Sci-Fi Short Film: "GILL" | DUST

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Hey, DUST community. This is Kieran- the creator of GILL! Super excited for the launch.

[@pavankumarpanndu]

I regularly watch all your videos. It’s really good 👍

[@docwilson5384]

You guys did a Amazing job....Peace

[@Kayjee17]

I really enjoyed this. The debate in the comments about whether it's a story of an impulsive woman who messes things up because she didn't listen to the man and got lost vs a story about a man who didn't trust a woman to fix the problem and she finally does is very interesting. I'm more in the latter group - with a side of the idea that she wanted to take her time to really look around while he wanted to stick to just checking radiation levels (and whatever else was on the checklist) and then move on. I'd enjoy expanding the worldbuilding so we could understand why some places looked desolate and others looked beautiful, and why she seemed so captivated by the fish as though she hadn't seen anything like them before. Does the suit just teleport through space or does it teleport through time, too, like a Tardis? Was the suit only supposed to teleport in space but her corrections made it go through time also? What will happen to her now that the suit is shut down? All interesting questions, right?

[@mijicmugendo]

Loved it 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

@@Kayjee17 Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I agree- I think that perspective also gives good insight into the audience member too. I certainly have my own thoughts/reasons but I like when others can bring a different line of thinking. It would be a lot of fun to explore those questions you raise in a longer format or sequel. Thanks again for watching!

[@MidnightDStroyer]

I'm thinking that if Gill ever makes it back to her original starting point, she's probably going to get fired from her job...And deservedly so.

[@leokim1458]

Underrated comment

[@jv-lk7bc]

by the sound of things, she wasn't an employee. They both deserve to be fired but then a lot of CEOs do ...

[@467-k1m]

killjoy 🙃

[@brianmell6411]

Funny, I didn't even notice her Russian accent...

[@RacerX888]

This character evokes zero sympathy by being such an uncooperative, disobedient and outright stupid individual who is too immature to take direction. 2 minutes into the movie, and I don't care if she survives. Just an opinion. Overall, well done movie.

[@Me__Myself__and__I]

Agreed. Actually I was hoping that big hill she was on when she was insisting on moving around was actually much higher up and that she'd fallen and permanently maimed herself for being so stupid. People like that are terrible human beings in normal day to day life, but when dealing with situations like this its even more inappropriate.

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

It's interesting to hear how some people are team Gill and others could care less about her. Thanks for watching either way, DriftRacer B!

[@alexanderwademd]

There are other Dust films that pull a switch at the end and it's some kid's imagination and I sort of thought that's where this was going. I was grasping for reasons to care about her survival thinking, maybe this is the little sister who always has to pull the wagon and finally got a turn in the wagon and now she won't let it go, with a ViewMaster and she's just clicking away at the worlds she would visit and her brother is yelling that he wants his turn... Only then, in my own imagination, did I think it would be good for her to survive. Otherwise, I was kind of hoping for that jump in front of the bus to put it to rest. Gotta say, to start with apocalypse and dance through some aquarium, a zen garden, and a busy street was a little weird. Was this supposed to be parallel earths?

[@kevinpope7230]

I've decided that she's going to discover that she's stuck on a deserted island with no food or fresh water. The consequences take longer to play out than a bus, but I guess she gets to spend more time regretting being the WORST TEST PILOT IN HISTORY.

[@RacerX888]

@@NegativeSplitFilms No worries, I really like the film otherwise. :)

[@jasondean88888]

I was doing chores while listening to this. It was like listening to a 5 year old throw a fit against the parents who were telling them not to run into traffic with a blindfold on. Super enjoyable...let me tell ya. I made it back to my phone in time to leave this message and quit watching while still being able to save 4 minutes.

[@stevenscott2136]

So this is what happens when the Twitter generation become mad scientists? Neither the jumper nor the controller really knew what they were doing, the software was buggy, the boots didn't even have TRACTION!! And instead of working together to solve the problem, they both immediately default to self-absorbed one-upmanship and aimless random tinkering while yelling at each other. My headcanon ending is that the get-home jump puts her exactly where he's sitting, causing both of them to explode.

[@kevinpope7230]

I'm going with headcanon that she landed on a desert island, and with the suit dead she's doomed to spend her final day desperately trying to survive a hopeless situation.

[@codyforemanable]

What's a headcannon guys? Ya mean like 🤠 "howdy partner, why don't ya put down that hand cannon..". ? 🤯🔫? Headcannon?

[@idjtoal]

@@kevinpope7230 In my version the shutdown activates a tracking beacon, big VTOL rescue craft lands on the beach, squad of guys hustles out and retrieves the suit. Then the tech from the lab comes out, he starts trying to half apologize, half order her back to the lab, "it's not over." But she's not hearing it, just starts talking over him, how bad his code is, she could've figured it out, it's his fault. Back and forth, then she walks away. He gets back into the ship, they take off... and _then_ she's doomed to spend her final days desperately trying to survive the hopeless situation.

[@wrongtown]

@@codyforemanable canon, not cannon. Headcanon generally refers to ideas held by fans of series that are not explicitly supported by sanctioned text or other media. Fans maintain the ideas in their heads, outside of the accepted canon.

[@codyforemanable]

@@wrongtown ah!! Thanks! I don't participate socially ad much as I should. I should get I hired doing stupid stuff as often. - k minute boy stupid at the time.. yes like walking down the road and SURPRISE.. you just sprained your ankle ... 👻 hahaha got you! You thought it was a car and was dead!! Hahaha. Quick quick.. what did you think? -umm the side walks boy level and I think I twisted something? 👻 but what about god? Woah ... what?

[@jv-lk7bc]

I like the way both characters are being unreasonable in their own sorta archetypal ways. one throwing around weight he doesn't have, the other rebelling inappropriately, a dynamic getting in the way of both making good decisions. But their youthful passion is what got the suit built. its a nice reduction to essence of many big stories.

[@nieron]

I would have liked an ending where she looks up to the sky and sees two or three moons...meaning she landed on a different planet...

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Maybe in the sequel, Ronny! Thanks for watching, Ronny.

[@cpuuk]

Yea, have to admit, that was ending I was expecting

[@PavelKOT11]

Good idea and very logical one! I've expected it at the end...

[@minotaur55]

Exactly

[@bbaucom2]

Or maybe in a volcano.

[@TheZoltan-42]

The MC is a prime Darwin Award candidate. The fact that she survived and nothing happened in at the end was an unexpected twist.

[@confabuleus]

And a disqualification for the Darwin Awards. But no worries; with this attitude she probably will succeed soon! 🤣

[@thaska6106]

😁

[@eattabagovdix7169]

She dont need to listen to no MAN

[@rickwrd]

@@eattabagovdix7169 Well, not a control freak at least.

[@jv-lk7bc]

@@TheVigilante2000 irresponsible brat vs irresponsible partner trying to pull rank (as "authority") that he doesn't have story.

[@honor_faith_transform]

My disdain for pride and arrogance made this almost unbearable to watch. I only finished to see if "Gill" would end up getting the karma she deserved only to be disappointed. 😆 Though both characters need some classes on communication and teamwork.

[@leokim1458]

Yeah, this short seemed pointless.

[@aknightthatsaysnee5259]

Yes! The teamwork vs the technology was way out of proportion. Maybe Gill was a last minute substitute?

[@blueskieswaiting]

yeah, i know what you mean

[@nowaht]

Agreed. Maybe at least some idea as to why this character acts so loose with the rules

[@nihilistic7840]

Unfortunately it's a theme in many movies. They use inconsistently neurotic character traits to generate "tension" and force mistakes that a child wouldn't make in order to have s situation for their characters to get out of. It's ridiculous unbelievable and boring. When is someone going to make an interesting movie with consistently intelligent characters - without some stupid plot twist that the whole movie is manipulated into creating?

[@JOBRAIL1]

Reminds me of my little sister. "I would rather die than have someone tell me what to do "

[@rocketman6129]

Gill was fortunate and lucky. Both "partners" were not communicating but Gill was at fault. Altering code during the mission cut her lifeline to the lab and any help that could have been needed.

[@Me__Myself__and__I]

I was really hoping the ending would be her being saved (teleported back to the lab) followed by the other person giving her a hard slap to the face just before firing her and throwing her out of the building.

[@idjtoal]

@@Me__Myself__and__I Nice, definitely. Complete with debriefing and review of telemetry data, and reprimands for almost destroying the hardware by teleporting into solid rock, and into traffic, disobeying orders, making unauthorized changes to code....

[@eattabagovdix7169]

Typical...

[@markjaywest]

@@Me__Myself__and__I yeah, just hope it wasnt Will Smith in the lab...

[@xtianosickboy]

Worst reckless astronaut ever. Like a naughty teenager

[@jv-lk7bc]

although her partner was no better.. a powertripping egotist

[@xtianosickboy]

@@jv-lk7bc literally them being the last 2 people of the human race would be the only scenario that warranted their inclusion. Personally I wouldn't trust either to use a kettle or an iron. Or even cross the road unaided.

[@finitykarl]

This reminds me of nitrogen narcosis. Once you pass a certain depth while scuba diving, the nitrogen in your blood gets to a high enough pressure that it turns into a liquid. The effect on your brain is that you feel somewhat like being drunk. You make bad decisions. I wonder if teleporting has a similar effect.

[@ICU1337]

She made bad decisions before she got "drunk" though...

[@malalford]

She wasn't narc'ed. The suit was pressurized and she was never never really under any atmospheric pressure anyway. She was just a gauntleted, randomly finger stabbing on a portable device, Dumass.

[@marymaza2187]

I watched this till the end just to see if Gill would finally shut up and stay still 5 seconds to listen to what the other guy had to say. If she's like that in all aspects of her life then it wouldn't surprise me if they only sent her because they cared more to see how the suit works than if she made it out alive.

[@JRec-ql5fc]

this evoked a strange feeling for me toward the main character. i disliked the character immensely due to her immature arrogant behavior but was relieved she survived at the end. hopefully the experience humbles her greatly. and, as you can see from the comments, it did not end how anyone predicted. Which i feel is a good thing. some called it pointless, cliffhanging, no twists or explanation. which is exactly why it's interesting. The creator could've continued building this unlikeable character only to send her off in a predictable fashion most would've been satisfied with. anyway, i think it's definitely deserving of some praise.

[@mykemech]

Well shot and acted, very entertaining. There is no way ever that a person with this temperament and impulsiveness would have been allowed into that experiment.

[@donm5354]

Good starting point... would love to see what happens next as well as background for what the heck is going on! Her trouble started by walking around a rocky hillside, ignoring who or whatever was talking to her, and ended up damaging the suit and jumping around aimlessly nearly getting run over by a vehicle... reminds me of some people Ive known - they dont want to listen to anyone but themselves.

[@markjaywest]

what do you expect, typical woman, never listens and thinks they are always right...

[@mrjoewaterford]

@@markjaywest I work with a guy that would do exactly the same thing. He knows everything, and you can’t tell him anything because, well, he knows everything.

[@Michael.Custance]

Good movie. Worked with a head-strong moron like that once. Got his arm cut off by a robot-welder in a factory cause y'know... he totally knew what he was doing. Another win for Darwinism.

[@charleskrumholt8541]

Great very entertaining. She seemed so real like most women out of control. Perfect. She is awesome.

[@Punnikin1969]

I get to be that guy that points out continuity errors. When Gill is teleported to a new area, that suit shouldn't look as if she had been there for a considerable amount of time. Immediately dusty in the desert, then the dust is gone when she teleports to the mountains, etc. I know it's minor, but details like that can make a viewer wonder if, instead of teleporting, her consciousness is just being moved to a different host body, which would give the film a totally different meaning.

[@mrjoewaterford]

Maybe when she teleports it cleans the suit up. In theory.

[@Punnikin1969]

@@mrjoewaterford If you'll notice, the opposite is happening. With each new area she teleports to, the suit shows the effects of being in the new climate for quite some time, even immediately after arrival. The suit would have to be getting dirty, wet, clean, etc. instantly, as if it was there before the teleport occurred.

[@xavierjmj]

I liked the jump special effects and her reactions while jumping.

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks Xavier JMJ. I'd be remiss if I didn't call out our fantastic VFX artists, Derick Childress and Jingky Gilbert. They brought a lot to the teleportation effects and the HUD visuals.

[@jackiep87]

Saw Gill at Dragoncon in 2019, maybe 2020? and so glad it's found a home on DUST! Such a brilliant concept, I remember being horrified thinking she was going to get stuck in a jump forever and breathing a huge sigh of relief at the end! Way to go Kieran!

[@stephenkiernan8520]

"Hey, I just fixed everything for you and now nothing works. You're welcome."

[@scorchedearth1451]

She is like a pilot playing with all the buttons and switches in the plane. And when Air Traffic Control tries to contact over radio she tells them "Yeah man, I got this.". Would they really put any person in that position?

[@TuckaBuck89]

Well, there's 8 minutes of my life shot to hell.

[@yuumi925]

lol load of garbage

[@2kt2000]

Sooo true!

[@filmsmoviestvandactors219]

Somewhat metaphorical to how my life has been for the last two decades: external controllers telling me what to do, where to go, how to do things; when they are not directly in the driving seat AND I'm thrown all over the place. Finally, I hope to end up with some peace.

[@GaveMeGrace1]

Life’s better on the beach! I enjoyed the journey-thank you.

[@johngoodall7097]

What a way to get about!!! It’s very different 👍👍👍

[@patrickholt2270]

The most likely random short jump locations are somewhere else in Earth's orbit path.

[@arbjful]

Or a different time period

[@billyoung9538]

I feel like just as this started to get interesting it ended, leaving me hanging waiting for some sort of closure. I feel like this had a lot of potential for an interesting twist or substantial event that could have lead to a quality resolution, but instead it fizzled out with a lucky dead battery ending. What needed to happen was a definitive moment after the suit lost power that either showed her arrogance or competence. For an arrogance ending the film could have shown that this situation was so far over her head that she couldn't solve how to jump again on her own. That would require her to get the suit powered enough to reestablish a connection with the "inventor," to get a good enough fix for the suite to get her a jump home. For a competent ending the power loss would show that as the pilot and co-creator of the suite, she was the only one who could possibly get herself out of this situation. This would require that she got the suite powered on, without random jumps, then fixed the jump system without help, and maybe even have her reestablishing radio contact to inform the guy she was jumping home before jumping home at the end. Both of these plot solutions resolve random luck point where it currently ends in a much more story driven, and hopefully satisfying way.

[@darrennew8211]

About 90% of DUST videos are producers/directors trying to get funding. That's why they're 5 minute videos with three minutes of trailers. It's pretty rare that it's a full and satisfying story.

[@billyoung9538]

@@darrennew8211 That is also why many don't get funded further. With a concept pilot the point is to hook people with a short story, but leave enough room for a much bigger story. If a director can't tell a satisfying story that hooks the viewer in 5 to 10 minutes, then how can one expect them to tell a bigger and more complex story with more time? While this concept had room for a bigger story, it failed to hook me with the story presented. That doesn't mean it couldn't be reworked to fix this story, but, to me, the story as it currently stands isn't quite there yet.

[@eleanorkahlo8829]

She left her controlling partner. Good for her.

[@idjtoal]

Good points. This could've been much more interesting, it's one of those "oh no, everything's happening to me" characters / plots, where nothing really happens in the movie. Did she really change anything with all the frantic typing there? Can't really tell. And, have to say it, cliché scene of teleporting in front of oncoming traffic, but whatever. Some backstory on the suit, or the project itself, would've been good. Is she just teleporting around Earth, basically? Random planets? Again, can't really tell.

[@billyoung9538]

@@eleanorkahlo8829 that's one possiblity, but nothing cemented that as a fact, because her actions were in direct conflict with earlier information presented in the dialogue. She even acknowledged the information as seeming to be true otherwise the story looses even more tension because the fall scene wouldn't have actually been a real threat. There in lies part of the dissatisfaction of the current ending, but that part could be given a pass because that would require significantly more story development to use in a satisfactory fashion without feeling like a similar easy out to the dead battery.

[@jobisselle2861]

She's an adventurer she is stunned by the life she sees from our time....its a film about appreciating and protecting all around us. ✨️

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@lisanidog8178]

Everyone I’ve read so far doesn’t like Gill. But the funny part is, that’s how well her character is written. She’s evoking some bad stuff from people, like a real person. If a character doesn’t evoke like, love, dislike, absolute hatred, respect, or just being a darn good villain, then the writing of that character failed. Only thing I don’t like is violence or profanity just there to be there. But a character you love to hate like this girl? Kudos to the writer who made her that way and the actress who made her disliked character shine. On film you obviously can show it. But if you’re just reading, and you just tell not show, your characters are flat and you don’t have any feelings about them and that’s harder to show enough to garner a feeling about a character. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

[@wayneclarke1727]

I've seen nearly every Dust ..this one is goood!

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching, Wayne! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@udayadams]

Gill teleported to south Saudi Arabia to northeast California to Alabama to Colorado to Oklahoma to Malaysia to New York to Seattle, WA to SeaWorld Orlando then to Long Beach. this is my perspective. I absolutely love this video, always listen to your mission control starting from your parents OR your parents' mission control; YOUR GRAND PARENTS, they advice you about LIFE they already lived and gone through, NOTHING IS EVER NEW, EVERYTHING IS ALREADY WRITTEN IN THE OLD BOOKS, NOTHING IS NEW

[@Caroline.123]

Awesome I loved every minute of it

[@peterruiz6117]

Very interesting...I was left imagining where that underwater place might be.☆☆Imagination☆☆

[@AnthonyClarkPaladin]

For some reason reminds me of The Journeyman Project. Loved it, and love this!

[@glennbrymer4065]

This pissed me off to no end. She refused to follow her Orders! She argued with her superior! Made me very angry. I'm a older veteran. You Do Not argue! You Follow Orders! Very aggravating to watch. Even though it's just a video makes no difference. I doubt many of you will understand.

[@LifeMyWay007]

I agree, from the military point of view she was a test pilot ignoring all safety and evaluation protocols. Constantly making changes the test 'flight' controller had to keep re-calculating to figure out what she did and how to fix an ever growing number of problems. No test pilot would remain employed after such wild actions and despite some other comments here, it has NOTHING to do with a male wanting to control a female. If the test was reversed and she was control and the guy was in the suit doing this crap, he would be the one putting the program and his life at risk.

[@glennbrymer4065]

@@LifeMyWay007 Thank you for your comment. It may sound stupid to some people. But this has been bothering me since I watched it. It bugged me that much. Thank you for totally understanding my feelings. You articulated it perfectly! Somebody Undestood! Bless you. 🙏

[@chrisfayte8482]

I like the added scene where the girl doesnt dissapear from the scene but the scene switches with her in full view. Great effect!

[@wayneclarke1727]

So many of these deserve a series! This is one of them!

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching, Wayne! Maybe one day!

[@mierbeuker8148]

Most realistic video I've seen in a long time. Women won't listen to men, even if their lives depend on it, because they always "know better". The only thing they missed was if at the end she totally blamed the guy for screwing everything up. Refusing to take any responsibility for what SHE caused. Because that's how it works irl.

[@donkenmuir9504]

This is good film. Well done need longer like full version

[@Nobody-vy9tu]

What a great movie!, Nice👍🏻

[@havokvizcarra2727]

Of course she is great, she's a Spartan.

[@mugwump7049]

Judging by the title, I thought this would have to do with some kind of amphibian... Didn't expect it to simply be the protagonist's name. The complete lack of exposition makes it hard to figure out what's going on. Is she just a reckless brat endangering her own life out of impatience or a desperate woman trying to get away from whoever is communicating with her? Is she teleporting to parallel Earths or just different locations on the same planet? Is time travel involved somehow (Earth at the beginning seems post-apocalyptic, yet we briefly glimpse a truck from our time)? How does she know it's safe to remove her helmet at the end? So many unanswered questions that make it hard to enjoy whatever this story is supposed to be.

[@aharel]

Gill pissed me off

[@justindevenpeck1676]

Great episodes. Keep up the great suit!

[@stevevet3652]

The best part I liked was the oil pan used as a breather pack. I really didn't understand the video. Was it to show a lack of communication between two people or dominance over who really owned the suit?

[@gravedigger7034]

horrible.............................horrible....................................horrible .................................HOORRRIIBBLLEE

[@skyhiker9669]

I actually enjoyed that. Very tense, exaggerated by her stupidity. What fun! 😆

[@gaelsdottir5046]

Goodness, everyone hatin' on this woman. I watched twice, and what I saw was someone desperate to escape a trap that she didn't even realize she was in at first. I don't just mean the suit. When she landed at the aquarium I could see the tension leaving her, and when she ended at the seashore and got the thing shut down, I could imagine her deciding not to start it up again, or to start it and send it back to her working partner, but without her. What others were seeing as chaos and troublemaking I was seeing as sheer desperation and panic, a need to escape something not yet fully understood. I wasn't sure she'd survive it. Desperation moves often don't end well. Don't know. I'm retired now, but from my mid thirties to my fifties, I watched the world change around me from a future to a trap, watched employers attain more and more power over people's freedom and range of options. With retirement, for me, being very much like finally getting that damn suit to stop. (And my God I feel for those coming up behind me, who never had the freedom I know we've lost.) So perhaps I just relate to that aspect of the story. I am grandma aged now, so I also noticed: in that last scene, when she's finally found some peace, she's really quite beautiful.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Beautiful. Nothing else to add.

[@StCreed]

Worst. Testpilot. EVER!

[@ryanblystone5153]

Thank you

[@noelhutchins7366]

She has a million-dollar-scar for type-casting; replicating the effect with professional makeup, consistently recreating it, would take thousands, quality-digitizing it would match that price: the subtlety is, that aesthetic-scar doesn't appear at any distance until a particularly-frowny-face is affected, wince, grimace, scowl, or furrow, and it appears sympathetically to the negativity, and never at a cost to her femininity.

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

Really enjoyed this one. Could see it making a series like Quantum Leap.

[@can_you_guess_my_new_username]

Quantum Leap would be a good reboot

[@mrjoewaterford]

@@can_you_guess_my_new_username No it wouldn’t. Nothing is ever as good as the original.

[@Angry_Dinosaur]

So your always alone. You have your skills that are recognized and chosen but you're the bad choice and you know it and want know to it. You can't stop your impulses. Your bad decisions. Advice everywhere. That one friend tells you to knock it off constantly. You keeping doing it. You may feel your free. Your isolated. You're looking around. Your alone.

[@Angry_Dinosaur]

I'll reply to my own comment. You're a young soul. It'll come in time. Let go of the gates. The iron.

[@EduardoGomes-os5ks]

Show! 👏👏👏

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

Probably one of the BEST shorts I've seen on DUST yet! Well done!

[@SyntaxScout]

That space lesbian was having the worst period of her life.

[@mikepotter4109]

I thought it was great!

[@williamstrachan7714]

Loved this would like to have some more background story!

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching, William. Short films are always tricky in balancing enough world building with telling a tight, succinct story. Glad it feels like there's more to explore!

[@cliffjudge7943]

William, that’s one of the coolest things about these short pieces -- they generally can’t or don’t even want to show the complete story; but at their best (as here) they leave you thinking and wishing there were more. The actress was excellent and would be a box office draw because of her talent and irrefragable cuteness, her “little sister” attractiveness.

[@jackieanderson9408]

Sweet 👍

[@grammybear4226]

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

[@ericchild8845]

Very good. Would love to see some more and perhaps some expansion of the character development. Always great to see new sci-fi. Thanks for posting!

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching, Eric. It's always tough trying to condense down a complete story but also leave the door open for more. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@robertgolding]

Fairly sure I've seen this before, thought Dust was supposed to be new stuff.

[@d.grouard6737]

I agree. I checked this short out on IMDB and it was released in 2019. I can’t remember where I first viewed it.

[@lennygoofoff9964]

yep, same here. filmed even earlier. im positive ive seen this movie couple of yrs back

[@sullivanmoon8578]

nice halo inspired armor lol oh and the pip-boy as well good film

[@mrgiraffelover7388]

Love the suit design, but it would be a plus if she at least had a snoopy cap or a thermal coif worn above her head and underneath the helmet to make it look like a space suit.

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching, Raniel. We had a micro budget for this film but I am glad how the costume came together. Thermal cap would have been a nice touch to add. Thanks again!

[@woodstoney]

The film was entertaining but needed a beginning and some kind of backstory or direction instead of a girl in a suit just jumping from place to place. The jumps were nicely done and her suit was well made. A possible ending or alternate existence for her would likewise be interesting. I know, everybody has their own visualization of what they'd like to see but yours is yours as you see fit. We are just the audience chiming in. Best of continued success! Thank you!

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for sharing, Woodstoney and thanks for watching!

[@73honda350]

Evidently this place jumping has the side effect of affecting one's hair length - at least on one's head.

[@AndyAkt]

"I thought it was ours"... Possesive attitude of every wife! 🙂

[@misterenic]

💪Python is such a powerful language💪

[@morphee542]

is it only for me that the unbearable side of the main character makes the film unpleasant ?

[@angushume2054]

Thought that last scene was going to be a rehash of the Quiet Earth. I feel there should have been repercussions for her recklessness. Either some unexpected discovery or she shares space with a brick wall.

[@LoneGRoEnt]

You guys where having to much fun with that fx.. very cool short.

[@barrahart]

Awesome visuals. Love the shots. Love the color grading. Love the Ant-Man vibe too! The man's lines could have been more natural, but Caitlin absolutely killed it. Great performance. Much love to the cast and crew from a fellow sci-fi storyteller.

[@ramazanmakhotlov848]

А еще, классный круглый аквариум для рыбок в качестве шлема!!!

[@donlarocque5157]

Love it when a woman thinks outside the box. Adios sweetheart.

[@flyingpaladin2712]

Real bad idea to let her drive

[@nubianfx]

very well made, but the protagonist was SO annoying i was waiting for her to teleport into the sun.

[@poppabearskitchen1769]

That was pretty intense, loved every minute. Thank you.

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@AnimationGoneWrong]

The ending left me disappointed... I was curious to see how the issues were resolved. Instead, she ends up... somewhere and shuts the suit down and pulls of the helmet and... what? Well done otherwise. The jump effect was quite good. The variety of locations was impressive.

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, always tricky to find a satisfying ending in a short. We ended up traveling all over the state of North Carolina for the locations- from the mountains to the beach.

[@janislevonitis5657]

Holy crap that was intense. I didn’t think I would like it when it popped up. Happily wrong. Awesome work.

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching, Janis!

[@donnyabner8446]

I'll give this a superb rating of two double cheese burgers, an order of onion rings and a free cup for water.

[@ominoregfv]

That looks like a mjolnir armor, minus the headgear.

[@rherrera4177]

She is an anti-heroine, not like able at all.

[@irena4545]

What did I just watch? What was the point? If she was searching for an undamaged world, then why the childish bickering? If she was escaping some controlling freak, then why let him know that she was being disobedient? If she was being the Darwin Award candidate, then why no consequences? Camera work and effects are pretty, but a story needs more than that.

[@Charleskasa]

Gill is infuriating

[@jackieanderson9408]

She could have teleported onto those rocks. Dangerous 🥺

[@carycoller3140]

Went over my head. The lesson is supposed to be.........

[@Me__Myself__and__I]

There are no consequences for being immature, impulsive, stupid and childish even when dealing with highly dangerous conditions. Apparently.

[@carycoller3140]

@@Me__Myself__and__I So I guess the ending meant, "Now that I'm home it's not so bad here!" That's the best I can make of it.

[@danjager6200]

Really good story driven SF. I enjoyed it.

[@nz6241]

.... don't even see the meaning in this film. No reference point, no direction, no completion. wtf?

[@AgainPsychoX]

Anyone noticed it was 2030? In the logs in 0:45 you can see unix timestamps :)

[@leannaerickson9745]

Just great but demands a sequel. No, make that a series. By the way, where can I get a pair of those shoes?🤖

[@d.j.fowers456]

Ever notice how some kids - just have to keep playing with something until they finally break it?

[@slewone4905]

so this advance suit has no off button or reset.

[@thomascayne]

I'm disappointed that she didn't meet an hostile force and before she got eaten she would utter regret.

[@PyroFalcon]

This is the visual equivalent of "coitus interruptus"

[@Soundhound101]

I really liked this short film. Great concept, and the video editing was good. The actress really portrayed the headstrong type. The lesson is that you can plow forward and be unreasonable, reckless, and stubborn but things will all work out in the end! I enjoyed it nonetheless. Thanks for sharing with the world!

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Ha thanks for your take on it, Sound Hound. And thanks for watching!

[@s2art720]

Only problem is that that lesson is a fools lesson, and that headstrong mentality is usually a poor one with a garbage attitude to go with it. Things rarely just "work out in the end", that is a wishful dreamers' way of thinking.

[@steveklein8283]

Good short SF film!!! Good concept, good execution. Really enjoyed it....Love to see more of your work.

[@NegativeSplitFilms]

Thanks for watching, Steve. We're got another dystopian sci-fi short in the works and will hopefully be able to share with the Dust community in the near future.