Sci-Fi Fantasy Short Film "Today" | DUST | Online Premiere | Content Warning

Content Warning: This film contains depictions of domestic violence and emotional abuse that may be extra sensitive for some viewers.
Is tomorrow beyond the void?
"Today" by Andrew Jaksch
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More About "Today":
Today is a film about an outwardly successful couple whose happy days are a thing of the past. They are caught in a vicious cycle, stuck in one time within dark impenetrable void. This is emblematic of the struggle that survivors of domestic abuse / violence face every day.
What will Today bring? She constantly tries to keep the light in this relationship shining, to keep the dark at bay. He seems to think that putting a roof over her head entitles him to behave however he sees fit. He cannot sense the dark emptiness created by his control which follows him around and traps them without the means to move forward. He is as much a victim of his own behaviour as is she, but it's her that suffers at his hand. Will she learn enough about the situation to see a way out, is tomorrow beyond the void?
"Today" Credits:
Woman - Jessica Tanner
Man - Tom Farrah
Plumber - Tim Clarke
News Anchor - Rohan Carlisle
VO - Troy Larkin
A Scanfilms production
Director - Andrew Jaksch
1st AD - Melanie Killingsworth
Producers - Melanie Killingsworth and Andrew Jaksch
2AD/PA - Laura Harris
Cinematographer - Mark Kenfield
Grade - Mark Kenfield
1st AC - Stephanie Parsons
Editor - Shannon Michaelas
Gaffer - Hannah Palmer
Grip - Francis Healy Wood
Writer - Philip Cristian Claassen
Story by - Andrew Jaksch and Philip Cristian Claassen
Costume - Caroline Jaksch
Production design - Andrew Jaksch and Caroline Jaksch Practical Special Effects - Scott Robson and Andrew Jaksch News Broadcast production - Andrew Jaksch and Scott Robson Additional Writer/research - Scott Robson
The Void VFX sequence - Ed Douglas
Compositor - Rebecca Wells
Original Score - Leon Ross
Score Recorded at - Oracle Music Studios.
Sound design - Markus Kellow
Sound Recordist - Chris Clarke
Hair & Make Up Artist (HMUA) - Tania Salvia
Script supervisor - Pia Harrington
Stunt Coordinator - Graham Jahne
Catering - Liv Spalding and Team Spalding
Crew - Tim Jaksch, Yves Ophoff, Kathy Muir, Evie Jaksch, Ash Lovick Production Photographer - Megan Heerding
Special thanks to - Allyson Foster, Eric McEver, Jen Carlisle, Ed Douglas, Emily Jaksch, Alf Lucchesi, Dale Kidd, Roy Norton, Sam McLean, Ged Pepping, Phil Powell, Sally Nelson, Kathy Muir, Jen Belchambers, Jerome Creaney.
TV - Repairs - Andrew McCallum Hunter & Co. Vintage
Insurance - Screen Canberra
Sponsored by - A&A Cabinets - Alf Lucchesi - Roy Norton Electrical
- G & H Pepping Painters and decorators - P & H Powell plumbing
This film was shot on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge them as the traditional owners of the land and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
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[@monro2159]

The intense and horrific cycle of abuse that seems impossible to escape from. The increasing worthlessness of self to a point where you believe there is no where to go And yet...and yet......you can break the chain by taking a huge and scary leap into that dark unknown and find salvation and happiness. Great movie...beautifully expressed.

[@doktormcnasty]

@james Deer Or stated another way, if you do work then there is no reason why you shouldn't have dinner ready when your man comes home, amiright hah?

[@doktormcnasty]

​@james Deer LOL - that response was perfect.

[@scanfilms1267]

Hi all. Andy the director here. Hope you enjoy our film made during some of the craziest lockdowns in Melbourne Australia during 2020. It was a wonderful distraction for us all and we’re immensely proud of it. Thanks for watching and cheers to Dust for hosting.

[@sourabhbajaj5661]

Super! 💥💥

[@scanfilms1267]

@@sourabhbajaj5661 Cheers

[@ivanobar1]

Thanks for creating this. It deserves a second viewing after some thought. Are they some sort of consciousness created by the moon landing; a piece of the astronauts consciousness. And as such, sentenced to live within a fragment of another beings consciousness, until, at least the women, breaks-out, finds meaning and and independent existence. Very odd.

[@gerstmanndavid]

I hope you punish the elected officials who put you through that Orwellian lockdown, just as we are getting ready to do in America in the upcoming primaries.

[@Misksound]

Truly beautiful work. set design, the framing, the acting-all just really came together. well done.

[@neliaferreira9983]

This is a portrayal of psychological and physical domestic violence. She keeps trying to escape him, but he brainwashes her with fear of the outside and total solitude, to a point she doesn't know what reality is anymore, she lost all her logical references and human connections. That is how domestic violence operates. She is locked into the unrelenting cycle of her abused life.

[@miketalas7998]

Nelia Ferreira: Your explanation sounds more like it than the other 4 comments above yours. I think this is the real explanation, because at the end or conclusion, it appears that she is OLDER, and he PROLLY, has passed away! (By a Heart Attack it looks like the way he was wound soo tight!) And she has the Plumbers card because he "hubby" never did fix their broken pipe! "SLACKER" And so now she is free to make decisions on her own! As a Domestic Violence, Victim-Survivor! :0

[@ArcherBowman]

@Nélia Ferreira - IMO you nailed it.

[@R.U.anExpert]

Yes . I see that connection too. I felt such relief as she awakened to his abuses and survived the final event.

[@fritznien]

Yah think?

[@dickdastardly5534]

Hmmmm interesting analysis, by the way have you ironed my shirt and made dinner yet ? Lol

[@sallyoquinn]

Wow! Just wow. I love this on so many levels. (Although I really expected that rat poison to come into play!)

[@M.Campbell]

Perhaps it did. We didn't see the years between the last incident shown and her older self.

[@kathynavarro-sochel755]

I thought that, too!

[@B30pt87]

Me too. "If you show a gun in the first act..."

[@breakfreak3181]

Ha, same here. Excellent film.

[@valejadu]

Amazing how some memories can come over and over. Mainly when they are painful and when some events happened many times. This film touched me. I totally related to the scene where the guy is leaving the house and floating in the "space" and asks for help; and she grabs him bringing him back. That's part of most cycles of abuse: we let them come back or we bring them back. It's a hard dependency... what if there's really nothing else out there for me? What if I would be left alone? Some cycles are too long that you don't know what's out or how to live out there.... Very good film! Thanks for it.

[@Axacqk]

No, it's not part of "most" "cycles of abuse". It's the one specific pattern of abuse that feminists have made into a big cause of theirs, because this is the one specific pattern of DV that can be used to demonize men effectively if you convince the general population that it is the only pattern that exists.

[@kevinpittman2517]

the out of place dinner knife was confirmation of his controlling abusive nature... the broken plate and damage to her face at the start was the introduction to it being a thing... also the super quietness after the huge blow up.... reminded me of my childhood .

[@dancingnature]

Mine too.

[@mikemann2053]

Aside from the horrific domestic violence issue, I would like to congratulate Andy on a superb movie. Fantastic detail in the set design, costumes, lighting, editing, music etc etc. Thanks SO much for this gem.😎

[@fleetwoodray]

This Dust film got to me. Lived it everyday throughout my childhood and teen years until my mom finally had enough courage to leave. Wish y'all could have had enough time to include children because they are the victims that carry the scars throughout life. I'm 61 and it still effects me the same today.

[@goddessmelanisia]

Great representation of PTSD from domestic abuse.

[@goddessmelanisia]

Even after you're free, you get stuck living it in your mind, over and over and over, to the point it feels like it's still happening.

[@vmwindustries]

She broke the cycle of abuse, and found a real man. Good for her!

[@kirtywright1974]

The actress is absolutely gorgeous❤️x

[@carycoller3140]

I agree.🥰😍

[@Steven_nevetS]

I did not expect this movie to be that good! Simple but brilliant! Very very good work team!

[@michaellee6489]

When he got lost in the void...and she brought him back. How many times this has happened for real. Absolutely amazing short film, Bravo to all involved in this masterpiece. Spellbinding. Riveting. Gorgeous. Where did you find all the period props in Australia? Amazing.

[@appye7994]

Wow. I watched it a second time this morning with my wife and she totally got it. "The claustrophobia of abuse," she called it. I didn't quite get it when watching it for the first time last night by myself. Perhaps it is because it was on Dust where I expect scifi, but it is more likely because I have not lived through abuse, and she has as a child. The take I get on it now, is that it is PTSD as @Drachenfrau indicated: The majority of the film is essentially what is going through her head as she stands in the yard at the end of the film, with the water running at her feet while holding the business card. She knows intellectually that her husband is no longer there to stop her, but due to an extended period of time in the abusive cycle, her brain has wired itself to force her to go through these kinds of thoughts every time she feels a need to reach out to others, to call the plumber. My take on the the husband asking the plumber how he got there (I'm still stuck on that) perhaps is perhaps him wanting to figure out if the wife called him. My wife says he represents hope and the husband wants to know where this hope came from. I'm still not sure where this scene fits in. Of course, at the end, the husband chases her right out into the void, so a darker take on this could be that she's out there twenty years later, terrified to call the plumber because she's still married to him and he'll beat the shit out of her if she does. Straight up TSD, without the P. This is gonna stick with me for a long time.

[@2002RM]

Nice one, I already responded to your first post but glad you saw it again and reflected some more on it. I don't think the end scene is your 'dark' interpretation! Hahaha :-) I'd like to think that this is a redemptive moment where she is strong enough to reflect on the nightmare the she is now out of. I think the plumber does represent hope. How many times have you heard that it was the simple act of a good samaritan that helped a victim of abuse to get out of that situation and get the help that they need. So perhaps the husband's reaction is disbelief that someone penetrated his bubble of fear and control. It's also possible that the husband's reaction was a reflection of his own trauma, that he was trapped in a relationship that offered him no hope or way out from the cycle of mundanity and, perhaps, this was part of the motive for his controlling behaviour. Who knows :-) Glad it made you think.

[@nobody7817]

This was right up there with Donnie Darko on the Strangeometer! It was good, though... EXCELLENT job of mimicking a 1960's era setting.

[@DrachenGothik666]

Interesting take on PTSD. The set was amazingly well-done. Reminded me so much of places I grew up in, in the 70's. Thanks for the trigger warning for those of us who have survived this kind of shit. My mother lived this and I remembered it. Your vid was frankly tame in comparison.

[@kevinpittman2517]

yea it felt like my grandmothers place she had a red pedal car waiting for me when i came over that id ride up and down a perfect asphalted drive way and apple trees in the backyard that i would eat... the small green and red ones ...

[@shawncoventry5377]

Awesome take on something horrible. She's absolutely beautiful.

[@rickfoster9603]

I guess she finally decided to use the rat poison rather than the light bulb...

[@virtuallyrealistic]

Excellent portrayal of what domestic abuse feels like. The only way to save your sanity is to make that leap into the unknown. It often takes years to decide and years to recover.

[@rolfvansoelen8916]

Pfew , tough one, very impressive and well done...this goes deep under your skin... excellent performances and filming. Tx for this upload, will watch it again soon!

[@Amulinka]

Ok, what came to my mind: they both are in some kind of hell or limbo, as they both are guilty - he for the way he's been treating his wife. She - and it's just a possibility, but perhaps... for poisoning him (or maybe such thoughts only) instead of looking for another solution... She keeps trying different solutions but most of them are only similar. She will get free only after she thinks outside the box (pun intended) and goes outside. (BTW there are other movies or short films using this about the person repeating the same day over and over again as they are caught in hell). But of course it can be also a metaphor of our own hell we're living in when we are repeating the same mistakes and schemes in our lives...

[@davidjones465]

Sounds like an interesting plot. Do you happen to know what names of the other movies with the hell/repeat type of plot? Thank you!

[@neliaferreira9983]

I thought this was a portrayal of psychological and physical domestic violence. She keeps trying to escape him, but he brainwashes her with fear of the outside and total solitude, to a point she doesn't know what reality is anymore, she lost all her logical references. That is how domestic violence operates. She is locked into the unrelenting cycle of her abused life.

[@ld7939]

History repeats itself if you have no clue...... Lessons are repeated until..... ???

[@ld7939]

Until they're learned. War, genocide......abuse..... Why? But as a film, great illustration of Hell

[@fissionpulsar1840]

which is quite frankly true but what many levels of hell or damnations or purgatories or levels of evil or this could be an aperture because they say that our body is in our own and we're in a shell and we're in this world and not of this world so sometimes a fleshly shell or the body such as the carcass let alone many other structure within it could be holding to one self or a particular part or position or place or reference to the other opposite and not in a demeaning manner and is not maybe to unable to let go also a level of magnetics beyond space and time could be holding things to pull things closer throughout the I guess Intergalactic realms and many other places uncharted you know

[@jobigoud]

I feel this is what daydreaming on Alzheimer's must be like. Brain resets every few minutes, stuck in a loop of old memories.

[@marlesrycca8031]

Thanks for giving my mind THAT perspective. Slightly mond fucked. Lol. But in a good way.❤💯

[@burpburp710]

There are videos on KZbin where they sort of simulate what it looks like having Alzheimer's. Truly awful.

[@merrywalsh2809]

I had a patient once who would walk up and down the hall. I had to walk up and down that hall too. He would stop me every time he saw me and say, “excuse me miss, can you tell me what time it is?” I would look at my watch and tell him, dozens of times a day. I always acted like it was a one time thing. He was a polite older gentleman.

[@d.j.brompton6794]

Living in an abusive relationship can be very isolating... and hopeless... it takes wanting to get out of the situation.... and looking to others for courage.

[@marykent2024]

I liked the subtle power shift, when she discovers that her abuser is just as terrified of the darkness as she is. And he knows that the power is shifted, he is losing control of her. Because of that, I believe that she broke free of him.

[@quatermass8]

Wow !!!!! That works.

[@wilmaboot]

Very good film, well written and the directing and acting is spot on. Great. For me a take on the surreal experience of PTSD.. Loved the end. Art 💚👌

[@BlackSheeproadstar]

A friend of mine's sister had a husband that did something similar to her but only once, he disappeared shortly after.

[@jasonwatkins7767]

He dead, huh? lol

[@neliaferreira9983]

She killed him, I see.

[@BlackSheeproadstar]

@@neliaferreira9983 The rumor is he moved up north. No one knows for sure.

[@neilsthompson589]

A great language to address a sadly old story being played out over and over again. Poignant. Thought provoking. Powerful.

[@matt_aviz]

This one is rather trippy. Also, at first I thought "There's nothing out there." referred to a negative outlook toward the space program, then it was literally nothing out there. I'm going to have watch this again sometime - maybe I'll pick up a few clues that I missed the first go-round. The set is superb though. I'm always curious with retro scenes whether antiques have to be found or objects built that just _look like_ they're authentic.

[@scanfilms1267]

Thanks Matthew. Really enjoying hearing the different things people take/pick up on. As for the set. Beg, borrow and steal is generally how it works ;)

[@diosalanegra1958]

For bigger budget productions there are companies that rent or sell period furniture. My ex has a company that sells this type of retro furniture. The type is mid century modern. It’s very popular stuff these days.

[@alzorama2876]

One of the best short films I have seen. Well done.

[@janhorak8024]

Sci-fi short - comments by Jan Beware of spoilers! Today by Andrew Jaksch Plot: Man and a woman in violent relationship a strange world. There s not that much story, rather repeated pattern, but it reveals something, although it is never revealed clearly, what it was about. I saw many movies about humans being in ET zoo, that this one confused me a lot. Or was it just an allegory of a relationship? This really got me into thinking. Finally: OK, it was an allegory, due to: 1) the boxes of the bulbs show, that it was no time loop or something like that; 2) the end, it was just normal reality, no zoos, no holographic projections, no androids playing roles… Negatives: I found nothing Positives: 1) acting, both of them; 2) setting - you really worked on that! 3) confusing (originally put into negatives), but at the end, it is well tuned and makes sense, so: one positive more DING! Personal note: It got me! Even when confused, I had to think about it (I usually do not put that much into confusing things…) So, You got me! Summary: Very good short and very heavy! It leaves something.

[@jmeyer7102]

A very interesting watch, reminded me of the Twilight Zone series of the 1960's. It was both sad and empowering.

[@scanfilms1267]

The Twilight Zone was definitely an influence. Cheers

[@bigcity2085]

As someone born in 1957,I love the period pieces that are emblematic of that era....that era when men/dads/husbands....were real effing miserable over-bearing pigs.I think they were miserable because they were trapped. Society said you will do nothing with your life but get married,have kids and work to support them. You won't see the world, you won't do anything else but that. "There's nothing out there...for you." Good flick. P.S.- That's why I never got married. And I've done amazing things....and I've even seen part of the world.

[@dasunnirmitha7693]

Ok the stupid me didn't get this at all 🤕 Can someone please explain the plot here? Starting with a huge SPOILER banner of course? To not spoil it for others.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

It’s a metaphor for being stuck in an abusive relationship and having been coerced into believing that there is no alternative, despite all the signs that there is something wrong. In this case the person succeeds in escaping.

[@dasunnirmitha7693]

@@bubbledoubletrouble ohh got it. understood! Thank you so much for explaining ☺️

[@raffaelevalente7811]

I didn't understand anything

[@craigraboteau7024]

More About "Today": Today is a film about an outwardly successful couple whose happy days are a thing of the past. They are caught in a vicious cycle, stuck in one time within dark impenetrable void. This is emblematic of the struggle that survivors of domestic abuse / violence face every day. What will Today bring? She constantly tries to keep the light in this relationship shining, to keep the dark at bay. He seems to think that putting a roof over her head entitles him to behave however he sees fit. He cannot sense the dark emptiness created by his control which follows him around and traps them without the means to move forward. He is as much a victim of his own behaviour as is she, but it's her that suffers at his hand. Will she learn enough about the situation to see a way out, is tomorrow beyond the void?

[@raffaelevalente7811]

@@craigraboteau7024 This is in the description, not in the movie

[@nickthelick]

Ditto. I assumed they were stuck in a literal time capsule of some sort! With the abusive husband storyline wrapped around that premise somehow!? 🤔 Odd either way! 🤔 😊

[@craigraboteau7024]

@@raffaelevalente7811 It’s implied… It’s artistic. What you see in the movie is explained in the summary

[@raffaelevalente7811]

@@craigraboteau7024 I see. If so then I prefer less "artistic" movies

[@VJspoonbender]

WOW great piece, well written and insightful.

[@candycosmonaut]

Amazing ! Captured the 60's 70's +++ of the male archetype psyche. Great storyline, filming and exceptional acting. Kudos !

[@alrestauro]

This is intense to watch the circle of violence that repeats itself over and over for this poor abused woman. A metaphor that beyond her current state of abuse is told repeatedly, "there is nothing out there". The darkness represents the helplessness is all in her head, but in the end she gets the courage to break free from the illusion of darkness of the unknown that melts away and see the light once outside. Hope in the end at last. I'm glad I watched this.

[@stringbeanii]

she finally broke free from the domestic violence , what a superlative film!!!!👌🏻🌈🕊 the mundane yet soul-wrenching cycle of it, this was masterfully created.

[@MsMesmerelda]

The banality of evil.

[@breakfreak3181]

One of the best I've seen on Dust.

[@insomniavisions]

Powerful message. Might be a bit of a trigger for those who have suffered in a domestic abuse situation. Packed a punch, and I think it will stay with me for a while. Well done, btw.

[@lego4virgo]

So, in her mind, she was still trapped in the abusive relationship with her then (now deceased?) husband, and she finally found the strength to break free. Nice, very nice.

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

Yup. That's the best film I've seen that explains the hold abusers have on their targets.

[@markhatfield5621]

Glad you wrote this because I didn't figure it out.

[@bunnyniyori6324]

Stunned silence. Amazing. I was so wtf until I read the explanation. Then it all becomes clear.

[@tonyreeves5083]

Lovely work. Really reminiscent of those 70s and 80s sci-fi series that didn't rely on flashy effects but were all about the storylines and psychology. Think "Sapphire and Steel" for UK viewers! Cracking work, really well told and the set design / dressing was perfect.

[@joshua19145]

Mesmerizing. ✨‼🔃🔄‼✨

[@newtronix]

This didn't have to be set in the 60s. It still goes on today.

[@danielhanawalt4998]

Good work. A sad sort of reality. Fortunately, not everyone's reality. Unfortunately the reality of too many.

[@kirtywright1974]

Great to see fellow Aussie’s putting us on the map, with such a great production! Well done to all involved! Anyone would think this was actually made in the 60’s! Hat’s off to whoever was involved in the set design! What a little gem 💎!! I felt like I was thrown back in time, sitting in my grandparents home! I hope you get the recognition this short film actually deserves?!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Glad I was up for the premiere!! Cheers!

[@michaelterrell]

We had a wall clock like that, in the '60s. I grew up in Ohio.

[@scanfilms1267]

Thanks Kirty. Glad you enjoyed it. It sure was a great experience making it.

[@liskorea317]

Hey! Aussies do some awesome stuff! I never met one I didn't like. Lots of talent down under!

[@petergaidos9786]

It was called Cape Canaveral back then , NOT Kennedy Space Center.

[@michaelterrell]

@@liskorea317 Then you've never met Phil Allison or Bill Sloman. They both make the citizens look like sociopaths.

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@SPIR-MiffyJupiter]

at last , i understand what the film wants to tell me !!!!! you can change if you dare to step away from your conmfort zone ......... ( some people never change , but you can change , so dont wait , do it yourself )

[@pendopendo7166]

Yeah, this is good, repeated groundhog days in the hundreds, 70’s, fixated past trauma and its future effects, when the escape…. She escaped the cycle of abuse by making him disappear, the poison. Her older self mind and reality reliving past, but needing a pipe to be fixed by a plumber in present. Complex, deeper. Well written and beautifully executed by all. 👏👏👏

[@thaska6106]

Congratulations to Andrew Jaksch an his "out of this void" team. Excellent sci-fi piece. Perfomances are incredible. Everything in this shortfilm is made with technique, precission, know-how and dreams. June 15 commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a day for people and organizations to get informed and take action to protect older individuals against elder abuse. Elder abuse refers to intentional or negligent acts by a caregiver or trusted individual that causes harm to an older person. What is the theme of this year's World Elder Abuse Awareness Day? Digital Equity for All Ages is the theme of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022. WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY 2022: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day came into existence in June 2006.

[@wongduannabamrung7004]

What!?! What happened to me?, what happened to my brain? Love the actors, the decor that orange sofa, I am still trying to make sense and I am mesmerized

[@frocurl]

Cool film. Not really my cup of tea but really done well. Good production.

[@nickthelick]

So many people involved for such a short piece! 😊 Pretty mad!

[@NoQuarterX]

As dark as anything I have seen on Dust, and absolutely brilliant.

[@SunnyOst]

An interesting take. Loved it!

[@arthurcortright2186]

I might end up in prison, but no one treats me like that. I might be disabled, but you'll have to go to sleep sometime. As always, all the best to everyone. Chef Scott 👩‍🍳

[@rob99201]

Did you spot the poison next to the light bulb? I was sure it was Chekov's gun, but surprised it was never used.

[@tonette9532]

@@rob99201 I was thinking the same thing.

[@j.cmarie271]

Love the location/set, cinematography is dope af!

[@svsirenespirit5520]

Great film but damn that domestic violence boiled my blood. I hate cowards that abuse people or creatures unable to defend themselves, it is the weak, cowardly and predatory behaviour of an animal that should be put down.

[@thumper8684]

The correct response to psychoiogical or even moral failings is not murder. It depends on the situation, but there are so many mays to deal with domestic abuse that don't require anyone to die.

[@svsirenespirit5520]

@@thumper8684 you misunderstand and cannot comprehend the mind of a predator unless you have worked with them. They exploit systems and people that give them "understanding" and an excuse for their continuous offending. Unable and/or unwilling to extend sympathy to innocent victims, they will and do repeat offend the moment you take your eyes off them. You cannot stop them or appeal to a predator that simply sees weaker individuals as prey. But hey, let's continue to allow them to rape, abuse and create a trail of destruction and victims that will never recover, quite often taking their own lives. You know nothing of predators and victims.

[@MyTravelVanz58]

Was awesome short film👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@alien-human369]

👂 Sound level almost low!

[@Truckngirl]

That was scary as fuck. Thought-provoking nightmare fuel. Good job.

[@ThePerimeters]

What a courageous piece. Well written. Certain there will be viewers who'll understand and connect with how difficult it is to ask for help and escape the constant trauma of abuse.

[@coastwalker101]

Quality work.

[@TamTran-vw7zm]

Terrific metaphor. Thank you

[@saul8019]

Great job with the subject! Carry on Andrew.

[@KevinMacaringue]

Damn, this movie was very deep!

[@markissboi3583]

Finding furniture for a film from the 60s & 70s . that old hoarder down the road .

[@raziel3726]

Amazing Movie 👍👍

[@flexx770]

Nice short film... bravo Andrew.

[@alainraux5075]

GOOD GOOD GOOD !!!!!

[@dailycurmudgeon454]

anybody else having low volume issue on this one?

[@vanceblosser2155]

Yes!

[@donp3997]

I was also. Then checked the volume on the screen, it was way low, don't know why.

[@cachetheline]

Yep. Almost doubled by speakers to hear it.

[@0neIntangible]

Some extra, extra volume needed for this laptop with ext.speakers. edit> the volume of the outro was also extra, extra not needed, though.

[@jborrego2406]

To me any European show they speak really f low always have to max out my speakers to hear them talk

[@arwanrhys5186]

Well done Andrew, intrigueing psychological thriller with an appropriate ending. Thankye Cheers

[@angellorose9120]

You ain't got to go through all this drama And this stress With that old half a man, he ain't even takin care of you He's beating on you Look how you look Shake that sucker to the left Let me show you what this life is really about You need to be on first class Need to be goin to Hawaii, See the world See what this world got to offer you Not goin to the emergency room, Getting stitches Don't cry, it's all good, * grabs her hand and takes her home*

[@Ace_of_DiscaL]

"One man's trash is another man's treasure."

[@johnathancorgan3994]

That set was so well done during the opening scene I was certain it was a Blender render. 😆

[@matycee]

that was mental. bravo...

[@michaellovettchina]

Curious; why no drinks on the dining table? (*addendum--because there is no water?). Love the late 60s décor; we had one of those sectional couches covered in a weird silver, metallic weave, so space--like; everything from the mid 60s forward seemed to have "The Jetsons" look. We even had a silver Christmas tree! Oh! had to watch this in bits through the day because busy, but I also noticed the clock on the wall--WE HAD ONE ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THAT!

[@dennishill290]

Way to go....Matt... !

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

So well done in every way. Putting a Twilight Zone spin on a subject that affects so many, Rod Serling couldn't have done it any better. 👍👍

[@scanfilms1267]

Cheers A.R. The Twilight Zone was a definite influence. Sci Fi can deal with any subject.

[@MasakyoRenSai]

As usual, the comments become the final elucidating juncture of conveyable meaning….✨👌🏼✅

[@montanateri6889]

My triggers. The Light. When my ex &I built our house, light fixtures were chandellier type, 5 to 10 bulbs in each. He put one bulb in for each 4 needed. 15 years of feeling in the dark. I thought abuse was hitting. I kept telling myself control wasn't abuse, insults and humiliation wasn't abuse -- lack of light wasn't abuse. And that anything outside my marriage would be terryifying alone. Raise my boys alone? Be alone? But at the same time, your heart sinks, every time, when you hear his car pull in the driveway. The card of the plumber represents freedom. Freedom to make your own choices. Freedom to not have to ask permission to make a phone call for a repair. Freedom to have as many light bulbs as you want and to leave them on all fu$king night and day if you want. Freedom to eat what you choose for meal and to have friends and to shop for a simple purse just because you want to. Freedom to make your own choice in all things (even if you make a few mistakes). I"m free for 22 years now. Never remarried. I cannot give up my freedom of choice to anyone. But this movie.... I can still feel this. Feel the room going dark. Feel the fear of stepping away into an unknown void but you've reached a point where any unknown where you can make your own choices has to be better than what you know. Thank you for this movie. This is powerful, self changing, and beams a strong light on the repression of abuse. I can only hope that someone watching this and wakes up. There is no change possible in a controlling man (or woman). Control is all they have and they will never let that go. A suppressed person, a victim, will never be able to breathe or to see the light if they stay. Being alone and maybe lonely at times, is far superior to being with someone who makes you feel alone. Get a cat. And be free to laugh when ever you want. And if you want to... leave all the lights on. In every room.

[@scanfilms1267]

Thanks for sharing Montana. Glad you're free and enjoying life.

[@doctormaster]

Spectacular.

[@marcellinechoisne5627]

excellent,as usual! :)

[@starlord]

Many thanks for the content warning! Very cool of Andrew Jaksch and scanfilmsaustralia to think of the viewers! Major applauds and kudos to the team for being considerate! There have been so many uncaring film makers on dust who casually spring horror on us with no apparent moral compass or empathy for gentle people. Your simple act earned my 'like' and 'subscribe' - btw the ending of this one made me smile. They both got what they deserved...

[@johngrear6506]

Are you really that afraid of the world? Maybe you've had some bad luck. It's impossible for people to cater for everyone else's individual feelings and preferences.

[@starlord]

@@johngrear6506 Music and Film makers aren't required to give any warning. While I think it's great when they do, it's ok for you to be unhappy about it. Some just don't enjoy horror in their sci-fi, to each their own.

[@gjnbouwmeester5860]

I just LOVE those mesmerizing redheads...😍💝💯💥

[@0neIntangible]

WARFARIN...is there any thing it cannot do?

[@durasaxon5131]

The intensity of the cycle. Dramatic point of crisis. This film certainly gets its point across. Man can land on the Moon for the 2nd time but there's nothing out there. There's nothing out there when you feel trapped? Anything out there is better than being trapped. Her life was a prison. She is free. * * * * 1/2 Stars out of 5

[@pharmbagg]

Funny how the mind can rememeber a specfic past memroy that got you where you are today

[@shaneelson]

More fantastic Aussie content 👍

[@easysinmusic216]

THIS WAS AWESOME!

[@patosos4998]

Doesn't stand on it's own without an explanation.

[@mailmaxxxx]

`Loved it - funny how one can enjoy something which is about something so dark! I wonder where he was coming home from each afternoon? Also, I wonder why that particular date was chosen? Purely to be clear about the repetition, or some deeper meaning?

[@sherilynlum-alarcon5007]

Brava, chilling

[@marcspaeth]

“Dust“ is the new “Twilight Zone“/ “Black Mirror“ ==> I ♥ it

[@MasterKingSirPlease]

well its a very good film. Very glad that my family is loving and caring to one another

[@creech444]

Wow, reading the comments it seems I had a whole different take on this. I thought at the end it seems the husband was really some sort of alien intelligence trying desperately to fit in and had sort of trapped the lady in a space/time bubble. She finally broke it by leaving him. I loved the image of the stacked light bulb boxes. That said though, it ALSO is layered with the domestic violence angle, he doesn't know how else to act. It's all alien to him.

[@Fllayah]

so cool

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀

[@ricardodelzealandia6290]

Nice. Very twilightzony. My only *very minor* gripe is that the accents are modern Australian. 60's accents would have made it a little more authentic.