Icarus | Sci-Fi Short Film (2017)

[@jbirdmax]

This is why they would never send a mother and her only son on a Mars mission. but the acting was fantastic! Somebody get this man a tissue. and an Oscar.

[@halo13del]

These Dust scifi shorts are more engaging, entertaining, and thought provoking than most of the multimillion dollar spfx movies Disney creates nowadays...

[@ohboah320]

Godzilla vs Bambi is more thought provoking than most Disney movies.

[@Bootmahoy88]

Hear hear!

[@marktalley5885]

There are no words! From another son that misses his dear mother, the second strongest person he's ever known. Thank you.

[@will_Iam61]

Good stories, real stories, are about people. No special effect or flashy landscape will ever substitute for that. This was exceptionally well told. A real gem and not that common anymore.

[@jeffreyAferguson]

The pure and raw emotion portrayed in this film had tears in my eyes by the end, in a brief 19 minutes this film managed to convey the thrill and adventure of space, the love of a family, the fear of the unknown and the grief of loss, I say to the Creators of this short film bravo! 5 stars!

[@misterperez459]

The little robot stole the show.

[@sphinxrising1129]

Wally ripoff😑

[@brettb9194]

but how does the robot fly while the meat bags are still using rockets?

[@ronin47-ThorstenFrank]

Cuteness factor as high as Clptr4p.

[@theunveileressreginaecaeli5772]

I know....stole my 💓

[@run1492]

Disney's everywhere

[@iamvevee]

Real movie quality. Excellent acting. And I cut onions and my eyes are burning and tearing. This short hit on all the emotional levels along with filming and acting. It’s definitely a winner and 3 thumbs up Thank you. I miss my mom

[@BobbedMcBob]

I miss mine too, so so much! 😢🤧😥

[@TheWyoCoyote]

They are still using DeWalt cordless out in the future. Awesome. I need to buy stock.

[@henryrollins9177]

Buy brushless...!

[@xofcenter5576]

Peak technology.

[@WillDanceAlone2U]

Or get into more loving relationships, where stocks is not all you see. You pick.

[@xofcenter5576]

@@WillDanceAlone2U You win the award for least self aware comment of the year. Bonus for misspelling the insult.

[@CR-ng5cl]

Better than a Mikita, American made power tools ftw

[@nelsongonzalez9288]

I’m a 270 pound guy with tattoos that always did hard labor and never lost a fight in my life. I’m sitting here balling my eyes out over this masterpiece. I think it was the music and the acting skills of Chris that puts these millionaires mainstream overhyped actors to shame. I’d like to see more of Chris.

[@jimblack5726]

Hey Nelson, you ball away mate. What matters is that you appreciate a great film - Man hug

[@jimblack5726]

Hi Nelson, Try a shorty called "This Is Andromeda - Oh Yeah - Keep the tissues handy.

[@robrichards7232]

Loved it, now thats a movie!

[@sidoftheid496]

Beautiful acting and excellent story telling. Mainstream movies could learn a thing or two from the likes of this. Brilliant !

[@johnk1639]

I don’t understand how someone so emotionally unstable would be allowed on a mission like this.

[@theartofbanana]

yeah, i really dont get why these short movies are always that over emotional. its just not realistic

[@randyhutchinson9910]

John Keig he wouldn't

[@hilaryc3203]

They live on mars, he's a technician...he had to do a job. They live in a colony on another planet where still, no one is perfect. :)

[@LeonidSaykin]

who installed sarcastic chip on a robot?

[@fredweller1086]

The mission had a quota for snowflakes.

[@MeanGeneSanDiego]

Most movies require two hours to bore me as much as this one in (less than) 20 minutes!

[@ShortwickCreations]

My internal geek is upset that he didn't put the thermal paste on the processor before screwing on the heatsink.

[@patman0250]

it doesn't need it in an atmosphere colder then the Antarctic..

[@ProteusTG]

LOL me too. And he called it an internal relay.

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

I think it's funnier that they are still using 2010 technology in what's probably 2080 could you imagine using 1940's technology now in an expedition to the moon. Lol

[@littledenny12]

shut up gek

[@Djrodw]

My internal geek was thinking... Mars is frozen... why even install a heatsink.

[@driifuz]

That was superb. The attention to detail and acting where as good as, if not better than most full length Hollywood movies. 10/10

[@-bibliolab]

That is a beautiful story, that brings me back to the great sci-fi stories by Robet Heinlein, Arthur Clarke and alikes, no evil monsters, no hyperblasters, just small humans in great Space... Very well done!

[@globalclimate4744]

Excellant production, actors, cgi and little bonding script & camera time, well edited and presented. cheers

[@pauls5745]

well deserved of all the awards this short has gotten. so much was packed into such a short time; I really enjoyed every minute

[@thatsomefluff1049]

The ending theme fits so well with space atmosphere, it reminds me of being alone isolated in space after some drastic event, with no hope left, but overcoming yourself

[@roberts.3055]

#1 Reason why it's a bad idea to have family members working together in a high stress environment. His actions could have jeopardized the entire mission..

[@holdtrue2021]

💯😉✨

[@jayhansen9705]

A true short and not just a trailer. All the elements of a real story including resolution. Great job.

[@jyronx]

I saw this short 2 years ago and I still watched it again today in 2020.

[@UNIT9TV]

Epic ... unlike some others I dont care some of the "science" was off i was thoroughly entertained. if I wanted science-science instead of science-fiction I'd have watched a documentary! Well done to all involved!

[@anthemgunaether2914]

UNIT9TV Agreed. And that weightlessness part of this film was amazing!

[@UNIT9TV]

@@anthemgunaether2914 100% loved it.

[@SnowWalker1]

I love sentient robots with a personality. They're like genius adolescents.

[@anthonyweisse9758]

The acting in this short by all was really incredible! Everything about this shirt was the best! A must watch!!

[@starfed64]

Brilliance is all I got... I mean all you got... or all y’all got! Makes me want to stand up and say... thanks mom. RIP

[@coreyfellows9420]

The sequence of him pulling himself along the side of that ship on his way to his mother truly created a sense of weightlessness for me as a viewer....well fucking done....the whole weightlessness sequence was awesome.

[@aliciashanks5239]

Totally freaked me out!

[@DrachenGothik666]

Is no one else going to mention the little robot flipping the bird at the guy at the console for not fist-bumping him after his human? Had me re-watching that bit just to be sure I actually SAW that. I had to keep from cackling like a freak so I wouldn't wake my wife. LOL

[@stevie-ray2020]

....or the fact that the robot looks a bit like Marvin the Martian from Warner Bros cartoons?

[@maliceburgoyne495]

Exceptional. The screaming when he went into space was completely unnecessary but this is hollywood big budget grade stuff here. Utterly spectacular.

[@swishavilleswishamane1406]

Im bout to go wake my mom up at 5am and hug her after seeing this. LOVE U MOM.

[@carabidus]

This was superb! Far too many scifi shorts are just technology demos with virtually no story or character development. This one really stands out.

[@yfzhangphonn]

The actor can win an Oscar, he makes me forget he is acting.

[@erl7466]

flawed, beautiful, relatable. this is what art is. i loved this.

[@donaldbennett3773]

Message the subject of life is a precious one especially for those who want to hold onto the one they love. We never see death coming it will come it will grab a hold of you with both hands it can drag you down to your knees. Love so powerful.. As always sending love to all and all yours from Michigan USA.. Thank you for putting a good flick together like this.. Truthful in life .can't hide from it..

[@Apenne4YrThts]

Wow!! I see why this short won all those awards!! Very well acted!! Really tugged at my emotions and I thought the special effects were great plus really loved the little robot!!

[@DLJohnsonHonourofKings]

Wow. Sci-Fi shorts are straight and to the point. Action with an emotional ending. Nice.

[@vincemartinez171]

A beginning, middle and ending! Rare for a short film not to leave you guessing for the where , what or why at the end. Thanks for the entertainment !

[@MaxieWolfe]

Great, loved it, if a telespectator can feels the emotions of the actor by default, then it’s well made, thank you and I’m sorry for your loss

[@kevinhughes6739]

Believable, solid script very well acted and beautifully filmed.

[@sirpercival4731]

This beats anything those "scientology" actors do !

[@perpetualengine]

I really liked how Icarus was not a more advanced flying technology, but a man trying learning the balance between fear and freedom.

[@25patberk]

They would never send a mother and son on a mission together. Emotions could and would compromise the mission.

[@bkjan4282]

if it had been father and son would you say the same thing, probably not. the mother was by far the better astonaut

[@gmc7298]

@@bkjan4282 rational should beat emotional 100% wrt choosing individuals & combinations / teams there is no time for emotion in space ... perhaps in 100 years time add a touch

[@orovis]

Great story telling.. everything just works together in time. Congrats to everyone who worked to produce this movie. You should be proud of this fine work.

[@rooksbailey2111]

Surprisingly good! It reminded me of the "good stuff" from the Golden Era of sci fi where space wasn't just populated by Kirk-like action heroes, but by flawed, flesh and blood humans. This short was an all too rare example of the human side of space exploration. Well done! And the visuals were quite nice as well! Would love to see a sci-fi anthology series come to TV that had such material as this flick.

[@splashpit]

Scott T unfortunately the powers that be think we need overpriced CG !

[@alabamajrb5534]

CG has nothing to do with what Scott was referring to.

[@alabamajrb5534]

Scott T What Golden Era? What years were these? The 50's, 60's, 70's etc. all had 'kirk-like' action heroes.

[@michaelmills9105]

Wasn't sure why I liked it. But that's it, the human condition. Introducing our fallible nature, gives the tale, the real feel.

[@kufujitsu]

"Golden Era"? I don't think there is a Golden Era. Every decade has it's "serious" sci fi & it's "action heroes". There's room enough for both in my book. I like my Starship Troopers, Predator, & Alien films as much as I do the Blade Runner, 2001, & Annihilation films. The Golden Era is a myth perpetuated by older fans who are trying to keep the films of their youth relevant - there's no need for it. If the film is any good, then it will live - hell, people still talk about how good "Metropolis" was for it's time, & when was that one made.....?

[@thomastaylor6699]

Intelligence and understanding culminate together to form wisdom. Which he is learning. This film has a lot of deep down feelings of love and devotion.

[@Sugarbabys]

Enjoyed this short very much, I could see this being a longer film. But this just wet my appetite for more.

[@PepinsSpot]

Wow, chilling. That's the kind of thing all those volunteers to live on Mars will deal with all the time. We are not ready yet.

[@cds162]

so this guy is ok sending his mother on a repair mission, that he refuses to go on.. nice guy

[@jamesbonde4470]

Could be that she agrees that his phobia would endanger the mission.

[@bkjan4282]

the mother was by far the better astonaut

[@joshhayl7459]

🟦…He knew that of the two of them his Mom had her Shit together & that under normal circumstances would be okay,... He had more faith in Her handling it than he did in Himself. …Fear can bend yuh Hard.

[@EvaWright]

Oh man, at the end I was on the edge of my seat. I love and miss you forever mom.

[@4b3l61]

One of the best short sci-fi films I seen 👏👏 to the makers love the ending

[@ltdees2362]

...a most worthwhile 20 minutes of emotional roller-coaster...believable and well done...

[@Dawn82]

An Astronaut on Mars with all that technology was still just using a dependable old DeWalt screw driver!!!

[@jamesbonde4470]

Why don't you know? NASA spent MILLIONS to develop a ball point pen that would work in near zero G. The Russians issued PENCILS. Use WHAT WORKS.

[@beijaflor9313]

@James Bonde, haha I was going to say that and saw your comment, oh well, I'm only five moths late lol.

[@arbjful]

Those panels look dodgy...don't they need protection from dust and ions...

[@WhiteStone21475]

The commanders ship taking off was beautiful.

[@rmbkman]

This was EXCELLENT!!!! Right down to the music!

[@DooleyTheDirector]

The soundtrack sets the mood for a short like this. It's how to differentiate sci-fi. The Martian had disco, this gets mysterious horns and the feel of the desert. Quiet electronic pulsing during dialogue scenes, good sound design goes a long way.

[@bpetnoi1472]

I must agree with the commenter below in "How did such an emotionally unstable and fearful person ever get a job in space?". Also it appears that people have figure out anti-gravity for the small red robot, but they are still using chemical boosters to get off Mars into orbit? Talk about obvious contradictions of technical ability. It is sort of like two caveman sitting in a cave, hence the name, where one is carving out a stone wheel and the other is mounting a Goodyear radical on his cart.

[@grahamlong8701]

Hot mom 😍

[@stevebird4278]

NEEEERRRRRDDDDD! :) Just enjoy it for what it was FFS.

[@grumpyoldretiredcop8382]

Has the flavor of the Golden Age of SF. A little overdramatic but the effects made up for it to me. Well done!

[@dyadicaxiom3535]

Wow. Well done. Very emotional and moving. The Acting in this was superb. A great short story and film worth watching, and probably one of the best I have seen in a long time. Great Job. Thank you.

[@TALLPUP]

Wow, truly a work of art! Beautiful! So much, so well done, in only 20 mins... it seemed twice as long. Thank you very much!

[@sirleviatandoom]

I'm going to tell my mom right now that I love her, spectacular, thank you.

[@k1ngdxpe520]

There was a lot of non-spoken references from the movie Gravity. The score and traveling from one vessel to another. It was not a bad film and it did bring tears to my eyes. Believable acting and significant effects. Definitely a great film worth have a prequel and sequel. 9/10. Great Job.

[@ubiquitousbaker5562]

when your parent(s) die it is your past you are losing, when a child dies, it is your future.

[@bradtwalker]

Well said!

[@lordkell1986]

Sentient flying robots but using consumers CPUs from 2013; love it :D

[@VonSC2]

This was really impressive...you made me care more about what happens to these characters than most multi-million dollar features do, all in less than 20 minutes. I got the feels! Top casting and performances, story and production values all around

[@shamgartruth1449]

This was a touching and painful story. BRAVO! I'm thankful a tragedy like this could never happen.

[@nobody6546]

Shamgar Truth Hey Shamgar! Laughed at your comment- just wondered if you are on the Young Side? Cause don’t worry... There always Have & Will be “ Tragedies “ in Life, Right? (Especially with countless Alternate Universes everywhere!) Great acting & film quality too Really make the difference, for me at least. Later gator! Chris in NYC

[@eL-mr__Mario]

Wow - Outstanding work ! ! What a Great Effort ! !

[@onepercentile]

Perfect film. Everything was just right. Nothing out of place from fabulous.

[@Kyanzes]

Air cooling on Mars is not the best idea. 1% of pressure that of the Earth. It will quickly overheat.

[@jamesbonde4470]

I suspect that NASA is lying about that. How can a 1% atmosphere generate massive, dust devils and planet wide, dust storms? N asa A S traight A nswer

[@partymanau]

@@jamesbonde4470 And they used earth sized parachutes on their landers.

[@DenDeath]

James Bonde there not lieing its just a prediction just like the layers of the earth so uvugobohifuxihhifufuihohiib lol

[@randydicotti3975]

Well, then again you don't normally operate your PC where it's 70 below zero.....so maybe not

[@brucesotelo219]

Tears falling down in outerspace? AMAZING!!

[@GaveMeGrace1]

That was good. Really well done. Beautiful acting and story telling and believable yet unobtrusive effects. Thank you

[@scankhunt4206]

the helmet seal was shit

[@vheyney]

Amazing actor. Lots of good refs to the martian and interstellar, the score when the pod is leaving the planet is amazing!

[@robstammers7149]

Despite some over observant comments below, I was drawn into this exceptional film, beautifully crafted, directed, and acted. Thank you.

[@MicrobyteAlan]

Very well done. Good effects. No over acting. Smoothly written. Good little story.

[@haroldream3270]

Icarus is one of the best short films I've seen in a long time. The emotional ending brought me to tears. I and my late father were astronaut trainers. So it had a special meaning to me as well .

[@shanemiller6982]

LOL

[@MrBoybergs]

Simply beautiful in every way

[@Space-Diver]

In zero-G tears don't run down your face, they get stuck to your eyes making you unable to see. So if you ever find yourself in space with a helmet on, don't you even think about crying and stay calm because sweat works the same way.

[@tosvarsan5727]

very very good! Thanks to those who created this masterpiece and gave to us all for free

[@nini1957]

This was fantastic! Thank you!!

[@mbp1652]

Well that was just heart-wrenching. Very nicely done thank you

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

Excellent, well told story, thanks for the upload

[@daryleldridge7769]

I can't recommend this Film highly enough!, Even those who aren't really Sci fi fans should watch this,Brilliantly acted and awsome cinematography.. Loved it!

[@laurentien00]

I find this short move and superb piece sci-fi. Well done. I just wish you find funding to do more.

[@scottconwell2146]

Utterly gut-wrenching! Utterly believable! Utterly great! In 20-some minutes you've put together something that has beauty, sadness, pain, warmth, humor! Utterly well done!

[@toolegittoquit_001]

Pentiums made it to Mars ! Awesome

[@danbeuscher9679]

And without thermal compound!

[@durasaxon5131]

Great Serious Touching Story Love Exploration Bonds Bravery and Apprehension Well Done By All. Thanks. I thoroughly enjoyed this!

[@coolersmoke]

So.. the robot has anti-grav but they still need rockets? That bit didn't compute in an otherwise great short.

[@majorocarroll]

Exactly my thoughts..

[@hilaryc3203]

Anti grav is one thing, but they would still need rockets for propulsion would they not? To go in various directions rather than just float with anti grav?

[@robashton8606]

Isn't it possible that there would be principles involved in such technology that our current understanding doesn't cater for? Perhaps the anti-grav tech can only deal with things below a certain mass? Or maybe using the tech to move something as large as a ship would use so much power as to be impractical? This is speculative fiction; use your imagination.

[@Blowfeld20k]

@Rob Ashton You mean use your lack of ACTUAL science knowledge to fill in the lazy narrative with "Handwavium" ...... look up handwavium as it seems your unfamiliar with the concept but an sure you can work out it means 'made up nonsensical bullshit' No thanks son ..... We need writers to make stories that make sense, its not much harder than doing what many do now.The Lazy approach is turning scfi into a "rule of cool" endeavour and creating a generation of dolts who think that anything they see in an Anime can become real. People who believe the moon landings never happened, the pyramids were built by Aliens, and that the earth is flat usually have little to no science knowledge .... modern scifi is part of the process that is making this happen. The stupid bot does not even work in terms of art direction it looks like its from a different project, this short is quite realistic with its depiction, realistic suits, realistic environments, and procedures .... then you have this cartoony robot thing that looks like it escaped from a Pixar movie. Someone needed to manage the 3D animator/s better. We can often get out of control if not managed properly, we 3D animators love to show off our abilities, but its not always appropriate for a given project. Thats where professional maturity and project management should kick in. Real well produced short with one rather unfortunate and out of place element.

[@robashton8606]

Wouldn't know about anime; I stopped watching cartoons in my early teens. As for not making sense, I rather think that's you, but if you want to point out (using your ACTUAL scientific knowledge, naturally) exactly what I said that you feel doesn't make sense, I'm sure the entire KZbin community will be fascinated. Most of the things we now take for granted once didn't "make sense" until somebody with the intelligence and imagination to make them reality did so. Powered flight, space exploration, computers dozens of times more powerful than the ones that they originally used during that space exploration that will fit in a shirt pocket; all things that were doubtless laughed at because they didn't make sense to people who considered themselves possessed of ACTUAL scientific knowledge but who, in the final analysis, turned out to be narrow minded twats.

[@nickbroadhurst2050]

World class! Great idea, good story, acting, casting, filming and the whole works.

[@christopherdirham8340]

I'd never let my mother do something dangerous in my stead.

[@bkjan4282]

the mother was by far the better astonaut

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Lucky you personally I would use my mother to clear mine fields by running thru them to avoid the gunfire I would spray at her just so she could clear a path for the dog to have crap on fresh grass.

[@airbutz]

I am very surprised.. very good effects.. convincing and good acting.. all in all a veeeeeeery coool piece of work. Much better than many of the so called "masterpieces" from hollywood. Respect.. goood job !!!!

[@tortue_ch]

It must be difficult to pilot a space ship with a vintage live video switcher...

[@modusop8]

OMG that just destroyed me , I cant even imagine loosing my mom, very well done

[@lennyfilms6351]

Great work guys. Such a high standard of work.

[@shamgartruth1449]

Wow, great effects, excellent casting, superb acting and camera work...ummmm.....WOW!

[@zone8848]

at 1:04 , that ribbon leading out of the helmet, really ?

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

zone8848 - I'm glad someone else took the time to comment on that. I had to look several times to make sure I was seeing it correctly.

[@sorim1967]

Well see also the cable with the unconnected jack getting stuffed down her neck at 4:36

[@gammaechofoundationproductions]

WOW!!!! A great short sci-fi film! And a wonderful message about conquering fear! Great acting, writing, and production values! I look forward to seeing more of your videos! You just earned a new subscriber! :)

[@HappyFlapps]

When yer stuck on a planet with one woman - who also happens to be yer mom - I'd be more worried about Oedipus than Icarus.

[@anawipazukawaste5378]

@Moist-Mike this fella was castrated before mars adventure

[@frankyw8803]

And a black guy ...

[@sarasarah1810]

Wow Michelle Obama eyes, James brown chops Bernie mac stache and big momma Nikki cheeks....well sir YOU LOOK REALLY REALLY.. ah never mind I hope counseling works though...were all behind ya......just not that close...

[@thekatt...]

Rimshot ! Lol

[@jayh9529]

Pornhub right there 😂 wore is dick out ,we got Michelle

[@Karl-xp2ny]

so much deeper than 20 minutes BRAVO!!!! AndThankYou4Shareing

[@blairmacewancrosbie8646]

What an amazing and profoundly moving short film. Superior to 'The Martian' in every way and made at one billionth the cost!! Superb acting, excellent FX and a great sound track. Congratulations to all involved in the production and thanks so much for posting this gem of a short.

[@flybeep1661]

"Superior to 'The Martian' in every way " seriously? Superior in acting? In special effects? In production? In storytelling? Seriously...do you realize how you sound? This is a good short but please keep it serious. If your excuse is "this has far less a budget" yeah no shit but a lower budget doesn't make it "superior" by itself.

[@BigBruiser02]

Blair MacEwan Crosbie yeah the "superior to the martian" thing made me smerk lol

[@jhenrikph]

I would actually like to have seen some "The Martian" acting in this short. Specifically when he sees his mother trapped in the pod, wouldn't a trained astronaut first try and get her out (like in the martian) and then when he realized he could not do anything, then he would brake down and start to cry. The change from professional astronaut that tries to get a college from harm to the son who realizes that he cant comfort his dying mother. That would, for me make the scene so much more stronger emotionally .

[@mindwideopen2579]

I wouldn't go that far. It was good as far as visuals and general acting but the story was forced and some pretty serious details were missed. The least of which is that the original story of Icarus and Daedalus was nowhere near relevant to this story that it deserved a mention, let alone to be the name of this story.

[@MunkeeLuv24]

Beautiful story, great execution, professional grade cgi, a lot id big budget films can't nail down their effects yet this one is flawless. A++ SERIOUSLY WELL DONE!

[@mkivy]

Gr8 work...this is so impressive.!

[@JH7-777]

AMAZING! Why can't full feature films be this good?