Sci-Fi Short Film "Back to the Gaia" | DUST

An action to save to world, a clinging mourning of her father, the metamorphosis of a girl in her fighting with loneliness and fear.
"Back to the Gaia" by Chen Xiaomeng
More About "Back to the Gaia":
After the collision with an asteroid, the earth's magnetic field had been broken, it was still inhabitable for human beings in the year 2013. To survive, human had started to construct the sanctuary in outer space. Many geologists were compelled to exploit non-ferrous metals. For most of them, it was a one-way road to death. Lola’s father was one of these geologists. He was deeply in love with the abandoned earth, he believed that the SG106 he researches on could bring human back to earth. But he didn’t see it come until the end. Many years later, Lola, who misses her father very much, carries out the unfulfilled wish of him. She steps on this strange planet, looking for the the secret of returning to earth.
"Back to the Gaia" Credits:
Cast:
Lora - Xinmo Ma
K - Wenhao Zha
Lora's Father - Peng Yan
Crew:
Director - Xiaomeng Chen & Le Luo
Log keeper - Sha Lee
Director of Photography - Rui Zhong
1st Assistant Cameraman - Eryang Cao
Assistant Cameramans - Jiaqi Zhang, Junfeng Cao
Lighting engineer - Kunpeng Liu
1st Assistant lighting engineer - Yanfeng Sun, Jun Lee
Assistant lighting engineers - Pengfei Liu, Fei Teng, Guoping Sun , Junfei Sun Zhigang Cao, Qiwang Sun, Hui Deng
Camera Checker - Yu Chen
Stage photo - Zi Cheng
Conceptual Design - Xu Tianhua
Art director - Xiaoyu Wang
Set Decorator Leader - Hongwen Chen
Assistant Editors - Jian Liu
Original Score - Zi YI, Xiansheng An
Costume designer - Bao Wang
Makeup assistants - Guannan Wang, Huimin Shi
Dubbers - Wenhao Zha, Yanming Mo, Yin Feilong
Subtitle translator - Ge Mu
Producers - Wei He
Production manager - Feilong Yin
Producer - Dan Chen
External producer - Lei Luo, Jixiang Liu
On-the-spot producer - Qingyuan Yang, Heng Huang
Administrator - Jie Wang
Grips - Xiaobo Zeng, Jie Lee, Changbo Yu
POST RRODUCTION
CGI Supervisor - Allen Wei
Assets Supervisor - Allen Wei
Producer Manager - Myron Cai
Production Manager - Sherry Wang
Matte Painting Leader - XianYang
Matte Painting Arist - Russell Lee, Jinqian Ma
Modeling & Texture Leader - Yang Su
Modeling & Texture Artists - Derek Liu, Stephen Wang, Russell Lee, Lan Yu, Tony Li, Shanshan Liu
Stereo Effect Artists - Yihe Wang , Xiaohan Zhou
Colorist - Yuxin Liu
Audio producer - BEIJING GOLDEN CICADA FILM
Sound Designer - Yang Jiang
Sound Production manager - Zhao Nan
ADR Recordist - Tian Zi
Sound Editors - Chen Yu Tong, Zhang Rui Ming
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[@SD_FANZ209]

Glad to see the Ghosts from "Destiny 2" are still helping humanity! Wonder if she becomes a Guardian...🤔 😅😅👍

[@LEV1ATAN]

2? what hapen whit the first

[@SeanFlynnNB]

@@LEV1ATAN They changed voice actors. ;-)

[@rhysvizsla9096]

@@SeanFlynnNB I miss the Dinklage ghost.

[@Adnine235]

She would definitely be a Titan main.

[@NATALEMPL]

Destiny ghost :)

[@natet3345]

I love the fact that the music when she first starts descending is hopeful rather than foreboding. It's a beautiful sentiment to the idea of possibilities rather than fear. Sound can change everything.

[@reghasell]

Can't go wrong with Hans Zimmer, it's from Interstellar.

[@najun1verse]

Thats what i was thinking!

[@ddtyterminator5018]

let us just pretend they did not just use some of the interstellar music in the background

[@ChrisPBacon-py4pq]

@@ddtyterminator5018 yeahhhh that's kinda . . .

[@TheRealNappyG]

Definitely want to see more of this storyline! Want to know what happened to Earth after the magnetic field is restored. And this character. Very compelling, some great CGI too. Great job,Team!

[@sleeplessstu]

Hmmm… nice graphics but I think there needs to be a little more storyline here. Does she somehow “restore” the magnetic field of the earth by blowing up an underground cavern full of an unknown geologic specimen discovered by her father ? How did she fix her broken ship to escape the cave ? I guess maybe you don’t even NEED a story when you’ve got a competent hottie in a cool spaceship 😂

[@danielcostello4041]

I see the team are Destiny 2 Fans. One of my first thought is that she has a Ghost. At the end, it looks like a scene out of Rifts. Nicely done. One question, why is the ship's computer speaking in English when no one else is?

[@mikeshaelyhill896]

Ha I saw the ghost and had to make sure I clicked on the correct video. Surprised Bungie hasn't requested the video be taken down because of the ghost lol

[@kayskreed]

I liked the concept similar to 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' and the visuals were nice, but my word, the character's actions made no sense and there was quite a few logical plot holes as well. For instance, if the air is unbreathable on the surface, then why no helmet to go along with the spacesuit? Things like that. Also, I have no idea what happened at the end. Her ship was damaged beyond repair, she would have been dying of heat / suffocation, but then she puts the thingy into the thingy and magically reemerges on the surface unscathed? The planet is 'fixed' just like that? Was that supposed to be a piece of xenotech or what? How did it end up there in the first place? I dunno, kinda meh if you ask me. Good idea on paper, though.

[@thegeohistorian]

Not sure if that was a nod to No Mans Sky, but it sure looked like the Atlas! NIcely done!

[@regolith2780]

Yes ! And the robot like the thingy in Destiny

[@BonkersAboutAlice]

Nothing old or stale about anything with DUST in it.

[@sinan2.71]

This brings back the sense of wonder that has been sorely missing today. Good job!

[@AcapulKero]

Excellent short. I would like to see more of this story, maybe a whole movie? Great actress!

[@ICU1337]

I'll forgo the nitpicking on this but there is something thats hard to just ignore and look past... If she destroyed her craft beyond repair, then how is it that she flies away happily into the sunset at the end... 🤨

[@sleeplessstu]

There are just a few slight holes in the plot 😂… was there a plot ?

[@ICU1337]

@@sleeplessstu I'm assuming that if there was a plot, it translates better in Chinese than it does in English 🤷🏽‍♂️ And it's ashame because I usually like Chinese "Hollywood" stuff 😔

[@AMPATL]

It's so interesting to watch these short films, you quickly realize that cool CGI works only when it supports a good story.

[@ScottStratton]

I believe the last scene is supposed to depict a future where the mysterious new element has allowed humans to build floating cities on the Earth.

[@ICU1337]

@@ScottStratton I like this theory. Makes more sense that this scene doesnt take place directly after the events but a year or 5 years later 👏🏽

[@hellothere4507]

A first one to comment on a fresh DUST release. And a good one! Am honored.

[@mamawestman1357]

Such a beautiful and well done short

[@WellWisdom.]

It looks awesome. It is sad that plot armor and inconsistent world rules, subtracts a lot from the experience.

[@malachiXX]

I have to agree. Either you needed to know the backstory intimately or there is a lot lost in translation. Not to mention her survival when the roof caved in while she was falling.

[@coreyb2923]

Loved it , More positive Sci-fi please ♥️💯💪🏽

[@GySgtRay]

EXCELLENT!! The actress is fantastic, as well as, storyline and special effects! I loved it! Well done!

[@erreemebeerreemebe8178]

Great popcorn movie Lora and K make a wonderful team. Wonderful job CONGRATULATIONS,

[@Silas-lc9op]

If the cities are floating and the waterfalls drop off of them(which looked awesome), where does the water come from to allow it to do that?

[@rakibhasan8016]

Watched The Expanse recently, loving sci Fi more and more. A nice addition.

[@gamerbath7921]

Im looking for some good sci-fi series and i searched for "The Exapanse" on amazon prime and i got 6 different series under the same name.......... Could you help me pick out which series it is, just the season count would be helpful.

[@alxjamor3094]

@@gamerbath7921 yeah because The Expanse is composed in total of 6 seasons

[@Sea-Keith]

2015-2022, A little tricky there,because it was picked up by Amazon Prime after not being aired for A while,so what you are searching may be the same series..

[@joebloggs6922]

The Expanse is probably one of the best sci fi series of all time, and most definitely the most realistic depiction of futuristic space travel. The amount of details they put in to make it as realistic as possible is insane. They had a team of physicist working on the series all the way through.

[@leeakers4525]

Good film. Action without being overwhelming with booms fire and smoke. Good tension, and a hopeful resolve. In my mind, everything a good science fiction movie should be,

[@erreemebeerreemebe8178]

The history reminds me the "Journey to the center of the earth" by Jules Verne.

[@IngoSchwarze]

Indeed, especially going down so deeply, finding giant mushrooms in the depths, being swept further down by water, and coming up to the surface again in what resembles a volcanic eruption. The stakes are higher in this film, though - Verne's characters weren't trying to save the earth, but merely to explore.

[@dan_mulligan]

Very well done technically, in a production sense, but the story line was weak and confusing. Sg106 with a half-life of 21 seconds; that would be Seaborgium 266, only produced artificially (not even detected astronomically), which decays almost immediately to other radioactive elements, and within a few minutes to Thorium & Radium (long before you could find it). What does this have to do with magnetic fields, or anti-gravity. Ah! Floating islands! ... with water that flows from somewhere and off the edge, forever. And this will make everything better! Now it all makes sense. Sorry ... I realize this is fiction, but I was just hoping for more. Nonetheless, the floating islands are cool.

[@SiCaRiO0o0]

that drone design is from destiny game

[@def-po8tu]

I've wondered where did all the creative original content go from mainstream Hollywood and now I know it all went to dust......great content

[@GilbertoBanuelos]

The Destiny 2 references in this film were pretty cool. 😁

[@alikigeorgiou8499]

Beautifully filmed story and amazing graphics - would love to see a sequel! 🤩

[@ParadymShiftVegan]

This was fire. Definitely one of the better Dust films I've seen

[@anthonydoyle3837]

I am surprised Activision has not put a copyright claim on this video since they are directly ripping off the ghost from destiny video

[@Anzac7RAR]

Ghost is Bungies property lol

[@liquidsonly]

SciFy from China. Awesome.

[@bau-gugmbh1959]

Geh scheissn

[@rbshoemaker]

Wild story idea! The theory and scientific idea is unique and creative! Would love to see a full length feature exploring more of the causes and effects of such a potential threat to our earth! The potential story line could create a world where we must deal with the catastrophic consequences of such a threat! Please continue!

[@ericchild8845]

Awesome work. Need more of these please.

[@Jdavidbryant777]

Well it'll be fun to see how long this stays up after Bungie hits them with a copyright strike :D

[@Albtraum_TDDC]

For which game?

[@ICU1337]

@@Albtraum_TDDC Destiny

[@sealkh]

I've always been curious in movies, how they hold a flashlight in front of their eyes in a dark cave and still able to see what's in front of them

[@AccAkut1987]

The light fixture is also used for the background music speakers 🤫

[@jkobain]

In this case, they did a backlight in the hazmat suit, in the back of her head.

[@dannysolid]

Outstanding movie! Well done!

[@OniMetsuki]

So close to being excellent. Clearly a lot of work and passion went into this. Just let down by a few bits jarring the overall experience letting this short film down. I hope you do more shorts though and learn from this experience :)

[@dougpage2730]

Excellent! One of my favorite Dust films to date. Five stars!

[@SuperDiddzz]

WOW!! Wonderful, thank you.

[@stevenscott2136]

Didn't expect to see the Lament Configuration in a Chinese sci-fi movie. 😁

[@mlh4711]

great short and great choice of lead...............she is very easy on the eye and a good actress. Hats off to Xinmo Ma.

[@freddybonilla2472]

It's an out of this world sci-fi

[@jimwagner6260]

Fun movie. Thanks for the subtitles.

[@nathancl2k]

Ha! A Destiny ghost. Activision has joined the chat.

[@pauls5745]

amazing story about an adventurous spirit!

[@morenofranco9235]

Lovely story. I want to see MORE!

[@lonewulfmo9128]

Art will keep humanity together when politics, ethnicity n ideology are tearing us apart. Enjoyed the chinese scifi tale.

[@happychappy492]

I really enjoyed this one , good story and it had a good ending not like most of the others they leave you hanging at the end wondering what happened thank you

[@TheReverb1]

so would happens with this anyway? Is not clearly too

[@TheAutisticEducator]

This was well done.

[@alexdemaj4285]

Hmm, I've seen ghosts like that somewhere

[@jamesmorgan3032]

Solid production reinforced with hope and resolution.

[@legend9335]

Glad she saw the gravity of the situation.

[@tardismole]

Beautiful. I love it. The images and music complimented each other perfectly.

[@vincentanguoni8938]

So much of this stuff out there!!! Incredible!! This is great quality...and a protagonist with presence....do they make money???? My question.....

[@pj4092]

Well done, fun. It bothers me though, that in so many movies, whenever a woman runs from danger she always has to trip and fall down.

[@atorres603]

I am glad they decided to go back to the original design for the Destiny Ghost. I am sure she will make a good Guardian after she passes. 🙂

[@fjdarling]

Cute. Special effects were good.

[@klangerklanger8011]

Well done!

[@beharford]

Very well done!

[@jamesevans3492]

Interesting Short Moie . . . Avatar-Like At The End . . . . Nicely Done . . . :-)

[@bjb7587]

Poisonous atmosphere! She dons a suit with no helmet. I'm good!

[@JeffWrede]

Excellent!

[@grahamrich3368]

That was an excellent short! 演员和制作团队都做得很好! 🚀

[@axeu]

Brilliant !

[@Chris-sx3he]

Fun story, well done.

[@jonah_.l]

whoa this is one of my favourites also the mandarin is absolutely flawless, im impressed

[@TransitionTakeover]

This was epic

[@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar]

If Bungie finds out about this... 1. Ship is exact copy of a Cabal Thresher 2. Literal Destiny Ghost 3. Weird Polygon that manipulates gravity and is probably evil

[@bookofthedamned]

Wonderful!

[@jokkmokk100]

Beautiful

[@zyberus316]

wait...what? that's a Ghost from Destiny~

[@Friedrich-Fluecken]

Good work. Amazing. F.

[@xarzu]

I really like this one.

[@stevenloyer2128]

Awesome! TY :)

[@imagin64]

Impressive ▫️◽💠◽▫️

[@russward2612]

Graphics were astounding, story was confusing, I give it a good solid 'meh'.

[@Albtraum_TDDC]

Too much word-salad nonsense. This is more like disjointed fantasy than science fiction. Reminded me of crap like "journey to the center of the earth", in a bad way. Also it's better to get a translator who is fluent in English and passable in Chinese, than a translator who is fluent in Chinese and passable in English. A lot of the sentences were obviously wrong translation or bad flow.

[@frybread5o]

this is literally Destiny fanfic... I'm not mad at it

[@tapashdebnath9223]

Great .

[@vnblogs1085]

Amazing Dust always brilliant sci fi short its fabulous 👌👌👌

[@glockejaeger]

Straight up took a ghost from destiny.

[@TheWorldBelow360]

Super conscious metallic crystals have always seemed like the obvious source that would allow for continuing permutations. Until such Times as when being conscientious inhibited their inherent abilities.

[@constantinoplesaurus8477]

10:35 they use the “Detach” track from Interstellar

[@andrelaveau8510]

Great short film well made

[@darinbauer8122]

This is too simple for me. Although I believe that the woman is from that century, that cannot be Earth at that specific time. It would either have to be far in the past or far in the future. Athough, while in a similar light to problems with chrono-logistics that I have with Altered Carbon, I have to say, Seatle looked FANTASTIC! Really. Make sure that Tom Robbin's knows.

[@darinbauer8122]

Also know that to spell the word fantastic I couldn't use a caps lock.

[@circomnia9984]

Hold on to gravity?!? I feel like gravity is holding on to me!!!

[@aarikawe]

Be careful. 343 is going through some hard times. They might be in a mood about this.

[@cell2086]

Eyes up Lora!

[@waynethomas3638]

Intriguing. I would like to see a continuance of this tale!

[@Danaman117]

Looked good for a minute

[@annemckeon6532]

I enjoyed looking at this film, but I didn't really understand what was going on. Partly because the subtitles went by very fast and I found it hard to follow the story line.

[@ClkWrkDragonfly]

Bungie gonna sue somebody.

[@patrickasplund]

Are there any ferrous heavy metals? Gold, Silver, lead, and copper are all non-ferrous or semi-ferrous (idk if titanium is considered a heavy metal). I've never held a magnet to Tungsten, but since you can't tell the difference between gold and gold coated Tungsten without x-ray or core test- I'd assume it's also non-ferrous. And mercury needs a current to interact with magnets so it's safe to say that's non-ferrous as well. I'm curious because they're talking about non-ferrous heavy metals like its a rarity. The 25 second half life in nature is certainly rare.- but it's ferrous properties- not so much.

[@Masenken]

Better hope Bungie don't throw a fit over stealing their ghost 😂 Not a bad film, just baffled that y'all really went stole a ghost when you could've made literally any kind of floating helper bot

[@TheEedX]

is there full movie of this one? only i see those sort clips or something from that movie but i a more interested to know is there any full movie of this? if there is what is the movie name, please?

[@tj7870]

cutie pie!

[@rogercalza9936]

Reminds me of the original Journey to the Center of the Earth

[@PunditKING]

Spoilers CGI A+, story C, story break down ; wants magufin, wants to do something reckless to get magufin, told don't do that, oh it still worked after doing it but causes another problem, repeat and doesn't get hurt from anything. Gets magufin.

[@DavidHodgesKU11]

Didn't realize this was in the Destiny universe.

[@chrishewitt1165]

The flying Rubik's Cube is cute

[@hunterxhunter7174]

I think it comes from out there chronicles

[@user-bp8mr9dc6z]

难得看得 国人的作品🥰👍

[@PeterWisner]

对啊， 我很喜欢看到 🥰

[@erreemebeerreemebe8178]

这部电影很棒。

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

应该有更多！👍👍

[@0neIntangible]

It's all Chinese to me... obligatory lol.

[@anthonyrichards9512]

....this was a well made story. I do wish she would have met up with her father, but I guess you can't have everything. I did like the story though. Greg Hewitt

[@mikeshaelyhill896]

How the heck did a Destiny ghost end up in this video lol. Not complaining. I think its kinda cool but isn't that basically begging Bungie to sue the creator?