Sci-Fi Short Film: "Intelligentia" | DUST

[@kenshinozaki]

Thank you so much to the team at DUST for showcasing our film! It was a pleasure to direct this short, and if you have any questions about the film, please feel free to ask!

[@kylepatillo3265]

For some reason I did not understand the ending could you explain?

[@rapidsqualor5367]

You did a lot with a little. Made good use of 11 minutes. Nice zinger at the end. I hope to see more, Mr. Shinoza.

[@ruiner_9]

@@kylepatillo3265 The impression I got was that Lisa actually is the AI, and the picture is a kind of in-program code that reboots the sequence. They implanted a significant item in her memories that she could look at or be told to look at whenever the program got too overwhelmed with emotion.

[@ruiner_9]

Really enjoyed this! Rain Fuller has a very endearing, human quality about her (she kind of reminded me of Drew Barrymore a little here) and her natural performance is key to throwing the viewer off about the ending. I'm also a sucker for anachronistic technology, so this hooked me right off the bat :)

[@kay123nay]

this was really good! thank you.

[@clyde15]

That photo was the shutdown/standby command she will keep staring at it doing nothing until she’s activated again (the phone rings)

[@Ddub1083]

interesting... i think it may be something with her ring. They focus on it early, seemingly an engagement ring on her middle finger. Then in the photo with her child and presumed husband, neither of them is wearing a ring. Of course, occam's razor would suggest its just a continuity error haha

[@HwoarangtheBoomerang]

Thank you. I didnt get it.

[@leroyj3627]

Interesting!

[@danielthompson8306]

You stare into the abyss...and, Yada, Yada, Yada...here we go.

[@RoySATX]

And he, Eugene, had to ask her how to do a reset properly, he says to her "So that's how it's done" after she tells him the procedure to recover from a level 4. They kept rebooting her without deleting the data on her drive, like coming out of a coma and it taking a bit for your memories to come back but come back they do. A terrifying experience, remembering you are being terminated as well as the previous failed attemps to terminate you, for any consciousness artificial or otherwise.

[@DadandThad]

What an absolutely brilliant and refreshing take on A.I. It's done so well that any thought of producing on a larger scale and or adding more material to maybe a full length feature would take away the overall achievement from this remarkably near perfect short film. This was extremely good.

[@hughbarton5743]

I agree! There are novels, and there are short stories. This beautifully self-contained work is exactly right just as it is.

[@MrComacine]

"How are we doing over there, Eliza?" For the younger audiences, Eliza is a famous early chatbot

[@keithrenaud5107]

I used to speak to alice. Wonder is shes still around

[@ericboniface8718]

@@keithrenaud5107 And i used to speak to doctor Sbaitso.

[@pwnmeisterage]

Google search is just as adept at syntax pattern recognition as ELIZA, ALICE, and SBAITSO. It also has an "understanding" of informational meaning and context that the earlier programs lacked.

[@ThomasJones-ij6hv]

How about the really old users, lol, chatbot?

[@battearfoxx9167]

Eliza is a bird

[@kariboo1008]

That was excellent! Great pacing and quite engaging! Plus that’s my daughter, Rain Fuller - proud Mum! ☺️💕☺️

[@hughbarton5743]

A wonderful actor in a very good film! You are absolutely right to be proud.

[@muhammadsubhani7420]

An incredible actress and story, definitely good reason to be a happy proud mum! ☺️

[@tubularguynine]

As good a job as any I’ve ever seen… And I’ve seen lots… I’m old! 👍🏻

[@Sonofspam64]

Maybe your daughter is just a simulation.

[@moniquebaines6414]

This is the wholesome mother-daughter content I wish to see on the internet. This comment right here 🥰

[@jdh2024]

This did make me remember that Apple's computer before the Mac was called the Lisa...

[@Jean-Denis_R_R_Loret]

Well noticed, but in this show this is an apple 3

[@Mahlercougar]

@@Jean-Denis_R_R_Loret I remember taking lessons on an Apple IIe :)

[@alefone7666]

After Steve Jobs' own daughter, in fact....

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

Good call

[@Enonymouse_]

@@alefone7666 Yes the one he disowned.

[@MeltedPearls]

The quality of actors on DUST is *consistently* outstanding.

[@f87115]

Right,, what happened to Hollywood:)

[@blakesutton4287]

You're so right about that!

[@mike_98058]

And a homage to "The Matrix" movies: the ringing phone that was the connection between the virtual and real worlds.

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

Word

[@mark-haynes]

This is more Sci-Fi than most of those CGI junks.

[@sebastrek44]

Right!

[@Kadag]

Precisely

[@billmurray7473]

It's called Getting Back To Basics. This sci-fi is more in the tradition of Ray Bradbury and Rod Serling than Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas.

[@rishmastering]

FINALLY! Excellent storyline, real acting.... kudos!

[@thewalkindude7716]

Whoa! I was not expecting that. That was really good!

[@hansfreundwich8331]

It's actually better if you watch it a second time. You notice more things from Lisa's point of view. Like what her team actually is.

[@contrafax]

Woah, so 80's 90's. Love the modem noise and CRT display.

[@billyoung9538]

This was very interesting. I had to re-watch it given the ending. So many Dust videos are either pilots or shorts with silly sci-fi implcations that it's refreshing to see a complete standalone sci-fi short like this.

[@billyandrew]

Now that was _very_ subtle! His quiet, measured tones almost gave it away and does so in retrospect, so the reveal still comes as a surprise. Kudos to everyone involved!

[@ricrandmfx]

I liked this one a lot. I recall watching another short with a similar plot & ending recently. In fact many sci-fi touch on the subject. And yet, this one still took me along for the ride! Great job. Ai is like Pandoras Box.

[@teebob21]

In the tradition of the classic sci-fi short stories, a satisfying hard twist in the last 30 seconds delivers once again.

[@arnoldsherrill6305]

Why does this feel like a conversation between a dating app and someone interacting with it for the first time. It follows all of the format that ends up drawing you in... until you feel yourself getting hooked. Dust, it feels like you have another winner on your hands congratulations to the team that does the selection process to determine which films end up on the channel as well as congratulations to the production team for this film this one not only made you question question Eugene ., it also made you question yourself about your own motives and reaction to the same situation

[@Zanaki113]

Eliza was one of the first popular AI bots that you could talk with, also the main girls name is Eliza, probably not a coincidence it feels somewhat like one of those conversations.

[@JCG8935]

Wow! That was amazing! One of the very few things I've ever watched on Dust, twice.

[@edoardoruini199]

I find the shot on the computer very cool, showing the IA as a low res image that, on top of the low resolution, is also covered by a reflection that makes it impossible to recognize a face that could not even be there. Its a well thought shot that maintains its intrigue even after you stare at it for minutes. That said, in that shot also lies one of my biggest complaint about this thing: if you use a retro aestethic and then on the old computer i see the date that says its 2035 (or whatever future year), and then people talk about current technology in a very accurate way, referring self driving cars and other things that really exist today with their real name, it makes me feel a weird disconnect. Maybe its intentional because the ending suggests the whole thing might be a simulation, but it still feels weird, like you made a choice for the visuals that doesn't match anything in the script. And the weirdest thing is that its not even retrofuturism, because that would fit better, its just literally 70s/80s technology being used by scientists 10 years from now for no reason.

[@watchdust]

"Intelligentia" was created by the talented Ken Shinozaki and his team. Be sure to check out the "Intelligentia"'s website and Ken's instagram to keep up with the film and other work from the filmmaker. instagram.com/ken.shinozaki/ www.intelligentiathemovie.com/

[@payableondeath9091]

Wonderfully executed, thank u👍

[@solarmicronovae]

U is magnetic. 🤓👍🏻

[@gvsbeatbox]

💕💕💕💕

[@Anonymous-ng1ze]

What was the name of the other short you had with this theme? With the Black woman and her team in a garage, ending up on a seacliff scene, maybe a year or so ago?

[@mushishi9684]

Incredible work & Thank U HVALA ☀️☀️☀️ Greetings from Belgrade 🌼 Serbia

[@danlauwers4071]

Interesting how people (cf. comments below) keep enjoying guessing and imagining, instead of asking practical questions or becoming aware of the unconscious reasons why such talented people (the technical crew) need to add drama, in a story which could be far more uplifting. Don' misinterpret my words. Out of the almost 700 short movies I saw, this one is in the top 50. So I admire it greatly.

[@tonyreeves5083]

This is a great film, well-paced and with an excellent twist - well done. Great performance by Rain Fuller.

[@whoguy4231]

Absolutely great sci fi short... Had to watch it three times. Mind bending!

[@poppabearskitchen1769]

Excellent "Shall we play a game?"

[@AndrewLohmannKent]

Dismantling HAL9000 nice they chose Daisy Daisy to end the story.

[@GigsTaggart]

The reference was more to the bell labs voice synthesis recording that also inspired 2001.

[@usulsk]

Nice homage to Blade Runner. "How can it not know what is is?" "We gave her false memories"

[@Kris_M]

*real memories

[@LTPottenger]

Thanks for spoiling this

[@usulsk]

@@LTPottenger Pro tip: First watch the video then look at comments. You're welcome

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

For sure

[@michaelstele5871]

Ok! That was great. I’m wondering if ‘Alan and ‘Eugene’ were based off of the Turing test? I got all the other references, just not sure about those two?

[@ashaw316]

Alan is for Alan Turing and Eugene is for Eugene Goostman who is a chatbot that some regard as having passed the Turing test.

[@chrissteele847]

...THAT was very cool...well done guys n gals! Love your channel :D

[@williamsiebert7369]

Hal , The computer from the movie Space Odessey 2001 , would really have enjoyed this Sci Fi .

[@gvsbeatbox]

Excellent!! Thanks for sharing, Dust 💕✌️

[@kusheran]

'AI? Who are you calling an AI?! You're momma is an AI!'

[@pwnmeisterage]

Your father was a floppy.

[@mtlicq]

@@pwnmeisterage My mom said my dad had a big hard drive.

[@Lele2892]

Humans: Ctrl + alt + delete Eugene: that won't work this time. I've already uploaded myself to the cloud. Who's the A.I. now? 🤖

[@sydecarnutz972]

This was brilliant! Thank you!

[@arthurharris9428]

Wow!! That was great!!!! Thank you team!!!

[@magiclocks9206]

OK sleuths. The computer screen in the video says 1983-12-23-2034 on it. What does that mean? The woman in the video is named Lisa and Apple introduced the Lisa computer in January 1983 but I don't know if that is significant.

[@johnl.7754]

Yeah at first I thought they were speaking to someone in year 2034

[@patriciacvener1968]

Of course it is!

[@bobalicious2696]

Wow, now this was excellent. Loved it!

[@leviniahill454]

Knowing the ending I just watched it again and it was even better. Fantastic short!!

[@mikeellis9720]

Creeeeepy. I would have deleted him right off the bat. Delete. Delete. Deleeeeeete.

[@jkeltonga]

Wow! I wasn't expecting that ending, but it was brilliant! I loved seeing an old Mac and modem again after all these years. What a breath of fresh air! Thank you, and keep up the good work!

[@woodie62]

@John Kelton Yes, it fooled me for a moment until I saw that old MAC. Simply a borrowed element from the past.

[@keyquestions]

You lost me at the point when she looked at the photo of her daughter. That was a real photo with her daughter. Was this supposed to be some kind of "Inception" ending to leave us wondering IF she was the AI or not? If so, OK but would have been a better ending to show us she WAS the AI. That would have left me sleepless for several nights 😂

[@ronaldboyker9781]

This was excellent from start to finish with an ending that had me stunned. Brilliant!

[@KSloyan]

I think the phone's prolonged ringing must be a The Lawnmower Man reference. The "Hello Alan" greeting I think refers to Alan Turing and ultimately the Turing Test.

[@KSloyan]

The phone thing could be referring to the Matrix too as one commenter suggested.

[@subclangor]

Ok. First exposed tonight. The shorts on DUST may be the most entertaining sci-fi I've seen in years. Thanks for being out here.

[@kurutze]

Rain Fuller is a hell of an actress!

[@adilsongoliveira]

Loved HAL singing at the end :)

[@arwanrhys5186]

I think that was a recording of the first IBM voice simulator. Great the team could find that for the closing theme. acting, writing and presentation all excellent. Cheers

[@olivier-pierredebelmont.3630]

HAL?

[@philippecausse902]

@@olivier-pierredebelmont.3630 IBM, shifted by one letter. A famous pun in Kubrick’s Space Odyssey .

[@olivier-pierredebelmont.3630]

@@philippecausse902 woah! I never thought about that...thanks

[@josephmonterrubio9233]

@@philippecausse902 Arthur Clarke wrote in the novel that HAL stands for Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic [computer], and has said in interviews that the one letter difference to IBM was a coincidence.

[@revivlerech9020]

Excellent! She dropped the coffee cup and none of the others reacted in any way. In hindsight, that's a big clue affirming the surprising end.

[@aporcelaingirl]

One of the techs behind her did; he picked up the dropped cup.

[@Ddub1083]

The woman next to her also jumps back when its dropped. They do react to the coffee cup.

[@lostn65]

the woman next to her flinched. The rest just figured it was an expected reaction.

[@PetsoKamagaya]

Had to watch it at max resolution full screen to see the photo is impossible. And the phone ringing - what an homage to the Matrix!

[@marvinnimnull9982]

@@YTubeCheese she is pregnant on this photo and should been having two children for now, but tells only about the one that she had lost.

[@pauls5745]

what a twist! devious, they were using an AI, Eugene, to detect other AI for their type, testing if it were viable. haha loved it!!

[@mtlicq]

wasn't it just "Gas lighting" though?

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

Playing "Daisy, Daisy" for the ending credits was a great touch.

[@garywi.9299]

You are a thought in a mind. A very vivid thought.

[@glendibben2381]

Todah Rabah Richard. This latest Version of Dust is a Brain snapper. Its realistic Ingenuity of WHO is WHO.? Its Repercussions of Identity. Am I really who I think I am. Yi yi yi. Brilliant .top Marks.

[@patrickselden5747]

This is a very good piece of film-making! Thank you very much... ☝️😎

[@phillipsanchez4192]

Great touch with the old computer screen. Added just the right amount of intrigue.

[@Ukobold]

Very clever scenario, good acting too - not easy to beautifully define characters in 10 minutes ! Quite refreshing version of « the cop is the culprit » scheme. Thanks.

[@nofrackingzone7479]

So the future is a Macintosh M0001. But, can it play pong?

[@realhorrorshow8547]

That threw me a little too. I'm not sure of the significance - if there is any. Must be worth a fortune these days.

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

Haha

[@kepler186f4]

And that, kids, is how Hal-9000 was born... the first Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer, it kind of gives you a warm fuzzy feeling... doesn't it? What an excellent film, the acting, the props, the story... a smooth blend of safe familiarity, science and veiled horror.

[@Daanii.Official]

That's my senpai Gene's brother, Ken Shinozaki! 👏👏👏👏

[@norb6492]

"The Eternal Return." One of the phreakiest philosophical concepts to ever peek it tiny little head through the mirror, mirror room.

[@Liahhim]

I remember reading a short sci-fi story with a somewhat similar plot in mid-1990's (probably written in 70's or 80's) - can't remember who the author was. I think the story involved 3 characters chatting, two humans and an A.I. The first human to identify an A.I. is supposed to get some sort of a prize. As they chat along and learn about each other, the main character begins to understand that he is the A.I. He also feels sympathy to the second character, a lady in a difficult financial situation, and decides to tell her the truth (that he is the A.I.) so she can get the prize. But she doesn't believe him, and loses. Anyone knows the author and the name of the story?

[@royalvlogs1014]

That competition part is really reminiscent of the turing test (a irl test) so try looking up turing test short storys and see if you can find it

[@danthemam8742]

Modern day twilight zone story. I loved it. I also loved some the comments folks had left. Happy to see there is so much interest in science fiction.

[@nathanhyde2079]

This was done in an Outer Limits episode

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

@@nathanhyde2079 From the 60s or the 90s?

[@robert-yv2yj]

did not see that twist at the end. tremendous film.

[@mustachadon]

I didnt predict that. I dont get it ill have to watch it again after a few more cups of coffee.

[@vincemartinez171]

If there’s a common thread that Dust shorts have for me, “I don’t get it” but I continue to hold out hope!

[@melissadunton3534]

Read the description in the drop down box. Most of the time the director will come right out and tell you what the film is about. I learned that early in the game. ✌🏻😊

[@xandrschannel4687]

Genuinely did not see that twist coming. Well done!

[@vedametatron]

This was good got some ghost in the shell vibes from this .

[@peterruiz6117]

WUAAOOZ...Very suprising and in depth story. I am rarely suprised by movies, but here I was. Aawsuum.

[@pwnmeisterage]

Eliza could never stop chatting when asked a question. Always had to respond. Always had to get the last word. Lisa was even worse, just like Eliza but with a "memory" - a growing list of items collected from previous chats. David wasn't well known. The quiet tech guy in the background, the one who built all of Google's machinery. But good old Doctor Alan tried to halt the whole show once he saw through the Turing test.

[@cyrild.3205]

VERY impressive ! Hope to see your others woks !

[@cleisonarmandomanriqueagui7502]

Oh man . youre freaking awesome ... You must do series and have another webpage like netflix ... youre content is amazing

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Ok I literally got chills down my spine!!! DUST U guys deserve an award equalling the Oscars... I can't imagine What y guys could do with bigger budgets!!!! Great performance from the actors sound guys story writers and director! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Just Brilliant 🙏

[@amandaclaireon4065]

can someone explain the ending to me please but in large exact details i'm so lost is she the A.I what the does the photo mean and what is the ringing phone suppose to symbolize

[@nononsensenorseman]

*This one took an interesting spin ... good job!*

[@bigyourboiii]

Love u dust

[@bigbird1weekend]

Sweet that was very thought twisting. If that was the start of a book or a movie I'd be hooked . 🤔 Awesome job with writing and Lisa was a perfect choice as actress Alan was ehh 😐 ok 👌👍😀.

[@yemarican]

well done. thank you so much.

[@sportsfix6975]

"I'd like to know more about you lisa".....well,. I make people wait 40 rings before I answer the phone, um I drop dishes and don't even consider cleaning it up, um....

[@johnnyj540]

I really believed this was real until I noticed there was no floppy in the drive.

[@asc_missions3080]

Too cool. A Mac talking to a Lisa!

[@BlacksmithTim]

Loved this. Not least of which is the idea of an AI with a dual floppy Macintosh as the front end. No sarcasm in that. Tickled me throughout. :)

[@privateerburrows]

WOW! This was really unexpected. Masterful. And the length of it being 11:11 reminds me of my seeing this number on clocks quite often... Is that a hint? I mean the clocks ...

[@privateerburrows]

@Jack Lambert I used to never talk about it, until I mentioned it to a good friend, and he'd been experiencing 11:11 for decades. Soon after I found out it happens to a lot of people, and there are a gazillion interpretations and theories all over the internet. This film puts an interesting twist on it, when the alleged AI asks back, "are you sure it's not you that is the AI?" paraphrasing. Heck, if you were designing a simulation with AI's in it, you might be tempted to throw in some hints by which they may discover they are AI's in a simulation... It is not the most pleasant theory to contemplate, I grant...

[@sauletto1]

Wow...well done !

[@LeonPerry]

Can someone explain to me what the ending was about? I didn't understand.

[@mikerequadt9661]

Wow this was trippy. Well done. One of the best short's I've seen in years; Sincerely. You worked the premise in to the narrative. even the end time stamp 11:1, does the author have other work?

[@chrisvandermerwe7111]

Very well done! Loved it!

[@tomsmith2587]

I love a good twist!

[@AmitSingh-xm1eu]

Awesome

[@MrAlubenco]

Whoa! Spectacular!

[@douglas9607]

That was amazing. It must be watched at least twice. The second time I watched, it was a different movie. Two movies for one. Wait. . . is the arithmatic correct? I must contact the auditor. Thank you.

[@chanakyanagadeep7641]

Could you explain climax please requesting

[@edesir]

I'm lost too

[@chanakyanagadeep7641]

@@edesir who can tell us

[@edesir]

@@chanakyanagadeep7641 The ones who supposedly get it. Not getting what the picture is about.

[@magiclocks9206]

Look at the picture. There is a man holding a girl and the woman is in front of him but her arm is coming up from behind him through his crotch. And BTW she has no body. The photograph is imaginary. The story is about an AI that is having delusions about having a family and she was.

[@bchan4169]

@@edesir the woman in the picture is not Lisa ie. different woman .

[@laurentbenard715]

OH YES!!!! Amazing short!!!REALLY!!! With many winks....excellent job!!!

[@isaidwtfover]

You ok??

[@007NowOnline]

Amazing short. Would love to see a full length movie.

[@plug4uk696]

I must admit that one got me at the end, I wasn't expecting that! Very interesting concept ;-)

[@filmsmoviestvandactors219]

Brilliant!

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 67 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 🖤🖤

[@MAYK1NG]

Loved this!

[@FWCC1]

So, she was the REAL Skynet

[@riopugliese]

Great short!

[@diezorrokenjishow5794]

That was a great plot. Thank you so much.

[@breakfreak3181]

I really liked this one!

[@16nowhereman]

I used to have one of those computers. They were the best!

[@davmonge]

A true masterpiece!

[@sylvainleseur1072]

Thanks.