear_82 5 лет назад

this short reminded me so much of the Red & Rover comic, and their cardboard box capsule

@jimvandemoter6961 5 лет назад

Remember, all great things begin with a dream. Never let those among us who want to crush those dreams succeed. Great piece, thank you.

@gop108 4 года назад

Girls unlimitedly beautified by an unlimited ideal ! Bravo for DUST to succeed to make a positive movie that does not end wih the END OF THE WORLD 😉😉😉

@jackr2287 3 года назад

A charming film. I would be curious to see the story of these girls fast forwarded 10-15 years into the future, as they pass through evaluations, and the challenges of actual spaceflight. Well done is in order to the writers of this short.

@ThePyramidone 5 лет назад

That was a very understanding father.

@amaranthall_old_photos1218 5 лет назад

I wish i could have playmates like them when I was younger. . . I'm into astronomy too. . . < 3

@zocc116 5 лет назад

"How the younglings use to be", a historic drama.

@rivkab3525 5 лет назад

Oh really? So tell me, did you build a rocket like that with your friends? Or anything comparable?

@املالمحمود-ف7ص 4 года назад

ابمدض

@966Mako 5 лет назад

This was me 45 years ago, trip down memory lane cheers 🚀

@badseedgirl9411 5 лет назад

Positive message, and a wonderful story. Go STEM!

@dibyaroy3887 5 лет назад

It's too adorable to look at! Also that's so my mom's reaction when I talk about space. 😂

@lalaland962 3 года назад

Absolutely precious! The dad was a good one for encouraging the girls and not putting them down or getting on them about being awake.

@dandelion473 5 лет назад

Omg Benji is so freaking adorable I'm dying skskskskdk

@gupmitallaica681 5 лет назад

Because imagination is important than knowledge. (Albert Einstein)

@appleunboxed919 4 года назад

Imagination is more important than knowledge... I have a poster in my room

@tarynoneillDirector 5 лет назад

"Meaning isn't found in comfort, but in truth..." What a delightful, inspiring short! Will be certain to share on our @Scirens feeds.

@steadfast78 5 лет назад

The future belongs to these dreamers... love this episode so much hope and potential

@MrCaliboy70 5 лет назад

What a pleasant surprise knowing that the imagination is still boundless in the creators minds

@fiberglass101 4 года назад

We were all there once. Till life got in the way. So nice to be reminded. Just beautiful.

@GW28533 4 года назад

Agree

@titotrevi 5 лет назад

What a wonderful film! We need this kind of stories in cinemas.

@SignaBallaminut 5 лет назад

OMG I just died with all this cuteness. I wanna hug that little boy.

@jm309767 5 лет назад

Oh hey look! A 9 minute video that's better than most Hollywood movies of 120 minutes!.

@vascoapolonio2309 5 лет назад

When you re 12, this gets to be pretty REAL !!! Cool movie. Thanks !!!

@troylindley2216 5 лет назад

Alright, this one is definitely going into my list of favorite Dust films. I was about the age of these kids when the Apollo missions were going up. I had a few cardboard box space capsules myself. Brings back memories. Love it!

@Sonofspam64 3 года назад

I can't believe DUST allowed a happy ending on their channel.

@realjoanna 3 года назад

This should be an intro into a full length movie where we see the kids as adults embarking on a real space mission. Drawing on their creativity, they resolve a complex issue that saves humanity.

@PetrieRobert 5 лет назад

First US woman in space? Sally Ride, 1983. First woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova, 1963.

@txbluesguy 5 лет назад

Great film. I love how the parents encouraged their imagination (and even allowed for some bedtime rule bending). The part at the end with the dad is how you encourage girls to grow up to do anything they want to do.

@karenlloyd1705 5 лет назад

What a sweet video. We very often lose that spark that we had as children, but, it's still there deep inside of us

@beckwithtl 4 года назад

Great way to keep with Dust’s sci-fi theme, but depart from the projections of a sci-fi future. I enjoyed this.

@WhiffleWaffles 5 лет назад

A father and father figure encouraging his daughter and her friends. It is so heartwarming.

@terrypowell3571 5 лет назад

Wonderful!!! One of the best shorts I've seen on Dust.

@maxxod1 5 лет назад

Anybody else old enough to remember muppet babies. This so reminds me of that show. Loving the theme here. Just letting kids be kids. Watching them and their imaginations grow is amazing.

@narenvish 5 лет назад

I haven't seen this before, four beautiful heart working on a project and on single dream. Missing my childhood and crushing my present situation.

@d4b 5 лет назад

Thank you for properly close-captioning this so I could actually follow the dialog!

@animistchannel2983 5 лет назад

That's cute, the "sleepover games" of the future if there is to be one. Good directing & editing of kids, too! They were kept "present" collectively in the shots, so it didn't seem isolated or choppy from multiple takes, and the sound carrying over between shots kept the action fluid. That takes some artistry and patience to achieve, and get the best total energy & continuity out of the kids' performances.

@arnoldsherrill6305 5 лет назад

As a member of the generation that grew up during Mercury Gemini and Apollo may I say I have a lump in my throat watching this. I hope that a new generation of youngsters get a chance to experience what we did. To the team that put this short together and dust, you have reason to be proud.

@watchdust 5 лет назад

We hope this film inspires young kids from around the world to dream big and reach past the stars!

@zolatanaffa87 5 лет назад

really nice, the close-ups are magnificent and intense, a real pleasure for the soul, thanks to the sharing and thanks to the director who was able to create this delight

@victorcabanelas 5 лет назад

Now, that was just lovely!!

@badbiker666 3 года назад

This illustrates the great question of life ... why does the fun have to end at bedtime?

@londonspade5896 3 года назад

I got a real "black mirror" vibe throughout this film, I was constantly on edge trying to figure out how this will all turn out to be some infinite purgatory or some other horror, but it was wholesome! Lovely

@michaeldiamond2605 3 года назад

All children should have a dad like that. .

@mardukmalar5866 5 лет назад

That's one of the sweetest and adorable film I've seen, childhood memories. Even a Xenomorph and Predator both would say, "AAAWWWWEEE"

@martynhanson6637 5 лет назад

With regards the Filmakers objectives, you have achieved them , a charming and as Axe Guy succinctly put it, adorable film, great acting from all involved.

@michaelb7197 5 лет назад

Kids are the best, it seems like just yesterday, my children were that small. Bless their hearts.!!

@ayssha8787 5 лет назад

It was so much fun way of giving information about space sciences.a really cute and well planned video indeed

@larrytolemy2621 3 года назад

That's what children should be doing, not locked in cages with adult issues! Those kids were so adorable reminds me of my 5 daughters (decades ago) doing "fashion shows" for me & wife...GREAT MEMORY!

@gailure212 5 лет назад

Best short film yet.😍

@kimchiman1000 2 года назад

I'm surprised to find that this brought tears to my eyes as I contemplated the lost unlimited wonder of childhood, and how in had all but forgotten it. I guess I'm getting old, but I was blessed by this.

@dejoker3376 5 лет назад

Children are so much better actors than adults. This was very good.

@roswell234 5 лет назад

omg this is my favorite short serie in the world!

5 лет назад

This was beautiful.

@zakirreshi6737 5 лет назад

As kid....love cosmology As theoretical student....why did i came here

@brunningtuber 4 года назад

I had a refrigerator box spaceship in my room in the late 1950's... Your was much nicer! Dad was a space engineer so I had a few wheat bulbs and switches. My imagination took me to distant planets every night. The memories all back now after watching this. Wondrous!

@sebastiantdf4352 5 лет назад

Great film, they all have such a cute voice 😊💐💐💐💐 amazing job ladies!

@myusername1385 4 года назад

Sebastian TdF fun fact at 3:27 I put my helmet on backwards

@JoseVGavila 4 года назад

Now, in COVID-19 times, looking further than our planet seems more necessary than ever. Great, inspiring short film

@toniobrienreadywriter1460 5 лет назад

When I was a little girl I dreamed of making a rocket ship out of cardboard boxes....a ship big enough to crawl in and explore the moon, Mars and the stars! Look forward to re - live those childhood memories. 💓✨🌠🔭 Toni O'Brien Ready Writer 📝

@lonespartanz3222 5 лет назад

I allways wanted a brother or sister. You think its hell, but that would be my whole dream, to not be lonely...

@bonnih6931 5 лет назад

Lone Spartanz I had 2 brothers, but Always wanted a sister.

@Skullmonkeys44 4 года назад

sometimes.. you don't need super sci-fi for a short. a cute story is as powerfull as it can be. don't regrets thoses 9 minutes and a half. thanks

@docwhiskey1412 3 года назад

Really cool.... The greatest thing we can teach our children... is how to imagine. Give a kid a toy, and they learn how to play with that toy... but give a kid a box, and you have given them a dragon, a castle, a wild west fort or even a portal to another dimension.

@adnjosemanuel1972 5 лет назад

Wow!!!!!

@bluebutterflywellness2273 3 года назад

The CUTEST, SWEETEST, 'BESTEST' EVER FILM!! 😍😍😍

@fernandochavez4312 5 лет назад

One of the best short films I’ve seen! 👍

@peterbriggs1963 5 лет назад

Amazing, loved it. What a great way to fire up a kids imagination.

@hntersguild6570 5 лет назад

Ok i think we found our live action Brave.

@scottadler 4 года назад

This is truly great! Magnificent! A funny and amusing story, child-like but not childish. And unlike anything else on DUST, it was a complete story with a payoff. And, of course, there wasn't a global apocalypse in sight. Five Stars.

@CarneSagrado 2 года назад

. What a wonderful BUNCH! the ONLY Dust production I accept wholly without any scifi elements but a child's imagination! This is a delightful break from the channel's milieu! 💖💖💖💖 .

@loufher284 5 лет назад

Oh man... Such a great short film. Sometimes the best effect is imagination... WELL DONE!!!

@johncunningham4820 3 года назад

Nothing to say other than , How GORGEOUS !

@engineersboss 5 лет назад

That's 1 of the best DUST

@hidayetkrkkaya7333 4 года назад

Koyu

@hidayetkrkkaya7333 4 года назад

Cobanarkoyunar

@paulmarkert5907 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations! You've created what is now one of my absolute favorite videos on RU-vid! Well Done!

@Centurion101B3C 6 месяцев назад

Lovely! Sweetest of all presentations I have seen so far. Brought me right back to my own fantasies at that age and I'm pushing 70.

@achintaroy7456 3 месяца назад

my little children will love it i want my children to grow up with wisdom, intelligence, true knowledge,positive imagination and determination to make those imaginations a possibility