THE DRIFT - Award Winning UK SCI FI SPACE MOVIE 

Hello all i played Screws in the film. Many thanks for all the positive comments. Really enjoyed making it lots of hard work but was a great part of my life. Tell all yours friends. Thank you once again. Keep on Drifting. Steve x

Even though I did not even grasp the plot, the structure and delivery were superb. Some of the best acting I've ever seen on film. The effects were top notch. The cinematography is breathtaking. Just don't miss a frame!

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I cannot imagine working in space with some of the casually careless people I work with here on earth. Ignoring safety precautions and only doing maintenance when absolutely needed. And that is just the business owners. The staff is exactly the same. I bet a lot of those ships that ho missing in in scfi movies were the result of people like some of this crew.

That was a down right amazing movie for a low budget flick. Amazing acting and special effects

Considering it was made on a low budget I absolutely loved the film, left me wanting to see more.

Just found this in 2024. Well done everyone involved with this film..! ..Better than many many B movies Sci Fi I've seen.. Congratulations.

WELL DONE!!! And all for $7500, fantastic.

I'm a retired professional film critic and filmmaker. Those people whining about this film either just haven't seen enough movies or they have no idea what they're talking about. This is one of the best low-budget Sci-Fi movies I've seen in decades. For its type, every penny raised is on the screen. The production values are high; the film is well paced, seriously acted and directed. No one 'walks' through their part or looks self-conscience that they are in a film with a tiny budget. The editing is good and adds to the pace. The action sequences are handled well and the director should be proud of his work and those of his team in front of, and behind, the camera. Believe you me, after you've spent a large chunk of your life looking at dud films it is always refreshing and gratifying to come across a decently made film. And extra points for not even trying to compete with the appalling dross that spews out of Hollywood. The concept of English language sub-titles for the US market is ludicrous. Americans just have to get used to the sad fact that they make very few good movies. The rest of the world makes movies too. FACT: Australia was making feature-length films when 'Hollywood' was dried up farming land, so too England and Europe. If they don't understand the English language that's not the fault of filmmakers. We sometimes have problems keeping up with deep southern 'drawl' in US films. Do we whinge about it, no. One of the reasons I retired from my job was the paucity of good films to write about. This film, happily, is an exception. I'd like to see more from this director. Cheers, BH.

Well I thought it was excellent and the shaky cam worked really well in this case, building up the tension and feeling of 'movement'. The sets were great, they'd put a ton of time into them. And another thing that impressed me was how naturalistic the dialogue sounded, I've seen many independent films where it sounds like they're reading from cue cards. Kudos to the actors! Chris.

I LOVE this movie in every way..."harpooned" from beginning to the end :)

A remarkably entertaining film. I am astounded by the fact that the total budget was only $7500, I have done multiple combat animations for our product marketing, some as long as 12 minutes, and they all cost no less than $25,000, normally more. Very intelligent use of everyday props and items. Cinematography was a class act. Well done, well done!

Would love to see a 2nd carry on movie. Definitely not a series though... Sci - Fi. Lover. 1000 points for all involved in this making and especially the writing of story line. A real WOW

Very well done. The production was top notch, the acting was not bad and the story even held my attention for the entire movie. Worth watching.

greetings from 2021!!! what a ride. I couldnt believe it when I read our budget was 7500$, that is a testament to creative genius and a make-do attitude a make-better attitude. everything I was gonna say has already been said, so, my hat is off to all involved!!!! truly wonderful!

Really really impressive. Well done and very entertaining. Watched a second time and liked it even more. Wish there was a Part 2!

i would've been proud to work on this film...fine piece of work, well done. very well done.

Great work, nice use of military surplus, reversible softies, strapping and coveralls etc... The banter reminded me of Dog Soldiers. Brits in space, love it.

This? On a budget of $7,500? No way! You folks deserve any kudos, accolades or pats on the back you are offered. Respect. Big time.

Stumbled across this at the end of a sci-fi movie bender & have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Good job!

Much APPLAUSE for all involved. Loved the writing, the complete lack of clichés, the interaction with the secret mission, etc.. Thank you all for your wonderful efforts, and I pray you will get a chance to make more films in the future. Big Love from Chicago -- thanks for the token American comment someone made, it is so true over here.....

The moment from 2:00 to 6:00 is a nice hommage to the Nostromo (deck, computer booting sequence, crew emerging from hypersleep). The first few notes of the music even sound like James Horner.

As the English might say, "That was banging!" Wide open for Drift II!!!!

Well... That was a nice surprise. From the initial wake up of the ship and crew to the credits, this was an excellent movie. The CGI and special effects, the cast/character development and action were very well done. Two thumbs up. Cheers, Dick from Vancouver.

This was entertaining, and well done. Thank you all for the good watch!

not even 2 minutes into it, and I'm already wishing that my small production company would make something like this for film festivals!

Wow! You are all amazing for producing such a high quality film 👍

Would love to see a sequel to this! ....right from where it leaves off. Thanks for the entertainment!

This film was a community project, with the aim of demonstrating the group's capability of producing a professional-looking feature film on an ultra-low budget. Those involved included professionals, media graduates and local volunteers, some of whom had no previous film-making experience. Everyone involved gave their time for free. Costs were funded by the members of Backyard Productions, assisted by a community grant from the Lincolnshire Co-operative.

I'm so glad to see someone's dreams come true. The risk is high, but the payoff is extraordinarily spiritual. This film was excellent in the making, on such a budget. It shows we all could do things we want if we want it badly enough. It had it all, plot,l theme, .... etc.

Wow .. i cannot believe the budget for this was $7500 .. Money extremely well spent .. i really enjoyed this .. roll on Drift 2 ... hint hint 😂😂

The sound track at the end 1:36:45 hits different 😭; its been 6 years im still in love with this movie

i accept many comments below, however I was kept interested by wanting to know how the STORY would pan out. Not many movies can keep me watching that long. Well done chaps and chapettes.

Plenty of action and horror - even nail-biting.Final scene keeps you guessing. Proper movie no different to more expensive ones. Very good overall.

Very entertaining! Actually had my heart rate going several times! Nice work, thank you!

I'm learning to avoid wasting my time on anything on RU-vid with "Award Winning" in the title.

i'm not only impressed - but i enjoyed it - the story started out with some originality - but it changed into something conventional - that wasn't a problem - it was still compelling enuf for me i felt like a high-budget scifi film to me Vin Hawke also fooled me - i went to IMDb to find out if he really was american even tho i know how good british actors are at assuming american accents now - turns out - he's a brit

What an excellent movie! Sci-fi has been my favorite genre for many years and I've got to say that this blows away the competition. Bravo!

When it ended I said "no" you can't end like that" and it made me think and think and think until I realized, it had to end that way. The journey and the action and the acting was top notch, the pace was fast for there was action plenty of it, and the music really set the stage for your imagination, and the special effects weren't over the top, they were done just right, real enough but not cringe-worthy. I was glued from the get go- what a ride!

1:36:25 The soundtrack at the end of the movie is quite an emotional piece of music. This is what I call leaving the best for last.

I think you guys did great, hats off to you and the whole crew, that took a lot of work to accomplish in so many small spaces.

On less than a hollywood budget amazing work this is my second time watching it worth it :)

Really enjoyed the movie! Heart pumping and spectacular fx. Well done! Hopefully there will be a sequel!

I loved this movie. I'm glad for independent movie makers.

This was very well done. Thanks much for a fantastic post.

Thankful to Everyone Involved ! Most enjoyable movie In Years !

For a budget film I was impressed. Congratulations to the makers and actors.

Not a ten million dollar blockbuster, but a bloody good story anyway. Well done.

WOW cant believe you did such a fantastic job on such a low budget - amazing - looks like it could have a part 2, so put me down for that please!

1 room and take a complete shooting movie. And also wining award. Amazing.

These guys have shown what can be done for £5000. They are an inspiration and could teach Hollywood a thing or two. Better acting, props and special effects/production values than most $100 million 'Blockbusters'. I think if they were able to produce this on actual film rather than digital video(which is very expensive - i am sure i have seen digital video that has been put through a process that mimics film almost 100% for that 'Big Blockbuster' look), and also maybe if they had an extra £20,000 to spend Then this movie would have been a perfect example to put the big budget films to shame. Like i say, for the budget of £5000/$7500 all i can say is wow! You can barely get a brand new car for that now.

This movie makes movies like "Event Horizon" look like extravagant fantasy/horror films by comparison. I consider this actual science fiction, which is so difficult to find these days in cinema. I prefer that my sci-fi not be infected with supernatural elements, fantasy, and plain old comic-book stupidity.

Great movie, also the sound track was beyond belief absolutely awesome

a most impressive production....great collaboration of talents in putting this project together.

That is an amazing £5,000 worth of film. Well done to all involved

That's how a good movie ends. I liked this one very much.

kept me watching and enjoying throughout. Very impressed. Thank you all.

I can see why so many awards. Good plot, and enough realism in the set. I love the opening when the systems become active again. The boot up is well thought out. One thing I have a bit of a curiosity about: It seems to me there'd be a rush by everyone to take a piss. Like right away. When I get up that's the first thing on my mind....er bladder. But like any other difficultly it was no doubt overcome by human ingenuity. We gonna have to figure out the problem of lavatory issues in long haul space flight. All in all these guys with a little more money could be the rivals of any Hollywood comic book production company. Thumbs up.

Kept me hanging on the whole time amazing piece of work

That ship in the beginning looks a lot like the serenity from firefly.

Very respectable for a low budget sci fi film. Was worth watching!

Excellent storyline and secret plot. Had me glued to the screen. Twists and turns all left me in suspense. Not often I watch an entire film from start to finish including the credits. Thank you for posting. **** 4stars

Wish I'd seen this 10 years ago. It's still competitive and relevant today. Had to laugh at the roo bar on front of the Deliverance 😂 But there was plenty of time to save Scarlett! She could have space walked out the hole, and they could have picked her up 😢

Surprisingly well done. I appreciate the fact that people did this for free. Almost unheard of these days. I could not always make out what was being said but I like the British accent - always have :) I am getting tired of the zombie phenomenon, though. Look forward to future productions.

Loved this movie and the special fx!

can't believe that this was made for only $7,500! well written, well directed, acted, music, special effects. better than some higher budgeted shows I've seen.

I would crowdfund this one for better texturing, but...the design work was so fresh I didn't care. Proof that when the story isn't too loaded down with the cliches the big studios insist on, the end product can be well done.

Loving the nod towards Alien. Or at least that's the vibe I got. I enjoy a good Indy flick where the focus is more on story than flashy special effects. Cheers!

At least the artificial gravity worked perfectly.

For a "backyard" film it was amazing. yea I could pick at the plot holes and how I would have written better, but what it comes down to is the fact you made a movie and it was good enough to watch all the way to the end. Keep up the good work !

In deep space, no sunlight, ship running on red night lights and our Pilot is wearing Ray-ban sunglasses?? WTF apart from this a good filum !

👽I'm back watching it again and I still love it👽

Opening credits were great. Kudos on the great shoestring digital work. Ship looks a bit like "Serenity" if you catch my drift. Zombies or not I give it a thumbs up.

This is like those video games that mixed real life actors, real backgrounds + cgi + chroma key . love it

Absolutely excellent, even script always "somebody messing about the deadly accident liability for the mission & crew". British drama excellence, FX used to heighten suspense, military secret kept hidden the fatal flaw of the civilian salvage mission. Agree with others, ending begs for 'Part2' ...so glad BritAwards recognized the excellence in true British acting and drama tradition.

50 minutes in and I'm expecting to see Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred and a blue box in some background shots... nice job, guys!

This was so damn enjoyable, I couldn't buy a decent motorcycle for what they produced this movie on. About $8,000.00 dollars U.S. I believe. Nice work.

Stopped at 23:24 to write this; Navigating through the Drift - AMAZING! I couldn't help but be reminded of TITAN:AE when Cale and Akima were making their way through the Ice Rings of Tigrin. Brilliant!!

I will certainly have my eye out for not only Scales work. But that of Backyard Productions. You have set out and accomplished exactly what you wanted, a Great product! It pulled be in from the begining and kept my attention all the way through! Bravo!

Excellent movie (or should I say film ?) the script was excellent, the whole invisible enemy in the dark thing was a bit "too used" but then the plot took a different twist, well acted, well made, good screenplay, good editing... An excellent job for a community project, well, even if compared with major studio productions. Congratulations

In the first scene the flashlight strapped to his helmet, I got a few of those at harbor freight tools last month, they must be very popular in the future !

I just found this film and really enjoyed it. Always been a sci-fi fan and was pleasantly surprised to see a "down to earth" film. Very well done..Got lost a couple of times in the story but recovered and carried on !! Thanks so much for this.. Excellent..

Enjoyed the film, thanks for the hard work. good to see projects like this

I read the negative comments with a grain of salt, I found it very entertaining, drama, comedy and zombies? I've seen worse on paid TV, it was fun! thank you!

7500$ budget hollywood could learn alot from this film.

Sure, the animatics and CG need quite a bit of work(from time to time the salvage ship looks like it's done the same way as The Last Starfighter), but I've seen worse in theatrical releases. I noticed the costumes and the ladder in the ship looked cheap, but seriously, I am shocked this could be made for $7,500. The big screen TV inside the salvage ship alone would cost $1,000+ and the interiors look pretty good. That's not even mentioning the acting(even though I'm only 20ish minutes in). You guys are amazing.

Absolutely fantastic movie! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Loved the ending! Well done!

26:37 cutting into the hull with an angle grinder. That's going to be a long movie.

I absolutely love this film! The characters are so nicely developed. Johnny Black did an excellent job as captain. The character who plays Travis was beautifully played. Scarlett was my favorite. I even enjoyed Mortimer's character. I thought he did a great job. The story was very engaging and exciting. I felt so bad for the girl who got killed by the starlight crystal how she died in the story. Reggie, Geek, Ace, Screws and Daniel all did a fabulous job. Love it and watch it over and over again!

As a lover of sci-fi this is really good. Would like to see a part 2 10 years later. That was dang good

Why is it that so many British movies appear to have been shot in the bottom of a coal mine using only two candles for lighting, and one or both keep getting blown out?

A really fine movie! Entertaining, and good sci-fi. Nicely done.

This film becomes more intriguing and fluid and expert as it goes on. I love it, I want to volunteer for your production company.

Well. I think you guys did an awesome job on this film. Great story. Fantastic twist. Brilliant. Well done!

For folks who know their Sci-fi they would recognise the Firefly, and a few brit and Auss face from tv but all in a very good flic for B Movie.

Start the new year with sifi. Best wishes to you all. From Vancouver Island.

Okay, so when is the sequel to this being made? I loved it and cant wait to see more in the Driftverse! ;) Seriously tho, dont leave me hanging....

On a $7500.00 budget? This is a truly incredible film. Well done!

Excellent sifi, I wished show films like this on television.

I enjoyed this film very much! Well done! Way better than a lot of the newer mainstream movies lately!