EDEN | Sci-Fi Short Film (2016) | Brodin Plett

Thousands of years after Earth is able to sustain life again, a young woman lands on the planet's surface alone. She adapts to the unfamiliar planet but yearns for human interaction unsure if she's the first to land or the last.
Directed by:
Brodin Plett | @brodinplett
Cast:
Emma Liegler | @emmaliegler
George Anagnostou | @georgeanagnostou
Lora Overton | @loverton_
Sean Burgos | @seanmburgos
Producers: Wesley Yen & Dru Sansenbach
Cinematographer: Nico Aguilar
Production Design: Corinne DeLouise
Editor: Joe Booroojian
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Awards:
-Motion Picture Sound Editing Golden Reel Awards
- NOMINEE: Best Sound Editing - Student
-Sydney Indie Film Festival
- NOMINEE: Best Science Fiction
- NOMINEE: Best Cinematography
-Top Shorts
- WINNER: Best Student Film
- WINNER: Best Cinematography
-WorldFest Film Festival
- WINNER: Best Student Film
-Paris Art and Movie Awards
- NOMINEE: Best Student Film
- NOMINEE: Best Cinematography

[@Brofain]

If I uploaded more films here what kind of content would you like to see?

[@kingkurok3149]

I think all we want is quality content, if you can keep doing that well it really doesn't matter what those films are about, in fact anything will do, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, anything is good if passion & effort is put into it

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Sci Fi

[@josesalguero8744]

Medieval Fantasy would be cool too :)

[@RobertDeloyd]

I like to see a continuation of Eden! I really loved the film

[@youz123]

probably apocalyptic / zombies

[@samswilly14]

The four seconds that made this, the image of her hand reciprocating the hug, and then the flood of emotions on the face of the other girl. In four seconds or so you’ve shown what it means too be human, well done man well done. I haven’t been hugged in many years..I felt that emotion she had with that hug, how good that must’ve been. That’s how I know this is perfect

[@marsha6892]

God bless you Jesus loves you

[@tenaegage69]

It makes me sad that you haven’t experienced a hug in years

[@moomoo3031]

the kind of hug where you can feel the sadness leaving your body...lovely, thank you

[@gregorytoddsmith9744]

That's what I got too! Put love on someone's neck😊

[@ujsmaster6309]

I've watched hundreds of short movies... I don't know what else to say, I was just so impressed... It's crazy how much was said without a single word...

[@JessicaN555]

I didnt even realize it was lacking dialog till the end! It was so full of emotion and story with very little words. Brilliant!

[@7munkee]

This one left me speechless....like the movie itself. You showed us that you don't need dialog to film emotion. Bravo!

[@zelphx]

No plot necessary, either.

[@rikspring]

@7munkee g.co/kgs/xqBJYT Then you have too watch this one also😉

[@pantherowow77]

There was dialogue..

[@Rhythm911]

The more unique the better.

[@stephenbruce5431]

This is fantastic! Amazing actors. I could feel everything even though there was no dialogue. Beautifully done.

[@m0rianne]

? nothing happened? theres no plot theres no conflict theres no climax there isnt even dialogue? did we see the same thing?

[@jasonchen9443]

I remember watching this a while ago on his website! Really cool how students can organize and direct impressive projects such as this.

[@jacovawernett3077]

The pacing is not slow..It is meditating..I'm iatse 800 assistant editor..

[@goji4468]

Now he works for offlinetv hell yeahhhh

[@rafnavi4500]

Upgraded

[@Th3Snipe]

I think we can all say to watch this movie with all your senses sharpened. A beautiful walk of emotions with downs and ups instead of ups and downs to keep you with a feeling of hope and the meaning of having eachother. Perfect for this time of day when the corona virus strips us from our social behavior. Keep your closest, close to you. It's an important message in important times. Appreciate eachother

[@jdgetcbzhjsjeklas]

I liked this film. It was simple, uncluttered and evocative. I wanted more. Thank you for taking time for that last moment of comforting.

[@B30pt87]

This was so cool. I realized at the end that the only spoken word was 'friend'. Good acting & casting. Outstanding film.

[@ArielCotton]

Got me crying and what not. Lol. This was so beautifully crafted/executed

[@donaldbennett3773]

Message we truly don't know what it's like to be alone until you have lost and to have no family no one to hug kiss or just to say good morning goodbye. Life of another it's precious hold onto it as long as you can. Even after death if you truly love that person they never gone they stay with you always. But they're not there. Just don't hold someone is most precious. As always sending love to all and all yours from Michigan USA. Thanks for making this flick I enjoyed it.

[@gagarinone]

Thanks for sharing your great word with us, the KZbin audience!

[@seecanon5840]

Well done and executed. I felt loneliness, fear, wonder and frustration. Emptiness when she buried the doll.

[@derekedmonds1]

Thank you Brodin! Very powerful story, it felt like so much happened in the short length of the film. Definitely left me wanting more. Hope to see you write/direct more projects in the future.

[@beatrixhiperkarma1500]

Wtf?!!!!

[@The1awake]

what a beautiful film. Made me cry bottles of tears at the end .It's so Cathartic....love

[@JC-uj3zj]

Great job. got teary eyed with the hug at the end. Great short overall. Thank you!

[@katekennedy2320]

This was a great silent . To do all that with no speech says a lot about the film, and your talent. Touché 👏🏼👏🏼

[@HakunaMatata-os1og]

There were four modules launched at the beginning, one sleeper in each, 2 girls, 2 boys, in total, I would imagine. At 14:39 the dark haired girl looks at the animal claw damage on the exterior wall and her hand goes to her belly (2nd time) and it looks like she is pregnant, probably from the 4th explorer that presumably got mauled and killed by the wild animal thing. The connection was his possession, that black plastic light-saber-like looking tool, which the blonde haired girl retrieved from near his corpse. The doll represents children, procreation, a basic drive in humans (and in all living things). Play with dolls, play in general, is practice for the real thing, the practice of situations and unfamiliar emotions. The blond girl looks at the drawing of the couple hugging in her scrapbook, in conjunction with the doll (baby), on some intuitive instinctive level, she understand the connection. There is a lot going on here, without words. Well done.

[@thomasfleig1184]

Figured that out all on your own, did ya?.... Lol. What I figure is, at first, the guy was probably thinking to himself "now that the other guy is dead, I've got his girl, plus this new blonde, all to myself. And, if the baby is a girl, he'll have 3 girls to himself. I'm the luckiest guy in the world". After a few months he'll be thinking "why did the other guy have to die and leave me here alone with two crazy bitches and a screaming baby? I must be the most unlucky guy in the world"..... Lol.

[@katedavis7622]

well explained! :))

[@flyfin108]

did u think where the fur was from that pregnant girl was wearing?

[@richardbidinger2577]

@@thomasfleig1184 Reality sucks.

[@EarlRegent]

so all 3 people we saw are from orbit? Wy doesnt anyone speak?

[@NotAbsolutelySure]

travvy sent us brodin made us stay, fantastic work man jesus, better than most movies out today in terms of quality

[@theresabelvin8754]

^^

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I love the pure cinematic experience with no dialogue or narration. Thanks for sharing.

[@DarkRubberDucky]

I'm legit crying. That was beautiful and sad all at once

[@jacovawernett3077]

Amen from Jacova 11..Gevurah..

[@didactica9326]

I cried at the end, did not expect that. We’ll done 🙌

[@gregorytoddsmith9744]

It was the hug. That Embrace even a stranger can give that makes anything a bit less harsh.

[@stephaniemay7898]

Exquisite. Sharp. Pushed the right buttons without telling me what to feel so that I voluntarily emoted exactly the right thing. And fell in love with all 4 human beings. Well done.

[@danclayberger770]

Nothing is more difficult in acting than trying to portray emotions without words. The actors in this video try and to a degree succeeded.

[@andrewhancock2451]

Nothing?

[@robspencer35]

Beautiful! In all areas...and hardly a word spoken! I predict great things for you Brodin!

[@breakingmoney3077]

Can't end there, so good keep going with it. Maybe starting to talk and some big ending against another clan or predator. So good!

[@kennethgrundmann6697]

I am truly surprised that anyone would say that this wasn't a good filmin my opinion it was excellent you managed to speak volumes without your actors speaking 1 word excellent job I am looking forward to seeing more of your stuff in the future

[@waltervt7582]

I get your point. You’re right. But there was dialogue. There was one word: “friend” which he said to her after dropping the knife.

[@jamesmatthews2966]

I love how you pulled humanity out so everyone could see

[@gamiensrule]

At the end, dude is like "A hug??? Dangit, why didn't i think of that!?"

[@LCee7]

Disco_Latitude lol

[@jerrysstories711]

At last, a DUST short that isn't bogged down with exposition!

[@argslash]

Damn, Brodin! Nice work!!! Another example of how good you are.

[@ritchiepeyton]

Class.

[@MrGamingbrosYT]

Came here from The 1st Annual Gafford Esports Awards!

[@jacovawernett3077]

Amen

[@seraphimgracesantiago-gonz8219]

She appears to be very young This is very symbolic leaving each viewer to their own perception. Perceptions vary Comments are interesting and the title, eden leaves me to believe, as with many post apocalyptic stories that this is representation of a new beginning.

[@wayneg2139]

Exceptional film. Very well done VERY well and beautifully acted by the Stunning Emma Liegler I would literally watch anything if she was in it. Please someone put this extraordinarily talented women in a movie or series. I'm not sure how I feel about the lack any lines (the spoken word) in this film. It works as it is. Somehow just does not ring true that she never speaks. People who are alone do talk to themselves, especially after TWO years alone. That is just basic human nature. The only reason I can think of as to why they would not talk is if the human voice attracts the monster.

[@Doublezz1]

wow brodin awesome ad for the gaffies!

[@Mrjonessekid]

great, like short movies should be: short and with a punch. would love to see a continuation. Great "new" beginning for humanity? My eyes watered a little.

[@SenorToucan]

Turned off the Gaffies to watch this! Nice one Brodin

[@Brofain]

I'm glad your priorities were in order

[@jacovawernett3077]

Amen..from Jacova 11..Gevurah

[@rockydee7499]

why are all these short sci-fi film award winning? Im guessing no one lost during the awards night

[@Kitsune0268]

LOL

[@skyhiker9669]

Rocky Dee 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@sebastiandubois1781]

picking one at random: Byron Bay Film Festival The Only Film Festival endorsed by the Gods of Asgard. Byron Bay Australia. gave out about 100 awards in 2018

[@cqsteve7444]

@@sebastiandubois1781 "Every child player wins a prize"!!

[@nilsnyman6767]

They call it an award if they are picked to be shown at a festival.

[@waltsears]

Really well done. Amazingly affective without dialogue. Thank you. Thank you 😊

[@danielhanawalt4998]

Good film. Would be a good full length movie. Or maybe a series. What happened on earth that made it a lifeless planet? Something like that. Well done.

[@slashusr]

The hug is very articulate. Apparently, after 1,000+ years, humans are not.

[@saintnerdherder3569]

Great job conveying emotion with only a single word, well done!

[@Brofain]

Thanks! It was quite the challenge

[@jacovawernett3077]

Amen from Jacova 11..Gevurah

[@The1awake]

Content like this, that remind us of how precious and delicate our humanity is...:)

[@Lionofthelovinggod1]

Yes nice one Brodin. I can picture this exactly. ❤️

[@drwfair3131]

A lovely little masterpiece!

[@MobileFilmmaking]

This was awesome. Great cinematography, sound design, scoring, story and acting.. Good shit man.

[@Offline-rn9sn]

WE LOVE YOU BRODIN

[@Brofain]

No, I love you

[@artsycjm]

World needs more like this.

[@paulmahieu2845]

So well done with no vocals, you would have to be a neanderthal to not understand...Oh wait...? huge message, , brilliant. Eden II actually!

[@danagioia9056]

An old premise but beautifully reimainged with a charismatic actress in a completely silent role.

[@kostas6621]

Beautiful!

[@stoneyrunva]

Superb! Editing, filming, writing, acting and sound are all just stunning. Just a complete home run.

[@Richard-vu7kh]

Excellent ! Lots of emotion...open ended storytelling...intense !

[@kimberlyhayes6088]

Yeah ....gotta tell ya..... didn’t want this one to end! Very good!

[@phaedrus2633]

The second not bad short film I watched tonight.

[@sabrinalis2242]

Thank you❤

[@Katra8189]

This format seems to inspire such motivated creative vision. It’s just really fun and rewarding to watch. I think the best sy-fi is always an interesting backdrop to tell a meaning and perhaps moving story. Thanks to all behind these great projects!

[@djformalin]

Nice done....super soundtrack .....thank you mate !

[@spooks77]

This was incredible i loved it so much! It made it even better than they never said anything! So much feeling, well done!

[@uchuuhikoutai]

Excellently written and portrayed.120/100

[@lorichaudhry7290]

Beautiful.

[@shaunjackson2657]

This is actually so well made!

[@EdgyScream]

This was shot so well.. Well done Brodin and team.

[@jacovawernett3077]

Amen from Jacova 11..Gevurah..born in Bethlehem

[@jamesmorgan1063]

No words could augment the story, brilliant!

[@nancybush4736]

Nicely done,I once wrote a story kinda like this one but involved time travelor who studied early man with a woman as my main character and how she also had to train her replacement

[@Injudiciously]

That would have been a better plot than this one.

[@MrSWGrant]

Can I read it?

[@rusty1370]

Make the script...and get the film to be made

[@comradekreh6543]

Link?

[@deckiedeckie]

I'D WATCH 'EM ALL!!!!

[@sharonfauber2118]

Good short story. Thank you💜

[@krackrgf3214]

Very nice.

[@flyfin108]

impressive, specially the fur part got me :)

[@timkies3997]

Truly one of the better films with no words. You managed to achieve so much with the main character, and then the two she ran into at the end, with their acting, which of course, the director helped immensely. I truly was sorry to have this one over. Well done.

[@Brofain]

Thank you so much. I appreciate that

[@rolandrobin9341]

C'est magnifique ! Santé à tous l'univers, thank you very much for my brain. R²

[@geowallace9758]

never seen a decent one yet and the posts who like them are utter numpties.

[@willarcher2356]

Excellent! The narration and dialogue was top notch👌

[@Japp2808]

everythaaaang....yes please

[@olleh5142]

I can watch it without subtitles, Great !

[@macbuff81]

Beautifully done.

[@fiftycalguru]

Beautiful story telling

[@conor3424]

This is gorgeous.

[@Thetinybudos]

Agreed some very visually stunning shots

[@angieabsher]

Bravo! Encore!!

[@Nemotr0n]

Dayum nice job everyone

[@danellwein8679]

thank you for this .. very well done ..

[@JustJ.]

Here’s a Netflix series I’d watch!

[@DelightLovesMovies]

That was really great. I love that.

[@Kikooo]

This is so well made, congrats I loved it

[@yadavsuyog6723]

I liked the movie, I wish there was more extension of what happened next to those characters. The acting and Cinematography were on point.

[@ivechang6720]

Very beautiful. ♡

[@robspencer35]

Great film, Brodin!

[@artificialtelemetry]

WOW, this was REALLY good. Fantastic.

[@tharealmikezee3165]

It's like The Waltons meets The Jetsons...a la Rod Serling

[@duane9830]

Really powerful film.

[@23xShades]

Yo! B this is phenomenal work

[@annapolendo729]

Wow soooooo good, very intense!

[@MarkTuohy1973]

Thats powerful and without a single word, well done

[@samsmusichub]

This film was beautiful and beautifully shot.

[@icysurfer1]

Gorgeous.

[@theresabelvin8754]

straight talk. very good.