Sci-Fi Short Film “Cover Your Eyes" | DUST

With Earth on the brink of an inexorable alien invasion, can one desperate young girl call for help before its too late?
"Cover Your Eyes" by Simon Alveranga
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More About Cover Your Eyes:
The story opens with our protagonist witnessing the beginnings of first contact. Next, we see her running through the woods in an effort to stay hidden from the multiplying alien force.
As night falls over the forest she is hiding in we learn more about what has brought her to this place. She explains that her father learnt too much about the visitors and now he has gone.
We watch as she builds a fire and prepares herself for an ancient ceremony of communication. She explains that thanks to our obsession with the material we were defenceless against the alien visitors. By neglecting our spiritual development we failed to take our place amongst the real Galactic Community.
As the film concludes we see her begin the ceremony. She is alone, desperate and feels stupid but she has to try to get through before Earth is lost. As the ceremony develops something begins to happen.
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[@rickhibdon11]

I love these short films! They don't tell an epic saga... just a short moment of one's existence.

[@MobileFilmmaking]

great way of looking at it

[@wealthychef]

But they imply the epic in their story. I like that too

[@AMPATL]

Best line: They are still coming in peace.

[@johnster1285]

muslims???

[@kennethcooper6383]

@@johnster1285 no..Christians..lol

[@jimstree360]

Lol All of the above

[@asmile1197]

You're the only foreigner here

[@deletebilderberg]

There’s more talent and imagination in these short films than droll 100 million dollar budget movies.

[@GatchamanG4]

Couldn’t have said it any better. So I won’t!!✌🏻🖖🏻♥️

[@mastertek383]

Yes. And no woke politics, just good scifi

[@matthewcadrette1484]

100 percent agree

[@pascalqueneherve]

I could listen to her voice for hours.

[@jimvandemoter6961]

This reminds of something I read in a story once, "this is the way a world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper." Good stuff.

[@carlbrowitt9164]

like everything that happens in the universe, we will go out with a bang, all 83,000 degrees Celsius of it

[@capridapri5310]

This quotation is from T.S.Eliot's poem, "The Hollow Men".

[@paulrhodeman8276]

Wasn’t that Halo?

[@spencersherwood7250]

it's also in the movie Southland Tales

[@Lucien_75]

Stephen King also quoted this in his book "The stand"

[@joseramos-pb4yj]

i love her soft scottish accent. yes , they will come in peace as long as there is no reststance.

[@TechnoMageB5]

If that's the case, then peace is just another word for surrender.

[@joseramos-pb4yj]

@@TechnoMageB5 that´s right but it means survival of humanity . Remeber the spanish conquistoders , when they came to America ? And the tech difference was much less.

[@oluwatobiafolabi2344]

THIS LINE HAS ME SCREAMING: "Let go of your fears of insignificance and embrace the contradiction of your ultimate importance." God, I love that so much. existence really is a contradiction, a paradox.

[@naughtfilms]

that means a lot to me!

[@oluwatobiafolabi2344]

@@Not_Always okay???

[@guatagel2454]

Birds starts to sing, at night. Something is happening.

[@billyandrew]

Maybe the birds are members of the galactic community, keeping watch over us, and, all along, we never knew it?

[@QueenWolf22]

@@billyandrew 👌

[@julieburnside1391]

I hear the birds too

[@SwordOfS]

Yes, dawn.

[@mynameisozymandias811]

I had my hand on the volume control all the time.

[@scottryannash5541]

I felt that one. EMPATH = ME PATH = THE MAP. To navigate said map one needs to have COMPASSion. Often to see true path to take, one needs to close their eyes and look into the darkness. All one can see in the dark is light. From within comes the INSIGHTFUL. Bring it out IN FULL SIGHT.

[@ProjectUnity]

This is more real than most people understand.

[@ankoutechnica8211]

Excellent. The story is stark and just a brief glimpse, but intriguing. Good acting and production. Kudos!

[@woodstoney]

I agree that although the story was nicely filmed, the actor's message was overshadowed by the loud, almost droning background music! Too bad.

[@dannieanonymous8083]

I thought that for a second as well But if you allow yrshelf loose ( and with this specific visual angle)/and the crescent sound, absorbing your 'inner self',ya might begin to feel this transformation taking place, it's as if she is attempting to "get out off her body" and carry a larger message across space & time Note: In my own understanding, I kinda think, that's the key..spiruatility ~ wisdom + inner balance, thus giving us a leverage from our primal instincts, thus enabling us to find a different way out of this mess we (collectively in this films hypothesis) 'are into... Michael Meade, explains this coming out of the darkness, with an old Upanishads myth instagram.com/p/BuUp20unEZf/?igshid=at48ao35l082 (2nd sound segment here)

[@JRaynor99]

WOW! Not at all what I was expecting & i loved it!

[@danieltilley888]

That was great. It did however feel more like a trailer for a film or TV series (let’s hope the filmmakers are able to develop the story further).

[@DocBree13]

Daniel Tilley exactly!

[@brucethompson7214]

Agree. Lot's of people bagging this short but i though it had a great message and the narration provided enough information to fill in the gaps in your imagination.

[@canutellwhosthis]

They are con artists but what are they after? This seems more or less a colonial apologist film I'm from the US btw almost 7 decades since de-colonization and we aren't letting go.of the western expansion

[@nilsnyman6767]

I honestly think this was probably made with nothing more in mind than trying to land a series or a mini series. Probably haven't written the story any further. They only will if they get picked up. Kind of disappointing.

[@jonothandoeser]

It was excellent Neo Paganism!!!!

[@winstonwong3326]

I’m thinking “District 9 II - Looking for John Conner”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimz1168]

We like that you have brought us faster than light travel, cures for who knows what, answers to mysteries of the universe, but hey it’s getting crowded in here!!

[@xXOFrannieOXx]

Thats how it goes isnt it.

[@NateSean]

*cough*to serve man*cough*

[@geoffread2707]

There was a species called “The Pav”’in the brilliant Bobiverse series by Denis E Taylor. They’re a bit different to the bunch featured in this movie though! Really enjoyed this. Thanks.

[@tangobango9653]

Just LUV her accent. Like the ‘squabbling children’ metaphor too.

[@peanutheadslickerthanbadjo9740]

Watched your Sunday find night , Dust . Still watching other films since it ended , excellent .

[@gargoyle38]

Advanced alien 1: uh another shaman trying to burn down the woods Advanced alien 2: no, a weird tea ceremony again Advanced alien 3: if this one levitates, we're getting out of here

[@tobynsaunders]

TLDW: "If you're not spiritual, then aliens might get you."

[@lookingupwithwonder]

This is awesome! I want to see it as a Feature!

[@56postoffice]

Subject touched upon in films like the classic *The Day The Earth Stood Still.* Basically, carry on the way we are now, we'll die, and miss out a seat on the biggest table in the universe. 👍

[@jeffreysoreff9588]

Same damned thing, yet again. If someone is going to film a morality play, could they at least have an interesting twist to it?

[@hawkinsdale]

Excellent! Told a LOT of story, and developed a character, in three and a half minutes.

[@nickthelick]

This one needs to be made into a series or summink! Definitely potential for longer stories...

[@ludmillaroman]

this one gets the award for making 3 minutes seem way too long.

[@LuluBahamut]

I'm curious to see more of this one and where it would have led to :)

[@pierrickb7214]

The music took over the dialogue, pity.

[@scottperry8388]

Yes, that's a common theme in European produced films (and KZbin and getting more prevalent in USA in the last 10 years.). All the way back to Doctor Who 1963 and older. It's like, "hey we took all this time to choose a track or SFX, gotta make sure people can hear them." It really is a pity cause Dialogue drives the story.

[@PoeLemic]

@@scottperry8388 Yes, with her accent, it was a little hard for me to understand, but I'm hard of hearing. So, I just have to read the captions.

[@Octoberfurst]

@@PoeLemic That's what I had to do. Between the music and her accent I had a very hard time understanding what she was saying. Then I turned on closed caption and watched it again. I finally understood it! I really have no idea why some producers think that music should be so loud. If you have to have music then play in quietly in the background.

[@poelemic3642]

@@Octoberfurst Yes, thanks for agreeing. I remember loving this video, but it was just a little harder to enjoy it. Because I like the music in a more subtle background sound, unless (of course) it's a Broadway Production or something. But I just think they didn't realize how the accent and loud sound would work for an international audience. Yet, the main point is that they have great writing, ability to do good story, etc. So next production, I think, they'll fix it, is my guess.

[@wayneg2139]

I enjoyed it. Has great potential! Needed to be longer and have more of an ending.

[@ptsPeterSzabo]

Videos on DUST typically don't get followup episodes, great potential achievements don't get achieved. I treat, enjoy and score each video on DUST as is, as if the story and the visuals depicted are the maximum the authors are able and willing to invent and implement.

[@glennbrymer4065]

Very good! I love very short very simple stories that carry very deep meanings. To me, it was very emotional. Simple & deep, well done. 👍

[@MarsFKA]

Arthur C Clarke really started something with huge starships hovering over human cities. Now, everyone's doing it.

[@Larrymarx]

I need more! This held my attention from beginning to the end... I like it.. 🛸

[@Kayaz48]

Lovely. Novel concept. Well done on obviously a limited budget. Would love to see this as a feature. Netflix? You listening?

[@RaraAvis1138]

I needed to watch this. Thank you.

[@chrisg6091]

Beautifully done teaser for something much bigger. Thank you.

[@haroldhumerickhouse8433]

I had no problem hearing and understanding what she was saying and what she was saying is important. I wish the video would be longer to fully fulfill its potential.

[@Metal_Serra]

Love how she speaks.

[@fredrickcrosio9208]

Wow such a beautiful film. Full of meanings that sadly most will not understand because they accepted prepackaged answers instead of going on the journey to search for Truth.

[@chalcedonv6997]

A poetic masterpiece, thank you

[@4rah46]

Great storytelling, and an underdog to cheer for... Bravo!

[@MrPhife333]

"Short Film:" Too short.

[@PoeLemic]

@@pakde8002 Yes, much too short. And, would make an INCREDIBLE SERIES. That's what kills me about all of these Dust stories. They could easily become movies.

[@Gornflyin]

OMG! Lena is so gorgeous! Every facial feature, the hair, the voice....woo wooooo!! :)

[@naughtfilms]

Yeah, she is something else!

[@universalindierec]

Great little short. Beautifully shot although I think the music was a little too loud and kinda made it hard to hear what she was saying.

[@SeraphX2]

This seems typical on most of these videos. dunno why it's so hard for people to get bg music and speech levels set correctly. I've dabbled in video editing myself. It isn't that hard. lol

[@universalindierec]

@@SeraphX2 agreed. It's not that hard.

[@EllySoccerstar]

Universal Indie Records no

[@dannieanonymous8083]

@@SeraphX2 it's called "punctum" they need to reach somewhere deeper into the psyche, to make a connection, with each viewer

[@SeraphX2]

@@dannieanonymous8083 you do that better with softer music and "subliminal" type conveyance. When there is voice and the music is over-powering, it's distracting and is in no way reaching into my psyche but getting in my way and breaking my concentration and immersion. If that truly is their goal, they are failing miserably.

[@bendia77]

Lovingly well-written.

[@cnau3031]

It’s pretty much where our planet is right now- raising awareness of the destruction of nature and it’s elements!

[@otrebor7529]

wow love this one, a subtle message in it and to share in my FB

[@mikeglide1292]

Well done bit of metaphysical fiction.

[@krn91]

Boom. Love. Thank you creative

[@Mngzkhuel]

really nice teaser! would love to see more

[@imagin64]

I love these little movies. !!!!!!!

[@lakelady8544]

Loved This!!! Want More!!!

[@johnambro7181]

Childs hood end, Arthur C Clark. Love the simplicity of this short.

[@bobbisucrose2605]

Why does Dust always remind me of reading Heavy Metal magazine when I was a kid? Always leave them confused as to the point of the story. Insert your own ending.

[@burtonwilliams5355]

Is 'Heavy Metal' even in print anymore ? Was a HUGE fan in high school . .mid 70's. LOVED THE MOVIE !

[@wright534]

Interesting variation on first contact and in how it addresses the Fermi Paradox. A simple story, but effective.

[@DanGrossberg]

Indeed. It's like with government: the ones who most want to be in power probably shouldn't be. The species that seek contact with less developed ones should probably be avoided.

[@ducatirottie]

Deep!!👊🏾

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

They are here since long time!

[@kitsinu1]

So many good prologues to stories, but so few actual stories. It is similar to Hollywood, where there are incredible cinema-photographers making incredibly beautiful visuals, but few of these beautiful visuals are matched up with a good tale.

[@chalcedonv6997]

Best film in Dust history

[@moogybannahilstopaflingon6803]

Genius...

[@tonycarver2745]

after watching this, i tried it myself.....got ET's answering machine...oh well

[@dgk42]

Wow, to think that communication could ever devolve to become an ancient ceremony.

[@SecondLifeDesigner]

left me definitely wanting more but also somewhat unsatisfied. Did her ritual work? Did anyone hear? Could have left us with a little teaser.

[@aviezerscop401]

And this is why most short films are 12 minutes or more. It's an introduction. Where are these PAVs? It's a journal entry.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*excellent...hope to see more of this narrative*

[@hereticpariah6_66]

We love to think we'll be the Vulcans of the Galaxy when we go out there, when really we'll be more like a Klingon/Romulan/Feringi mélange...

[@mekkler]

You wish. We'll be more like the Pakleds.

[@hereticpariah6_66]

@@mekkler ...you might be _right!_ ....just trying to think positively...

[@mekkler]

@@hereticpariah6_66 Always a good start :)

[@micahgoodwin3513]

@@mekkler We are shmart...

[@mekkler]

@@micahgoodwin3513 s-m-r-t, I mean s-m-a--

[@tietjen666]

Wow. This fantastic! Not one wasted moment. A very dense piece with universal meaning. Thank you to all who created this masterpiece.

[@ZinkZoodles]

Always here early!

[@Germanaugustomorales]

I think it is perfect. Keep it up, please.

[@cybertaiga9534]

Very interesting short movie. Engaging narrative. Well done. I like movies that ultimate transcend genre. This one does. Ancient timeless values highlighted in the face of mindless modernisation.

[@Rayq007]

I once saw a cigar shaped cloud with no other clouds in the bright blue sky and something flew out of it, it left a trail starting from dead center of the cloud, it then had 2 trials and passed over the mountains where I lost site of it.

[@stubbornfacts7918]

Amazing ,love from India

[@JosephJMcAllister]

I feel like the Netflix series is coming soon.

[@wadepage7809]

A bit difficult to understand with high volume of background music.

[@tman197]

Bad Voice over, IMO. Sounds like it was done sitting at a computer. Too much background echo, like she's sitting in a can.

[@GatchamanG4]

Very powerful story….make me want more! ✌🏻❤️👽

[@malte2483]

Oh i love this story!!😀😊😊

[@TAkash-bg9nu]

Mention the titles clearly cuz i covered my eyes the entire video and didn't see the visuals. WHOLE 3:51 min Wasted.

[@jamesha175]

i was going to say exactly that because i thought i was clever.

[@RIXRADvidz]

no mate, you didn't miss a thing. lots of words and images, no story.

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

Interesting, Food for thought it is.

[@navismirza5752]

so it will be nuts if the first contacts to alien Civilization is to meet alien hippy community

[@HalfbloodPixie]

Nice!

[@PoeLemic]

These are the worst ever. I just start loving the story, then it ends. Don't do that to me, Dust!!! Damn you, Damn you All. This should be a movie -- not a short !!!!!

[@yawningkitty457]

loved the deep message sent by this excellent short film

[@leonestello8519]

Whoa... Neat

[@Didunculus7]

It's amazing how many people here are unable to understand at least the tip of the meaning of this short & how many claim that the movie didn't have a proper ending. In my opinion, it did have an ending, the messages was delivered and concluded through the last part. Excellent story, I appreciated it.

[@halatrebwar7520]

I dont get this 🙃🙃🙃

[@janhorak8024]

Sci-fi short - comments by Jan Beware of spoilers! Cover Your Eyes by Simon Alveranga Plot: girl tries to communicate with the better aliens who did not arrive Negatives: 1) I do not know, maybe a little longer with some story and plot twist would be better? What about more telling why the ancient rituals would work? 2) I did not find the music disturbing the narration, but it could be a little bit quieter Positives: it has a good potential, with the rituals and also birds were interesting Personal note: “They are not sending us their best people” (Donald the Liaison) Summary: really short short, so not much of story telling, more like a teaser

[@kaydars]

This is a cool little film with a big message - I liked it :D

[@phungyi4947]

Silo Cybin. That's what needed to launch.

[@maxbishup2486]

But, but I was already here!

[@thomasjefferson4492]

WELL all you guys at DUST,will be glad to know they are coming,The sky will be filled with them,ONLY their not looking for friends,their coming for food,so when they come ,run out there like so many will do,AND YOU CAN BE WHATS FOR DINNER....

[@colddarkness1798]

2020:Coronavirus 2020 half of the year: aliens invading earth

[@edbailey7533]

This was nice prose coupled with nice images. I would much rather see a film of the story that these words and images only hint at.

[@naughtfilms]

Soz, budget didnt allow

[@BradZook]

Needed more aliens.

[@sexysmurf7158]

love dust

[@bruceheiman6286]

Like to see more of this story.

[@avgzeb]

how does dust make high budget short films even though it cant make the money out of its videos

[@konstipoweryt4461]

zohaib ansari (no patreon, just movies from others)

[@dk-bw4gk]

"Presented by...". Dust doesn't make anything, they just collect them on a channel.

[@konstipoweryt4461]

Dave Kohfeld sure? Which one?

[@dk-bw4gk]

@@konstipoweryt4461 What are you asking? Which one what?

[@universalindierec]

@@konstipoweryt4461 Yes the collect shorts from smaller filmmakers and present them Crypt TV and Alter do the same with horror.

[@canthama2703]

Superbly done. Congrats.

[@gothmorph]

Groovy..

[@kimweaver3323]

Between the music and her thick accent, I had to listen to most of it two or three times.

[@soul_in_balance6923]

How I love the Scottish dialect.