Dirt (Short Film)

Dirt is a woman who lives in a post-apocolypic landscape. A sentient radio she calls "Sir" is her only friend. Serving Sir and doing his bidding has been the only life she has ever known, until two strangers arrive and challenge everything Dirt thought she knew about the world around her.

[@FordPrefict42]

A textbook case of Stockholm Syndrome. Wonderfully done!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

On behalf of our cast and crew, thank you!

[@andrewharding7835]

This is great and hope it goes further. Well done!

[@simonblackwood4672]

Love it What an excellent short movie!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you very much!

[@XcomPanther]

Top notch story, filming and acting. I can easily see this as a much longer film or series. Congrats to the cast and crew!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you so much! It really means a lot and I’ll pass along your kind words to the cast and crew!

[@grimlyfiendish3003]

Creative, beautifully done, I like the actors.... Thank you for sharing your work!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

DELTA X-RAY ONE Thank you for watching!

[@kennydude7971]

I agree I

[@nadeen1111]

this is INCREDIBLE. all around amazing story amd actors

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thanks! Our actors are amazing and I’ll pass along the kind words!

[@Rufusthered186]

I only hope that she made it her mission to hunt down the scum bag on the other end of that transmission to show him just how grateful she was!

[@16nowhereman]

There was an episode similar to this in Star Trek the TV series and also The Twilight Zone back in the 60s. Well done!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

If you’re suggesting I took plot elements from two of my favorite tv shows when I wrote this script, then all I have to say to you is that you’re absolutely right. And thanks for watching our little movie!

[@Maxid1]

Dirt is 500 years old? That would explain the phrase, "old as dirt"...

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

LOL Where were you when I was writing this? But no, Dirt is just confused. She was a little girl when her father was telling her a story about the invasion right before he died. Over the years, Sir convinced her that the war happened recently. Anyway, thanks for watching!

[@alphawizard9719]

That was good ! Thanks !

[@ToniSabol]

Great job - and very interesting story!

[@carlosidelone8064]

Excellent story, acting and photography. Most shorts lack a cohesive story, but this was beautifully done, with wonderful emotion.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you so much! We worked really hard on this short and it’s always awesome to hear that someone liked it. Thank you for taking the time to watch our little movie and I’m so happy you are a fan!

[@jeremytravis360]

I loved it, so Sir was a control freak.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Sir is kind of like the ultimate control freak. And a huge jerk too! Thanks for watching, I’m glad you liked it

[@shanemike3070]

Love the M1 the woman had

[@sumerandaccad]

Very good from start to finish. Well acted. Pity so few have seen it

[@lovelife2day]

Excellent story. Very well done.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you!

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

Good story, great location. I really enjoyed your lead, I found her believable. Thank you!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you! And thanks for watching our little movie!

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

Ya keep popping up on my recommended so thought I'd watch it again! Another thing I really like about your work here; you know what your story is about, you the film maker. And you are able to convey that. I'm referring to a comment here that you explain about the voice. Some film makers on here try so hard for an ambiguous ending that I often wonder if they even know their own story. "Dirt" is entertaining as well as enjoyable because of this fact in my opinion. Thanks again!

[@patrioticamerican8355]

Heart breaking

[@mathewscarl]

Awesome video

[@ellewoods8178]

GOOD Film !! .... VERY GOOD 👍👍👍👍 ( was I the only one waiting for the alien 👽/monster 👹 to jump out of the cellar when they opened the doors ? Yeah OK , it was just me uh ? 😲 )

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you! You were not the only one, Dirt was also waiting for something to jump out at the end 😉

[@saltzen961]

Great short !! Original and fresh .

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you!

[@lvlionsfan5492]

This was great! Keep up the good work.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you! And thanks so much for watching!

[@shanemike3070]

Lived in Apache Junction 30 yrs, moved to Albuquerque

[@snoopu2601]

Finally I get to see a good short film out of 5 so far not that the other's didn't try this one had a good script

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Oh cool, what film was it?......... OH! You mean OUR short film! Thanks for watching, we’re glad you enjoyed it!

[@snoopu2601]

@@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916 yes your film is great

[@Michelle-zz7no]

Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Well thank you!

[@kimberlyjones427]

Loved it

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you!

[@Kevinegan1]

I would like to know where to get one of those retro-styled radios like the one used in this video. If you know please leave a reply.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Sure! We found it on Amazon. The one we found was red but our Propmaster Wolfgang (who plays Dirt’s father for a brief moment) distressed it and painted it black. I forget the model. But if you look up retro radios it should come up. Thanks for watching!

[@anthonycamacho6475]

great setup

[@shingabiss]

Very good!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you!

[@Windkisssed]

Excellent concept! Well done in all areas.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you so much! And thanks for watching our little film!

[@pauledmonds7316]

Very Good. Imaginative original story and well acted - Well Done.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you so much!

[@oterra64]

I liked it very well done would love to see the story expanded

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you so much! And there IS a feature length version of the script that hopefully will happen one day

[@littgaia2939]

Impressive!

[@gdjgcs]

adoro esses filmes.

[@fiducialpoint1]

Love the Gerand

[@thatsmrharley2u2]

Garand

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

5:34 This is like the Brotherhood of Steel vs. a wasteland scavenger!!!!!

[@jessgatt5441]

Hey, lady, the gun requires ammunition. So far I see none.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Future guns require no physical ammunition. It’s optional

[@marinnafreund5372]

This is Soo Good

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you!

[@deadhorse1391]

M1 Garand still soldiering !😊

[@heavenlyrealm1699]

A+

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thanks! But where we you when I presented this project to my teachers at film school?

[@elizabethdevries8028]

Well done!!!!!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you! We worked really hard on this little movie!

[@usagiynami9937]

All good. Acting is exceptional.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you! I was very lucky to work with such an amazing cast!

[@reme001]

Really good.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Really appreciated! Thank you!

[@shameekawhite417]

Nice

[@CinemaJacket]

Wanted to drop in a show love. Saw a good chunk of my short films views were coming off the recommnded feed of your short film. Where did you shoot this? You have some awesome set pieces in here.

[@deadmule2948]

And yet another twist on 'The Cave' by Plato, if I remember correctly college was a long time ago. Not bad though.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thanks?

[@deadmule2948]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZXPnqaLgdWaoKs www.lclitlab.net/american-literature/fourth-quarter/1st-quarter-resources/seven-basic-plots-student.pdf You're Welcome.

[@johnwayne6501]

I want to see more! Start from the begining too....

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you so much! But start from the beginning? Okay. First there was the “Big Bang” and the universe started to expand...

[@johnwayne6501]

lol...ok....let me restate that.....start when she was 6 yrs old....how she and her father survived....

[@gblake5560]

Super dark scenes are such a tedious ordeal to muddle through And the big fake eyelashes were ridiculous in this scenario

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Hey, just because they’re out surveying a lifeless desert doesn’t mean they gotta slack off on makeup!

[@grampypantsdonovan3188]

very good,subbed

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you! And thanks for watching our movie!

[@ClarenceCreekwater]

So God is a radio !??!! Cool concept.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Well, the radio is an alien. That’s what Alice was explaining when she was talking to Dirt about the war. But the metaphor is there

[@stephenbruce5431]

Beautiful!!! Was this filmed in the Superstition Mountains btw?

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you! Yes it was

[@DerekJordan123]

*DECENT*

[@josephinennasimiyu912]

ɷɷɷ I Haveee Watchedd Thisss Movieee Leakeddd Version Hereee : - t.co/SjZpZXw5gt

[@an_what]

8:20 ah that’s a BB GUN 🤣😂🤣😂👍🏼

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Often Elsewhere Actually the rifle is a real rifle. The other gun is a laser gun, as you can clearly see by the lasers it fires

[@an_what]

Gentlemen Samurai Productions Well BB guns are real guns And where the hell is my laser gun

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Often Elsewhere You have to wait until the future gets here!

[@glass1431]

4:27 that is not the part where you wear bass headphones and turn it up. It kinda scared me

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

I’d put in a warning at the start of the movie, but it’s more fun to scare people

[@HBMR334]

wow...no killings, great!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

HBMR334 Killing a character off would have cost us $1.99 in fake blood so it was out of our budget

[@HBMR334]

i love the friendly ending :) no matter why it is friendly

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

HBMR334 Well thank you, and thanks for watching our movie!

[@rebeccakennedy5205]

Hmmmmm. 👍👍

[@olee_7277]

the one girl with the fake eyelashes broke the film for me

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Well you see, in the future alien war, they not only wiped out our civilization but they also wiped out all of humanity’s eyelashes. Their evil truly knew no bounds

[@shanemike3070]

THATS APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

IT MOST CERTAINLY IS!!! Thank you for watching our little film!

[@paullion3763]

Cool project good acting also you cant keep a good rifle down(wonder where she gets the ammo)

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thank you so much! I’ll pass on your kind words to our actors! Also, Dirt gets her ammo from Walmart. It may be a desolate wasteland but there’s still one store open just a mile or so away from her hut

[@FACup-eu2dt]

Above average all round.

[@Brandonthecameraguy]

What part of arizona is that ?

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

THE FUTURE!!!! But really it’s up in Apache Junction. Near the Superstition Mountains

[@blueandgreenslacks]

I knew this terrain looked familiar I’m from AZ. Big ups.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Sissy Pants Thank you!

[@tommysimmons5266]

Filming in Arizona

[@tietjen666]

Is it a story about the deception inherent in worshipping false idols or a "50 Shades" take on a radio (complete with "sir" and a derogatory submissive name, black militaristic uniforms, Hentai references and a forbidden dungeon!)? I hope it was an alien or psychosis doing the talking. Am I close to the meaning? Fine work on the film- good performances and cinematography. Cheers!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thanks! Our cast and crew were phenomenal. Your take on the events depicted are totally valid and if those are the images and messages you took away from it, who am I to tell you no? The hentai connection is lost on me, but maybe I need to actually watch hentai to understand? Hahaha

[@jamesallenwyattjr.5452]

‘SOBERING”, “APPALLING”, “TRAGIC” are a few descriptions that come readily to mind when watching the short films regarding efforts to depict the trials and tribulations following the day the disaster takes place, i.e. the day the BALOON GOES UP”. It immediately becomes obvious that those who attempt to produce these short videos are lacking in a number of areas and especially those qualities acquired by those who grew up in a rural environment hunting (and fishing and gardening and farming). They apparently have no understanding of the need to move in the shadows either at the side of buildings, at the edge of rows of trees or brush and in the shadows, or better yet, among the trees or underbrush. That rather than ever considering crossing open ground; the only prudent method being to skirt the edge of all open areas. Just as when deer hunting or squirrel hunting, the movement must be deliberately slow, taking a few slow careful steps and then slowly looking about with minimal movement of the head and body. ANY QUICK OR ABRUPT MOVEMENT IS TO BE AVOIDED LIKE THE PLAGUE!, movements ever so slight attracts unwanted attention both by animals and by humans. The mandatory idea is TO SEE AND NOT BE SEEN. No one in their right mind would stop and rest unless concealed and certainly not out in the open!! IN SHORT, THESE VIDEOS DO SERVE AN IMPORTANT AND THUS NEEDED PURPOSE: THAT OF VIVIDLY SHOWING . . . . WHAT NOT TO DO!!! That in and of itself constitutes a great value in and of itself!!u Also, avoid like the plague building for shelter and if you must use them as shelter,, keep watch on the building for an hour or so looking for movements. James Allen Wyatt, Jr., Son of the Gunsmith; Kosciusko, MS H.S. Class o '56; Miss. State Univ. Class of 1961

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Dirt searches for food in the daytime because she has been trained to fear the shadows. Sir has convinced her that monsters come out at night and hide in the dark. Which is why Dirt doesn’t want to go out to check the hatch. Since Sir has a radio for a body, Dirt never properly learned how to hunt. This is also why she tends to get excited about finding canned food, she doesn’t have to hunt. But thanks for your feedback and thank you for watching!

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Also, regarding the shelter, that site was chosen for a very specific reason by Sir. It’s next to an old Halloween monster sound FX machine that was hidden under the doors of the hatch. Sir used the dying automatic monster sounds to convince Dirt that there was actually a creature down there. It’s all part of Sir’s manipulation of Dirt. Plus, having a place she could hide from “the shadows” played right into his manipulation

[@hilaryc3203]

Yes James, you leave the exact same comment on other videos. What a foolish individual you are.

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

Busted!

[@donovanquesenberryiii5063]

Liked it up to the point of, "Leave the gun." LEAVE THE GUN!?! Surveyor chick should have been caped right there. Nice M1 Grand. In good condition, also. How did that happen living years in the wilds? And everyone's clothes were very clean to have been outside for any extended length of time.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Donovan Quesenberry III Well Alice asks Dirt to leave the gun because she’s a crazy woman who’s been living in the desert for a long time. So it would be monumentally stupid to let a stranger come with them carrying a loaded rifle. And in terms of how clean everyone is, the surveyors have only been outside for a little while, notice how fast their ship arrived after Alice called for it. So they shower and wash their clothes fairly often. And Dirt is pretty dirty, we kept adding more and more weathering to her clothes but it was hard to make it show up on camera. Thanks for much for watching!

[@donovanquesenberryiii5063]

Oh, if I was Alice, I would have disarmed the crazy lady. Just wouldn't have been stupid enough to leave an M1 Grand behind in the desert. And you are welcome. Nice flick.

[@waderaney7]

Freaky

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Groovy

[@Patrick77487]

More guns. Need more guns to make more exciting. UGH

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Well then we would have needed more budget

[@Patrick77487]

It's sarcasm. Why do so many sci fi shorts rely on gun battles rather than sticking with ideas, dialogue, or cinematic presence? Gamers like guns and blood, not all of us. I would guess more than 70% of shorts I've viewed contain weapons and killing. Your short would've worked well without weapons.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Oh I agree! But....gun effects are fun! I couldn’t help myself. I had to ask our brilliant FX artist Brian Tooker to give me at least a couple of Sci Fi laser blasts. Too much fun. Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed it!

[@xw591]

I liked the contrast between the two lady surveyors' personalities. A good feminist film. Not great, but very good.

[@thatsclassified7322]

The radio sounds like a 30 year old millennial who plays too many video games and has a self esteem problem. Would work better with a more authoratitve(older) voice or less human, and more robotic voice.

[@thatsclassified7322]

Unconvincing, to say the least. Horribly unconvincing. The radio is too desperate, to convey any sense of control over the situation, let alone itself(too reactive). Acting horrible. Writing even worse. All characters are the same...undifferentiated. The author was influenced by too many video games and not enough literature.

[@xw591]

I liked that aspect of it. Made the story more nuanced.

[@jessgatt5441]

Crapola.

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Thanks for watching!

[@philipjoseph5099]

Awful, acting, dialogue, etc...

[@gentlemensamuraiproduction5916]

Can I put this quote on the poster?