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An ex-slave trader struggles to live a reformed life as a lowly interplanetary cargo hauler. Stranded and broke, he faces his dark past and difficult ethical choices in a desperate attempt to provide a better life for his daughter.
"The Shipment" by Bobby Bala
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Kaiden Katar is a blue-collar, interplanetary transporter forced to land his old broken freighter at a remote spaceport after losing his valuable cargo of alien livestock. Poor and unable to afford the massive repair bill, Kaiden and his young daughter Zohra become stranded on a grimy shipyard inhabited by strange creatures and shady characters. Only wanting to settle down and fulfill Zohra’s
dream of attending school, Kaiden is confronted with a choice that puts the very foundations of his morality to the test.
"The Shipment" Credits:
Kaiden Kaiden Katar ALEKS PAUNOVIC
Zohra Katar ISHANA BALA
Etienne OMARI NEWTON
Rotik ROBERT MAILLET
Mechanic ADRIAN PETRIW
Ship Salesman JACQUES LALONDE
Male Alien Slave GEORGE BOUTROS
Female Alien Slave DELIA TATIANA
Slavekeeper JASON ASUNCION
Female Teacher LEANNE KHOL YOUNG
Kaiden's Wife MALIKA NOORAN KHAN
Female Soldier JENNIFER HUVA
Etienne's Boss BOBBY BALA
Male Teacher BRIAN FRYER
VOICE ACTORS
Zack / Flight Controller / Male Slave ADRIAN PETRIW
Slavekeeper OMARI NEWTON
Mimas Academy / Cantina Girl MANDY RUSHTON
Val Tarwin TRISH ALLEN
CREW
Writer/Director BOBBY BALA
Producers ANA CARRIZALES, ARUN FRYER, DAVID FEUILLATRE
Director of Photography NAIM SUTHERLAND
Editor ELAD TZADOK
VFX Supervisor NICK LUND-ULRICH
Production Designer TANE STANGE
Art Director ROB WARREN
FX Makeup Supervisor SARAH ELIZABETH
Costume Designer ZOHRA SHAHALIMI
Composer CRISPIN HANDS
Sound Designer MIGUEL ARAUJO M.P.S.E
Casting Directors ANA CARRIZALES AND BOBBY BALA
Associate Producers ALEKS PAUNOVIC AND PHIL PLANTA
First Assistant Director JEEVIN JOHAL
Script Supervisor TALIESIN SANFORD
Set Supervisor DAVEN COBURN
Unit Production Manager ANA CARRIZALES
Production Coordinator ARUN FRYER
VFX Supervisors On Set PHIL PLANTA
DAVID FEUILLATRE
FX Assistants CAITRIONA CURRAN
DAVEN COBURN
Sound Mixer & Boom Operator ALEX SHAMKU
Supervising Art Director ANDY AMOROSO
Assistant Art Director ALEX HUEHN
Lead Decorator AGNES DEBINSKA
Set Decorator BRIAN ENG
Set Decorator COLLIN DELAQUIS
Set Assistant RENEE SEIJAS
Art Assistant ASHLEY BRATKIN
Set Construction DAVEN COBURN
Makeup, Hair & MUFX Dept Head SARAH ELIZABETH
Creature FX Artists AMBER FOX
BRENDAN MAINUSCH
JEANNIE SATTERTHWAITE
CLARISSA JORQUERA
KYLA TREMBLAY
AMY-LEIGH POITRAS
JESSICA HUYHN
SARAH THOMPSON
JESSICA HUYHN
Lead Costumer ADAM REINSMA
Stunt Coordinator BRUCE FONTAINE
Camera Operator DAVID TENNISWOOD
Camera First Assistants PETER PLANTA
IAN HOLLIDAY
Camera Second Assistant JULIAN DEWIES
Gaffer COREY JACQUES
POST PRODUCTION
Post Production Supervisor JASON MCKINLAY
Assistant Editor OLIVIA SORLEY
Supervising Sound Editor MIGUEL ARAUJO M.P.S.E.
Sound Designer HUMBERTO CORTE
Colourist JAMES CHASE
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@bobbybala3321 3 года назад

Honored to have ‘The Shipment’ screening on Dust. I’m the writer/director and I’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have. I hope you enjoy it :)

@FreeFallingAir 3 года назад

Great work!

@serj1001 3 года назад

to be continued?

@tacticolidiocy 3 года назад

Amazing work!

@bobbybala3321 3 года назад

@Dies Irea Thank you!

@jerogiman 3 года назад

Please add subtitles. Not everyone born with perfect hearing.

@chrisbesu817 2 года назад

These short clips are a million times better than anything hollywood has come up with in a long time!

@Porshadoxus 2 года назад

DUST Shorts always hit the sci-fi or fantasy button, but very few hit the human-condition button. This one has done so better than any other to date. Well done.

@JoseAlonsoCardenas 2 года назад

Man ! When you’re half way in and remind yourself it’s only a short 😭. I would love to see these shorts become series in the future.

@arunfryer2200 2 года назад

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

@joseluisperez4015 2 года назад

I know right they should,THANK'S COMMENT FROM CHICAGO...

@woodie62 Год назад

I would, as well!!! This could easily be an expanded adventure!

@aspersiondetergent5673 3 месяца назад

I read this halfway through 15:21

@lloydrobert6182 3 года назад

The first few seconds into the film and I was like 'man, that ship's detailing is a work of love!' And everything after that, too. This marvelous piece of art is evidence of a tremendous effort, and the team deserve a huge stage! The world is waiting for such treasures!

@albertchehade9916 3 года назад

No! It was a real spaceship....right?

@lloydrobert6182 3 года назад

@@albertchehade9916 Of course it was!!! With all those expensive repairs it had to be!

@albertchehade9916 3 года назад

@@lloydrobert6182 😁 😂 😃 😄 😅

@antoniovillela9607 3 года назад

Wow quality SciFi is still.out there. Thanks for the share.

@bobwoods5017 3 года назад

The beginning made me sleepy.... Hope it gets better....

@eldertoys1409 3 года назад

This type of shorts shows that the most important thing in a film of any genre is the story and the human component. The sci fi setting is very well done, but in the end it is the motivations of the characters and their depth that bring any setting to life, be it sci fi or fantasy. A pleasant surprise that reminded me of the Firefly/Serenity style with the Cowboy Bebop sensibility. It deserves to be expanded to a series.

@Wardred101videos Год назад

I 100% agree. Also, as a Father, I see that as a happy ending considering the circumstances.

@Tsotha Год назад

those were the same reference points I thought of - the Firefly/Serenity verse without the space western stuff plus the weirder aliens from the Mos Eisley Cantina or Jabba's palace, the society we see at the end is straight out of Dune too

@gregoriogarcia3085 2 года назад

Well, that's a movie that in half an hour delivers character building, character growth and world building, all in a satisfying manner. Hats off.

@jagc1969 2 года назад

There are a lot of mainstream movies that do not have the good quality of this wonderful short film. Come on , it cannot finish this way. We want a sequel, please.

@DynamicSeq Год назад

But that's the hard part...Come up with a short little exciting story is easy.. now come up with 2 hrs and still keep it entertaining is super hard...

@donkenmuir9504 5 месяцев назад

Well done. Good film worth watching. I liked it

@lbplbp1 3 года назад

"I don't care about any of that. I don't want you to be alone." That line really got me. This was really fantastic.

@quitlife9279 3 года назад

Well he won't be alone, he'll at least have Rotik for company, i'm sure he'll make new friends too.

@Rayq007 3 года назад

That's the part I thought he was going to say "I won't be alone, I'll be with your Mother. To me it was a death sentence

@DavidKnowles0 2 года назад

@@quitlife9279 I like to think he at least got a lower sentence for cooperating.

@DavidKnowles0 9 дней назад

Through his lower sentence could simply be the authorities not telling the academy where the money came from and seizing the funds.

@GERRYMALONEY47 3 года назад

The dust movies never cease to amaze me they are so much better done than the Blockbuster Hollywood movies and they have heart which is missing from almost all mainstream movies

@shadetree4679 3 года назад

I agree so far everything ive seen has been pretty amazing and high quality. Hollywood should take notes.

@dtvjho 2 года назад

@@shadetree4679 We need a new Hollywood. The existing studios have all been bought out and now are part of huge corporations. It's all about the money and politics for them, as they milk the customer in TV, Cable and streaming fees. The studios have a problem, and it's their product. Too often it's junk.

@williammunny9916 2 года назад

*_Isaiah 53.3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family..._

@LTPottenger 2 года назад

They just show us political bs and sequels today no creativity

@sarcomakaposi2054 2 года назад

This thing was a test for my empathy. I'm usually the rough type, but to watch those alien species being traded, transported and treated with cruelty proved enough for me. The concept transcends, no matter the race or species.

@Nailnuke 4 месяца назад

So many shorts seem to have no path, no understandable ending. This is different, old school with a begining, middle and end. This could be the future of our history where nothings changed except our technology. Thanks for a thought provoking work.

@swedneck9054 3 года назад

I mean, I love Dust. But this, this was so, so far beyond anything else I have seen here. As someone that has read sci fi since the early 80s, this was AWESOME.

@todw5508 3 года назад

I mean, like, do you really mean?

@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934 3 года назад

@@todw5508 lol actually it’s worth the praise

@That80sGuy1972 3 года назад

As a science fiction fan since I was a child (pre-80s and after) and an avid reader around the same time, I can relate and so totally agree.

@todw5508 3 года назад

@wolfen244 😂😂 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@vinceypma8962 2 года назад

Replace the alien with the mutant and this film is a 'Warhammer 40,000' story.

@chriscooper654 3 года назад

Beautifully understated, a great example of "show, don't tell".

@jimparr01Utube 3 года назад

The show - don't tell describes this "story"? very well. Is this the future of Sci-Fi? Hope not. Great movie with no stoppie.

@CitroenDS23 2 года назад

I want to know what he did to get the mother to run away with him.

@kokoleka808 2 года назад

The 2021 Academy Award for Best Picture nominees could learn a thing or too from this short film.

@evanpowers1795 2 года назад

@@CitroenDS23 Due to his strong reaction to the snake on photo of his wife, I'd say they are hinting that his addiction drove them apart. Or they were both junkies and it killed her.

@brendaherzog1453 Год назад

Giving up his future, the rest of his life for his daughter...the ultimate sacrifice. A truly well told story compressed into an easy to follow, scene to scene affectionate nod to trope and still surprise. I loved it, man!

@HansKarlsson1971 2 года назад

This is way better then much of the Sci-Fi you would see being "pushed" out to Netflix, Amazon Prime e.t.c . Really great work all way trough!

@VladIDrago 2 года назад

Star Wars clone... .

@Wub892 2 года назад

definitely not better than any of those. this episode was bad.

@leroyrussell8766 2 года назад

@@Wub892 As a man, it was just depressing.

@jeremiahk5335 2 года назад

@@leroyrussell8766 As a Father it was exactly what I would have done for my kid.

@Hellsong89 2 года назад

@@VladIDrago Similar universe backwater space with issue those tend to have, but while it has definitely taken some things from Star wars, i do find it has great balance between obvious inspiration and original work. Definitely something i could watch more of. Given its budget and mix of CGI mixed with costume/character design this was pretty damn good film.

@arwanrhys5186 3 года назад

People of Dust, pray continue locating and featuring such talented directors and artists. excellent job, all of you. Cheers

@todw5508 3 года назад

Well, it would be nice if we could actually see who these talented directors and artists were - YouToob obscures the credits roll to advertise upcoming films.

@Mathadar 3 года назад

@@todw5508 It in the description.

@aliensource884 3 года назад

@RetiredSubmariner.and.VanLifer 3 года назад

As a Father I understand the DEEP LOVE that he has for his Daughter, and that he will do ANYTHING to ensure her Safety and Happiness. VERY WELL DONE. Moved me to tears.

@spookyspacekook5426 3 года назад

As one father to another...you are so right.

@reginaldbull4922 3 года назад

I agree 100 percent. 👍

@3s-sahajselfstudy 3 года назад

A great respect to that father 🙏🏻

@macrumpton 3 года назад

He will do anything to make sure his daughter can go to the posh school, even if it means helping enslave hundreds of sentient beings? Not too admirable IMO.

@RetiredSubmariner.and.VanLifer 3 года назад

@@macrumpton I saw it as he wanted to be caught, so his daughter could have a better life and he could ensure that all those slaves were freed as well, maybe I was reading into the story, but that is how I saw it based on his non-verbal communication, ie, his eyes, his actions, etc. I could be wrong with my assessment. Anyway thanks for your feedback.

@c.b.r.2894 2 года назад

A well written script. As a writer myself this script was "Crafted" in the best sense of the word. Congrats to Bala.

@grene1955 2 года назад

Holy crap...amazing! The lead actor, Aleks Paunovic was truly awesome! Yes, the effects were fantastic, but the story and the acting made it great!

@slotvalleyracing Месяц назад

He plays a pretty mean base as well!!!

@ToddHofer 3 года назад

One of the best flicks I've seen on this channel. I'd pay money for a ticket PLUS popcorn and a drink to see this in a theatre with a fully fleshed out plot with these same characters and actors. Awesome. Absolutely AWESOME!

@garywheeler7039 2 года назад

I dunno, the prices of popcorn and a drink in a megaplex are terrible!

@ToddHofer 2 года назад

@@garywheeler7039 I think with this flick it would be worth it. Finally an original idea after years of rehashing and re-boots.

@daljitgill8754 3 года назад

Awesome short movie.Sad ending but right decision was made by dad and it brought tears in my eyes .Acting of daughter is just sooo great and real.Thank you Dust for bringing this great film and thank you Bobby for making this beautiful movie.

@aramilalpha1 2 года назад

....so Slavery good then? Because the right decision would have been to simply not be a slaver.

@danielscott4514 2 года назад

@@aramilalpha1 It's implied that the father in this piece tipped the authorities off - after making sure he'd been paid half the money for the transport. So he got money for his daughter's education and freed the slaves - at the expense of 20 years of his own life.

@gidmichigan1765 2 года назад

@@aramilalpha1 it’s hard to choose when you’re on the verge on being homeless with no money and no food. The reality is that people will always choose survival over morals.

@LrdDragoon 2 года назад

Plot twist...the father alerted the authorities, sacrificing himself to give his daughter a life.

@joshuaescalante1791 Год назад

Father’s sacrifice for his child, priceless and ageless.

@justjohnny05 3 года назад

felt like a real movie with the quality of a star wars movie but with a story you care about

@michaelschmidt3518 3 года назад

Desperate choices and the greater good, that was outstanding.

@leroyj3627 2 года назад

OMG, almost gave me chills! It's one of those "what would YOU do if faced with a situation like that!"

@brucwayn6403 Год назад

These short films are better than 90% of wtfe hollywood puts put Thank you

@samsmusichub Год назад

Ayo this is really good. He did the right thing in the end and I think that's cool! I was heartbroken he couldn't even give his daughter a real hug at the end!

@ivespocock7193 3 года назад

This movie is probably the best sci-fi short I have ever seen. The level of detail is simply amazing.

@arnoldsherrill6305 3 года назад

This film for me was the equivalent 2 finding a diamond in a massive pile of coal from a filmmaking standpoint period, it was an honor to actually watch this. I want to extend a thank you to the cast and crew, director and of course dust, for bringing this world to life for so many of us

@pedrocabrera2321 2 года назад

This half hour watching The Shipment is worth a lot more than most of the SF films I've seen.👏👏👏👏

@jasononu4809 Год назад

I 100% agree man👍👍

@carlgoogle2869 2 года назад

Finally, a Sci-Fi short that doesn't end with a senseless nonsense.

@jobethk588 2 года назад

The slave scenes reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Enemy Mine. They reminded me of when Samis was impressed into servitude.

@smith5796 2 года назад

Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jnr were fantastic in this movie.

@julianrencock 2 года назад

That was truly a great one, a favorite from my childhood.

@sheilamorton5352 2 года назад

Oh yeah, I love that movie

@tommymcweedface229 2 года назад

I swear I was thinking of that movie 5 minutes before I found this!

@annehaase3380 3 года назад

Promises were kept. Great parents will go to hell and back, to make sure their children have a chance in life. Is their sole purpose in life. Beautiful...

@macrumpton 3 года назад

Actually the real hell was where he was transporting those hundreds of aliens, so he could send his kid to a fancy school.

@annehaase3380 3 года назад

@@macrumpton you did put in account the complete set of details surrounding his hard decision. Is not like he was dancing around at the opportunity. Life is full of incredibly tough decisions and compromise. Although this is fiction, this fecal subject still raises questions. Thanks to the western world's ancestors, slavery was conquered and uprooted. Sadly, not all places followed the example. Slavery is still flourishing in the Middle East and Africa. Blood chilling to think this exists in our world, as we speak.

@obamabinladen6679 3 года назад

@@annehaase3380 "thanks to western world's ancestors", lmao. Who started it in the first place? Who supply middle east and africa the top dollar? Who bombed Libya and Iraq?

@annehaase3380 3 года назад

@@obamabinladen6679 the demon needs to be kept in its sit with a mouth shut. I don't think enough is being done to clear the sandaled garbage in the sands. More effort is crucial, if not, it's best to just let it destroy itself like it wants to. Can't wait to see these places go back to pearl digging and begging, after the oil is drained..

@annehaase3380 3 года назад

@@Stephen-tq1jh take a look at who I was responding to.

@zedster8200 7 месяцев назад

Firefly meets Star Wars. This is well done in my eyes. It feels more like a pilot of a TV series than a short movie, and I'd love to see more of this universe.

@georgequinn721 Год назад

This was an astonishing amount of worldbuilding to pack into half an hour. Bravo!

@comcastjohn 3 года назад

The actor from Vanhelsing, he is a great actor and like him very much. Wish he was in more films!

@ffatmaguvenn 3 года назад

Aleks Paunovic yess , my favorite actor, just found this movie to see him ,such a great actor💙

@dylankerhin8619 3 года назад

He's in freaks

@LeCVSUVL 2 года назад

A great exemple of what being a parent looks like. The sacrifice and hard decisions you are willing to make for the sake and wellbeing of your child even at times if it means disregarding your own. Not a dad myself, but this is how i see this. Great work! :)❤

@fragelius 2 года назад

what a load of bull, this society what is depicted in here is cruel and unjust... tho they might be thinking of themselves the saviors of the slaves... but what I got from this film is that the government doesn't bother to eliminate the slavers, but they go for the low hanging fruit ... int this case father that had 2 options before hims... to carry some slaves.. or have his daughter and himself becoming a slave in this particular situations... im sure we can blame the father for him flying cargo ship and not living on lustrous planet... oh yeah he didnt have money ..... so be rich or fuck you I guess...

@Apryll. 2 года назад

He made damn near a million for transporting slaves, the only sacrifice was of those 200 beings

@LeCVSUVL 2 года назад

@@fragelius that's one way to see it dear (:

@c.j.cleveland7475 2 года назад

@Mark Bauer I hear what you're saying. But, even though the daughter is getting a great life, all she wanted was to be with him. And what kid doesn't want to be with their parents. So I would venture to say that, bottom line, they both lost. From the father's prospective it was damned if you and damned if you don't so, for his daughter's sake, he took a chance on moving this "cargo" and it came back and bit him. At least he got his daughter set up for a better life.

@funbigly 2 года назад

Daughter: I want good food. Also Daughter: No dad! You can't take that shipment. Libtardation 101.

@dobster5819 2 года назад

Fantastic effort to get this 30min gem published. The Actors are extremely well played and your direction is faultless. Thank you.

@Tsotha Год назад

This is really good, I am impressed at how convincing and layered a used future space opera universe this short film realises on a low budget as well as how much character evolution it fits into a 30 min runtime. Wouldn't mind seeing a longer series set in this universe!

@happychappy492 Год назад

agreed this is good and very well done in just the small time frame

@RobMacKendrick 2 года назад

There's a certain Firefly vibe here that's extremely promising. Would like to see lots more of this storyline.

@davidlorang7697 2 года назад

I was hoping Malcolm Reynolds was about to save the day

@sheilamorton5352 2 года назад

Yeah, me too.

@thygrrr 2 года назад

Amazing idea with the thermal imaging on the livestock monitors. Makes them feel so much more alive and warm, giving a direct indication that the cold conditions on the ship are the problem.

@petergianarakos9203 2 года назад

Haven't seen a better film in a long time. Hollywood awaits you and your talented team.

@Grahamwarrellow1 2 года назад

When something pops up on your RU-vid feed and you see it’s over 30 min long you press ‘play’ with some trepidation. I can tell you, I wasn’t expecting this. Totally brilliant in every detail! If I was a movie producer I would snap you up immediately. You and all the crew should be really proud, every one of you. The CGI, the storyline, acting, post production, everything. How on earth did you fund something of this quality? Best wishes for the future.

@qzbnyv Год назад

Strange right. Think of all the 25min and 50min TV shows we watched without hesitation before RU-vid. Now I find myself both hesitating at RU-vid videos of that length and even at highly-recommended mainstream TV shows because staying focused for that long just feels like “a whole thing” that I can’t guarantee I’ll be up for.

@vincentconti-jb3hd 9 месяцев назад

Seriously!!! Your attention span is 30 minutes!!??

@deedee3904 3 года назад

Seen a number of Dust films that I have thought were really good. "The Shipment", however, is fantastic! The story, acting, cinematography, sound track, I could go on and on with just how well done this movie is. Kudos to the entire team!

@DarkSideOfTheBrightSide 3 года назад

Whoever did the special fx, and sound design, are beyond phenomenal. For a short film, this is very well produced.. honestly mind boggling how well this is made. Can you imagine a big studio bankrolling this? This team is amazing.

@markgardner4426 2 года назад

Quality production and feels a lot like the pilot episode of a TV series. Very impressed.

@Tsotha Год назад

yeah I wouldn't mind seeing a series exploring the rest of this universe

@fobbitoperator3620 2 года назад

Without question, other than the series "The Expanse," Dust is leagues above any/all other current sci-fi shows & movies!

@sheinsez 3 года назад

It's great when a film can pull you in and get you invested in the characters so quickly. Excellent job.

@timnorthstar3268 3 года назад

I am, very uncharacteristically, lost for words... Mr. Bala, DUST, this is quite probably one of the very best short films I have EVER seen. Every element mastered and presented quite perfectly. To ALL the people who made this - BRAVO...!!! Exceptional work.

@wherehouse2012 2 года назад

why won't they give us a TV show like Firefly? Star Trek and Star Wars that's all they give us! This was great!

@internet-gangsta2162 2 года назад

30 minute film but It felt like I've been watching for hours,stunning visuals and entertaining story.

@hardlyworkin3603 3 года назад

This must have cost you a pretty penny! It is exceptional. One of the few you wish could go on for 2 hours, not 30 minutes. It must be so exhilarating to see your dream become reality when you have the capital to produce high quality sci-fi. Wouldn't it be amazing if Netflix picked you up for a 10 -12 episode series. With your imagination, the possibilities would be a winner. Sci-fi is a difficult genre to master. You knocked it out of the park. Much success to you in your career.

@bobbybala3321 3 года назад

Thank you. A series would be amazing. The positive response we’ve received so far will definitely help with that goal

@anydaynow01 3 года назад

This was pretty well written, including the "Bond Move" to take out the big guy! Also how the daughter's dream came true, just not the way she wanted it to.

@dragonflystormchaseradvent8233 2 года назад

I love watching Dust flicks. Great characters, storyline, and artistically done.

@johnmoss1498 2 года назад

This is a wonderful story. A father in an impossible situation who manages to retain his humanity and his dignity.

@johncraft6603 3 года назад

WoW! This is why Dust is one of the best channels on YT!!!

@Anu55203 2 года назад

One of the best short films by Dust and keep making such movies. Love from India 🇮🇳.

@WraithlingRavenchild 5 дней назад

The best use of Zack Hemsey's "The way" I have seen yet.

@dwaynecampbell6012 2 года назад

These sci-fi shorts are incredible to say the least. I just started to scratch the surface of Dust and I am already highly impressed. Such creativity.

@atlantic_love 7 месяцев назад

As someone who has grown tired of Simps in the RU-vid comments, did you enjoy the rest of them?

@dwaynecampbell6012 7 месяцев назад

I'm always amazed at the imagination our minds can conjured up. It leaves me with this one unanswered question, where does that come from if everything here by random? Maybe one day this channel can answer it for me.

@dwaynecampbell6012 7 месяцев назад

And for your question, yes I do. Technology allows us to experience more creativity without the Hollywood budget.

@patrickdurham8393 3 года назад

This is the best thing I've ever watched on Dust! The characters, plot and cinematography were better than most stuff coming out of the big studios and that ship was awesome!

@superginrai8036 3 года назад

A wonderful short film. I can tell this was made with a lot of care. It also adheres to the most important tenant of sci-fi film: Story first, special effects second.

@gagalover2k10 2 года назад

If one short can deliver a satisfying story from beginning to end with impressive visuals, music and world building in just over 30 minutes, then the big studios with millions of dollars at their disposal should be able to as well, its time they got over themselves and prioritize good storytelling and character arcs over focusing only on gender, race and sexuality

@brendatajik6150 Год назад

Beautiful...the details, the cast, the writing. Thank you! ❤

3 года назад

One of the best actors I’ve ever seen, that girl are so talent! Awesome film. Thanks!

@shimronnetia 3 года назад

the galaxy transition in to her eye at the beginning was dope

@Robation26 3 месяца назад

What a wonderful wonderful story. The sacrifices good men make for their families and others is something we never talk about enough. 😢

@janetsminten8196 2 месяца назад

Yea... every time you bring up how good fathers are, people always come in and say things like "not all fathers" or "moms are more important". It's really disheartening to see how unappreciated men are.

@ghostsquadme 26 дней назад

He wasn't really a good guy. He tried to reform his life, but still fell back to slave trading. Because of that, even if he saved the lives of those slaves, he caused his daughter even more harm.

@CowboyKenFL 18 дней назад

Whoa! On many levels. The story, the build, the overall universe. All AWESOME!

@thetalkingshrimp5683 3 года назад

I've always loved sci fi films that continue to portray the human struggle of simply trying to make ends meet and the lengths to which we'll go to.

@josephreed1963 3 года назад

I am glad to see something that brings to light the the problems of making decisions and parenting what's best for the child is not always the best for ourselves but the choices that we make we need to live with good or bad

@zenokarlsbach4292 3 года назад

it's only a dream.

@spookyspacekook5426 3 года назад

@@zenokarlsbach4292 We only succeed according to the limits of our dreams...

@intelsimprointelsimpro5399 5 месяцев назад

I gotta say, I'm impressed! Very good actors; one of which, I recognized from Van Helsing. The music in the beginning is great! Not that dead dreadful silence, so knew it wasn't going to be alien chest buster filled. The plot and the CGI/VFX were like dayumnnnn! Everything flowed! Keep up the great work brother! Looking forward to seeing more of your work!😎 👍

@derekwilson7453 2 года назад

For the life of me I cannot get enough of this channel this is my second time watching it and I love it every second of it

@Phillybrarian 3 года назад

Each character is rich, unique, and interesting. Along with the CGI, this made for a very enjoyable viewing experience!

@justm1ke 3 года назад

Absolutely wonderful. The story, the execution, the CG - all are 5-star. I hope to see more of your work, you are one of the brightest starts in the DUST universe.

@sarahem8 2 года назад

And the aliens were practical!

@dlazyace9116 Год назад

Wish this were a series. I love futuristic Sci-fi films like these beside the big Hollywood ones.

@tahu1349 2 года назад

Brilliant, excellent sfx, great acting, great story, great writing, great sets, and great twists.... Something sadly missing frim cinema and modern shows these days

@richardstewart5499 2 года назад

Certainly captures the love between a father and daughter. Well done, Bobby.

@jamesmorgan1063 3 года назад

This story stimulated my entire cerebral cortex. The endpoints of love empathy compassion and redemption will leave an indelible message. Top shelf accolades to all involved in its fruition.

@tomnekuda3818 2 года назад

Ahhh......a lover of complex phrases where a simple word would do....

@jamesmorgan1063 2 года назад

@@tomnekuda3818 A typical troll comment like yours doesn't merit recognition.

@williammunny9916 2 года назад

@tomnekuda3818 2 года назад

@@jamesmorgan1063 You are taken by your own majestic "intellect".........do we kneel on one or two knees?

@jamesmorgan1063 2 года назад

Tom Nekuda, You are taken by your own belief that you are entitled to criticize and judge neutral comments about movies by people you don't know. Do you feel all your victims should embrace your callous insults or should we hide in obscurity?

@supernat1978 2 года назад

Definitely one of the best I've seen. Brought tears to my eyes at the end, didn't know sci-fi could do that. This film is genius.

@yolyrom7233 Год назад

What great writing and directing. I absolutely was fascinated and intrigued by this particular short film. Exquisitely done!

@ronnyjay100 3 года назад

This is nothing short of spectacular! Wonderful story. Great actors. Great characters. Great cinematography. And the visual effects and compositing are astounding! Wonderful music too. I am so impressed and inpired. Bravo!

@NoQuarterX 3 года назад

Heartrendingly beautiful. No superlative praise could do justice. Bravo.

@xenotech1 2 года назад

Fantastic, the best short I have seen. It really drew me the world. I would love to see more of this type of work.

@peterevaroa7967 2 года назад

Absolutely love this..better than many scifis' I have seen just oozing with morals and integrity and the father provided what he promised although breaking a very moralistic promise.

@DD4lyfe 3 года назад

I have watched so many moving DUST movies but this was in a category all by itself. This looked almost Guardian of the Galaxy like. From the music to the performances to the ageing ship. Well done. May this lead to even greater things. Thank You

@sarahem8 2 года назад

And all our aliens were practical!

@ahorsewithnoname773 Год назад

@@sarahem8 I loved the design of the species that was enslaved. Really well done, and the film was fantastic.

@dimadec Год назад

Отличный короткометражный фильм! Персонажи, атмосфера, музыка - всё шикарно! Спасибо, давно не получал такого удовольствия от фантастики.

@lisanidog8178 7 месяцев назад

I’m glad the slaves were released and that big guy dispatched by that worm. In the end the father cared about those people. In the end his daughter’s future was more important than himself. In the end he did prove he was a good man. I worry about what he has to face though and having to leave his daughter. This story had brilliant writing and directing. Every character I could feel them. Tears came to my eyes when he had to leave his daughter. I was glad he didn’t let that big brute dump the cargo. I felt the pain of the daughter. That’s brilliant characterization. As a once hobby writer I know the importance of creating three dimensional characters. Feeling their pain, or happiness, or ethical things, feeling sympathy for those now released slaves and glad they’ll be safe and chain free. The writing, directing, story line touched me in so many ways! The acting was superb. It takes a lot to impress me and man was this is a film that will stay with me for a long time. The characters were so real! I hope he can eventually be released so he can be reunited with his daughter. Now if only my tears would stop flowing I’ll be able to sleep. I’m that touched!

@JohnTLyon 2 года назад

This is one of the best pieces that Dust has ever screened. You, Mr.Bala, are an artist!

@ky1ebetts 2 года назад

I'd say the top 2 best DUST shorts, are easily "The Oceanmaker" and "The Looking Planet" this takes the #3 spot tho!

@JohnTLyon 2 года назад

@@ky1ebetts Agreed! I have these in my permanent collection.

@kingrobert1st 3 года назад

So much more enthraling than that Star Wars crap. Such a sad ending. Such a sad story.

@nealsausen4651 3 года назад

If they ever get funding to continue this story maybe it will come up with a happy ending the father gets released somehow I guess reunited with his daughter on this Idealic Planet or something to that effect you just need to extend the story from this point on work that would be worth doing

@ab9840 3 года назад

@@nealsausen4651 - I do not think there will be any sequel to this story. Hopefully, there will be other stories that involve space and they will be full feature films.

@nealsausen4651 3 года назад

@@ab9840 , OK! I see thanks! But still I can see where they could take the story even further oh well thank you for your reply.

@tampauser6879 2 года назад

Lead actor is brilliant. Spielberg needs to hire him. Where is Hollywood?? Sleeping? (Goes to show that there are brilliant, superbly talented people walking the streets that we'll probably never hear about.)

@bigmoe4712 Год назад

Absolutely awesome! Excellent film. I'm familiar with main actor. He was very good here. Thanks for your contribution to SCI FI !

@CrazyStarN 3 года назад

Emotionally filled a very good sci fi.

@johnhill2495 3 года назад

This universe reminds me of what Star Citizen could become. That would be a great thing. I agree one of the best DUST shorts I have seen.

@gonavygreg5203 2 года назад

That's dead, I thought?

@JacopoSkydweller 2 года назад

@@gonavygreg5203 Definitely not, money is still coming in and it's getting better, slowly. Still some huge blockers though, we'll see if it pans out. Hopefully yes, but I'm not holding my breath.

@gagalover2k10 2 года назад

@@JacopoSkydweller what is Star Citizen? Is it a series in the making?

@dougieroberts7045 Месяц назад

Brilliant. The concept, the camera, the music, the sound effects, the artistic nature, the acting, everything. Inspiring stuff by any standards.

@AKumar528 2 года назад

This was better than almost all big budgeted TV shows I've ever seen

@georgemiller151 3 года назад

Excellent. Special. How rare to have a good storyline.

@funniebunnie4u 3 года назад

Yay! Another amazing "Dust" film... ALWAYS entertaining! Here we gooo》》》》 💜💕💜💕💜

@funniebunnie4u 3 года назад

@@jonathanporter5223 Yeah... I knew that but I couldn't quite get the wording right. Tried to post appreciation for the films that this channel posts from amazing independents... But, I kinda fell short. Lolz... Mostly I just like to poke the algorithms, to help good channels, to get veiws. Thank you tho!

@KTSMORI 3 года назад

@@funniebunnie4u hmmm, a dust endorsed/promoted sounds better.

@KTSMORI 3 года назад

@@jonathanporter5223 what they mean is another dust endorsed and promoted film.

@funniebunnie4u 3 года назад

@@KTSMORI There we go.... Thank you!

@KTSMORI 2 года назад

@@funniebunnie4u you’re welcome

@Alexandria197 2 года назад

Simply amazing. I dream of shorts on DUST becoming full length movies because they are so good!

@bongwart Год назад

Real artwork

@margaretpolanco9552 3 года назад

Absolutely wonderful movie.... So sad about the dad at least he had some conscience.... But ingenious to have a snake like creature. As an addiction really Awsome...