Sci-Fi Short Film "NEVEN" | DUST | Online Premiere

[@adrianadamec]

Hi everyone, Adrián here - the director of NEVEN. I'm really excited to share our film with all of you here on DUST! Neven is a story about love, friendship and hope. The film was created in cooperation with Theatre Divadlo z Pasáže - community theater in Slovakia working with actors with Down syndrome. One of the main themes of the film is an exploration of what it means to go on living when there seems to be no road ahead. Story about characters overcoming their demons, leaving bad experiences of life behind and trying to find hope for a better future. We created this film without a budget and shot it during the height of the pandemic. Just a bunch of friends with their own gear and crazy ideas. Took me six months to create almost 200 vfx shots, which seemed impossible at the beginning. I lost my father during that time and war started in our neighbouring country. Working on this film helped me get through those hard times. I’m happy that I can share with all of you our journey. I hope you will enjoy it!

[@rajibulhuda]

Sorry to hear about your loss. My heartfelt condolences for your father. I liked the idea and theme of the movie with every aspect. Hope it'll have a part 2!

[@carledwards9477]

What a truly amazing story, and your choice of actors is just right. Condolences on your loss - I too lost my father during the pandemic, so I well know the pain of loss. Your movie is awesome on so many levels. Thank you for making it and allowing us to see it.

[@MausMasher54]

💙💙💙💙

[@carola7893]

This is an amazing film. Well shot, well acted! I lost my mother 7 years ago. Her husband didn't tell the family until 6 weeks after her death. My brother almost called the police on him, until he told him. 10:17

[@adrianadamec]

​@@rajibulhuda thank you very much for kind words

[@xodarap]

For a "no budget" film, this is truly awesome IMO. It is so very poignant, so very ironically and sardonically eloquent without need of superfluous dialogue! You guys rock!

[@theoneway22]

You.... You.... You must be SO smart. Seriously, like intelligence that ... Makes God himself blush. I mean wowza! Less than 100 words and there I was sleeping in English class learning to diagram sentences. You've got something. Phew WE ... Smart. I'd really say just HOW smart you are... But you've already used up the good words and I not one to support plagiarism. Wow. I have been to the tippy top Tonite!

[@801oap]

​@@theoneway22A good vocabulary is often the result of extensive reading. Why take such offense to it with your sarcastic vomit?

[@wingnutbert9685]

@@theoneway22 You're owed a refund on your schooling. And not just for the English class.

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

5:38 "Don't let fear deprive you of beautiful moments." Just a reminder for me. ...and for everyone else! Such a wonderful film, and even more so now that I saw the description & pinned comment/thread! What a wonderful idea of collaboration and camaraderie in community! And the proof, for whoever needs it, is in the excellent film we see! Not just excellent, but beautiful - really beautiful - in every aspect.

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you very very much ❤

[@Sebtt]

Beautiful post-apocalyptic movie. Let's make sure this scenario never happens, people. Neither the nuclear holocaust, nor the war with thinking machines. BTW: The composer of the soundtrack for this movie is Keosz. He is a great drone/ambient music producer and he did a great job on the soundtrack of this movie too.

[@VincentNajger1]

Amazing work. Everything is great about this little film. Everything. Every person excelled at their task and this gem is the result. Its a testament to the fact that the best stories have themes that are universal, with not even one word of dialog required to convey a story that everyone can recognize, relate to, understand and empathize with completely. Well done! (We need more films like this.....genuine films that just tell a great story that everyone really feels and relates to. Hollywood makes films that they call "inclusive", which is nothing but a ridiculous and hypocritical buzzword, as they go to great effort to exclude as many people as possible. They're doing the opposite of 'bringing everyone together' by vilifying, ostracizing and antagonizing except for the tiny micro-percentile that are the current 'chosen'. It's no wonder that they are losing hundreds of billions as their arrogance knows no bounds. This tiny 'zero budget' labour of love is more genuinely inclusive, by simply being relatable to everyone, than movies with half a billion dollar budgets and with a literal army of writers.)

[@b-radsadventures6846]

Absolutely delicious in every way. One of the best. There's nothing mediocre about this one. And that actor is incredible, 13 out of 5 stars! It is hard to understand all of the garbage that we're fed in the mainstream when quality like this is right in front of us.

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you for such a kind words🙏🙏

[@pleiadecca]

So, it's not just me, then. I couldn't agree more with your high praise, especially for Peter. Peace out.

[@adrianadamec]

@@pleiadecca TY 😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Slaci-vl2io]

Wow, I haven't seen Slovakian productions for a long time. Are they usually so professional? Good actors, awesome shots. With love, from Romania.

[@blenheimantiques9507]

Some are. In fact, this short has reminded me juat how much I've enjoyed other Slovakian films. I might have to start a new binge after my ten year hiatus.

[@chuckmurrieta1119]

Truly a wonderful piece. Another proof that dialogue is not necessary to tell a story. Facial expressions, music, cinemetography can speak volumes.

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you very much sir 😇

[@ATTILALSD]

What expressions 😂

[@blenheimantiques9507]

@@ATTILALSD seriously?

[@BoGy1980]

Fantastic story, enormous high quality cinematography... I'd really love to see you ending up as a big shot director / crew.. What you made is a piece of art!

[@DubzCo]

What’s it about

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you! I will pass your praise on to DoP 😇😇

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Fake Praise!

[@JustinMiales]

Maybe you could explain it to me please because I'm lost😊

[@PeteDriver530]

everything about this is wonderful! your use of minimalism is absolutely incredible, nothing is overdone just the right amount, just enough. from the camera work, the scenery, the plot and back story to the CGI, everything worked so well together. all the actors did so well, and your main character is an absolute star! not a single word yet he conveyed so much. please let everyone that had a part in making this know they all did a fantastic job, and please make more!

[@adrianadamec]

Oh Thank you very much!! I will! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@blenheimantiques9507]

Truly stunning isn't it. DUST has some of the highest standards as it is, but this still stands head and shoulders above the rest of the catalogue!

[@SakiniCZ]

Ah the beauty of the Slovak landscapes, very pretty.

[@Spacejockey426]

I read neither the description nor the director's comments before watching this incredible short film. Adrian definitely knows how to direct and tell a story in a compelling and thought-provoking way, without ever patronizing his audience. The special effects and the cinematography were amazing, but the actor playing Peter as an adult was STELLAR. He did a great job, and this whole short is an incredible achievement. Bravo to all involved with the making of this film!

[@adrianadamec]

We Thank you very much! 🙏🏻😇

[@BradfordGuy]

To me, it is a very emotional and heartfelt story. ❤ The actor playing the main character did a beautiful job! The movie told a sad but hopeful story, without a single word being spoken. I don't think that is an easy thing for a director/storyteller to do, but it worked...brilliantly!

[@adrianadamec]

Happy to hear you liked it! 😊😊

[@micklaws5520]

A beautiful story where words are not needed to convey the storyline itself. And I will add, this is one of the best cinematic stories I have seen in a very long time. It is a pleasure to watch and after,it is hard for me to describe but,just a feeling of contentment that a story just ended well.

[@pleiadecca]

Hear! Hear!

[@mtggamingmason]

these guys need to be makeing feature films that are number 1 on netflix thats how good this shit is

[@tjitzevogel5752]

One of the most impressive shorts I have seen for al long while. Peter Hudec helps understand an essence of humanity. Far away and yet so close. Sincerely. Thanks! Also for the great music and sound design which carries us with man, character and narrative.

[@adrianadamec]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@steveapelman1488]

It goes to show what real talent can produce. You don't need enormous budgets to produce an enormous emotional response, just TALENT.

[@knock3x]

Its been a minute since i was this moved by a short. Not only is the actor incredible (and he is, moved me to tears), but every detail was so well thought out. I never felt distracted by anything, completely immersive. Chefs kiss!!

[@Artdesignandcinema]

Beautiful story, amazing cinematography! And the main actor is absolutely perfect! Bravo!👏👏👏

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you! ☺☺

[@blenheimantiques9507]

I feel like I've seen this actor somewhere before? Can somebody tell me his name?

[@Mutley58]

Excellent work. Haunting. Main character was perfect. A superb film.

[@adrianadamec]

😍😍 TY!

[@ColourtheCatPhotography]

Awesome story. Great acting. Conveys deep emotion without the need for words. Wonderfully done!

[@pleiadecca]

Many things are excellent in Neven. Among them are the score, which helps develop the ambiance and mood throughout. The music is well thought out and perfect for the story. The pace is ... deliberate and purposeful. It's just right. Also, the special effects were spot-on. Just enough, not overdone, just so, just right. But most of all - PETER HUDEC. For me, he was riveting. The facial expressions were sublimely captivating. I love Peter for his role. I love Peter because he looks a lot like my son, Marcus. Please do find more work for Peter if you can. And THANK YOU for this very very special video.

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you very-very much!!❤

[@garymiller8320]

Extremely well done; acting, sound design, cinematography, everything was excellent. Thank you for sharing this, and the memory of your father through this testament to life. 🙏

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you ❤🙏🙏

[@PradoDesignStudios]

Actor 10/10. Movie 10/10 Excellent work guys!

[@adrianadamec]

😍😍 TY!

[@PradoDesignStudios]

@@adrianadamec No Problem keep up the good work !!

[@bihtmhe]

So well done and shows a side of humanity we need in our lives right now. This is sole stirring and got me imaging a whole back story - a prequel of sorts - of this kid being taken in by a survivalist couple after his family was wiped out. They would not let him in at first but after finding he was a downs kid were amazed he survived on his own. This forced them to look at themselves and realize how hardened they had become, and that although he was resourceful he would most likely die on his own... they softened, relented and took him in. What they thought was a burden, as time passed, through this child they regained some of the humanity they had lost. They found joy in him and in an almost military style with constant repetition trained him to survive in this environment so even if they were no longer around he would survive. The planting of the tree was a plan that he had with his family before the war and was a quest he was driven to complete by himself in memory of his family. Does he get back to his new family , was he on his own after completing this? It could be they were tragically lost which fits a solom story of this nature...or a surprise ending with a reunion with his new surrogate family and they eventually find others like themselves. For myself, I like the happy ending.

[@SynthoidSounds]

Beautifully done, absolutely one of the best productions yet presented by DUST. The overall backstory is common enough, some sort of global nuclear war catastrophe with AI military machinery gone amok, although it might be helpful to know a bit more how this came about. The relevance here are the family scenes starting out, fast forward to the apocalypse, but even in that darkness, friendship and love is still possible, albeit with an AI critter. His mission to plant that tree, recreate the beautiful moment, closure with his previous family. Fantastic cinemaphotography, a real work of art start to finish.

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you very much 🙏🏻🙏🏻 heartwarming reaction.

[@nancyharper1360]

Yes, for curiosity's sake it would have been nice to know a bit more of the backstory, but given that this is a short film, I felt like the director provided the perfect amount of time to illuminate each segment of the story. Of course, an equal amount of that praise also goes to the editor. 😊

[@nancyharper1360]

​@@adrianadamec Very very well done - captivating (for 3 times, so far 😊). I'm impressed and hope to see more work from you in the future. Thank you for this little gem of a film - NEVEN. Please though, is "NEVEN" the boy's name? Or something else?

[@adrianadamec]

@@nancyharper1360 😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@adrianadamec]

@@nancyharper1360 😍😍 Thank You very-very much!! Its male Croatian name meaning 'everlasting', Latin meaning "holy, little saint of god". Also a palindrome, reflecting movies structure - begins and ends (chronologically) at the same place. 😇

[@srogers500]

Sad, depressing sci-fi is so satisfying! Loved this.

[@peshno13]

Such a good watch. so much said in a film with little words.

[@pauldavey]

Nothing I can say that has not already been said. Great script and acting.

[@jjamesh99]

Slow but very well acted. And the cinematography was beautiful. The story could have been flushed out more. But these shorts like to give you just a peek so you can start or finish the story as you like. Five stars!⭐️

[@MrVuicho]

A boy and his directed energy canon armed robo doggo - brings😢 to the ❤.

[@barhebraeus]

Absolutely amazing … this story really choked me up … as the father of a mentally disabled child it made me think of my own son alone in the world like the protagonist … beautiful film

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you 🙏🏻❤️

[@osmia]

Thanks for having CC enabled

[@Ghost_Recon_Actual]

Wow. IMHO, Without words, you have told that story of the restart of human existence and reliance on a K9 (Neven) to join together trusting each other to survive a harsh existence. Cuodos to your actor's ability to tell the story by his actions alone.

[@adrianadamec]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@emeryrandall-h2x]

THIS IS BRILLIANT. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.

[@lavishsharma6049]

Good to see Spot on it's new job. Great robot Boston Dynamics.

[@Murphis55]

Keep doing this you got great ideas and techniques. Better than a lot of big budget movies. Love it. ❤️👍🏻💪🏻🖖🏻🙋🏼‍♀️

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you! ❤❤

[@andyfoshee2727]

Wow, so very powerful. Thanks for the time, effort, and obvious love that went in to this project.

[@adrianadamec]

TY🙏

[@discosanandreas]

In his TED talk, Andrew Stanton says, "Make me care." That's what the audience wants. This film made me care. Excellent work. I have a few notes as a former film instructor. Here's what took me out of the story first. His boots. For someone walking around for years, his boots look mighty clean. Maybe he just picked up a new pair? Otherwise, costumes, props, production design, locations, and visual effects were excellent. Then there is the story of the protagonist. How does he not have Down Syndrome at the beginning of the story? It was hard for me to accept that reality. The final note would be about the technology. NEVEN has pinpoint laser accuracy and the large robots can't hit something 20 feet away? They are massive robots and they can "suddenly" appear. I would have easily accepted broken /mangled robots as clumsy. Great work! Looking forward to more!

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you very much for kind words and notes!! Will definitely keep an eye on them for the next one! 😇😇

[@NotAllButMost]

Came here looking to see if someone else was confused that the little boy did not have Down's. I thought maybe they were not the same character. Threw me off.

[@JunkTrunk11]

I found this channel when they had 2000 subs. It’s amazing seeing how big they’ve gotten!

[@josephsimpson4295]

Amazing production. Thanks for sharing.

[@UndercoverBoss1.0Jumboctpsvjro]

Wonderful, and supremely underviewed.

[@jenniferlampley8397]

Appreciate every day,every second, every moment. The end will come like a thief in the night. ❤❤❤

[@BlockchaininChina]

Thoroughly enjoyed this short and the actor! Great job 👍

[@Manorainjan]

A real science-fiction. Hard to get by these days. No unscientific cheap helpers like time travel, warp speed or beaming. A real plausible story. What I missed was the energy question. How would NEVEN be recharged? It obviously does not eat from cans ;-) That could have completed the story.

[@ferdinfroodgazhbago6973]

This is poignant and powerful! Tears of grief and rage... and hope.

[@adrianadamec]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@williamramos3350]

This was awesome. Amazing work. No dialogue, but it spoke more than any of these cash grab flix. Thank you for creating this.

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you! 😊🙏🏻

[@paulknightsmokey73]

Cinematography wise brilliant, casting wise, brilliant and brave.... Really good to see disabled people represented in such a good film, 5* rating 🙏. Thank you. 🤜🇬🇧😁🤟

[@adrianadamec]

Thank You! 😍🙏🏻

[@warneteric6312]

Magnifique .! a tout point de vue ..! 👍

[@audioaddict420]

This has got to be one of the best short films I've ever seen. Thank you ❤

[@adrianadamec]

❤❤

[@blenheimantiques9507]

This is beautiful. I'm glad I didn't read the synopsis first. The storyline, the direction, the acting, the backdrops, the animation and modelling and texturing, the lighting... everything about this is outstanding and highly worth of an award, Thank you so much for creating and sharing this work of art! 🥰🥰🥰

[@HansOvervoorde]

I'm in awe. Incredible. Touching in many ways. Thank you and the main actor.

[@jimmyjones6389]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@АлександрДавыдов-е4ь]

Очень душевно. Спасибо !!!

[@amohammed3337]

The photo at the end brought it all together. Marvelous!

[@adrianadamec]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TheTexasViking]

I don't understand how. That is definitely not the child from the memory with the dad, the daughter and the two small children. Because the child in the memory did not have down syndrome. You can't just develop it. Now don't get me wrong. The main character was absolutely incredible with his acting and nonverbal storytelling. But it ain't the same person. It can't be the same person from the memory.

[@michaelsimpson2490]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@JiangGo1998]

This is like that one cutscene in a game you've played multiples times already but you can never press skip. (It's that gooood)

[@adrianadamec]

😍😍

[@cliverichards9850]

This brilliant film made me cry.

[@adrianadamec]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@woodstoney]

Very nicely done and your ability to convey a story without words is a testament to your concept and talent. Best wishes!

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you very much!

[@RonSeymour1]

An excellent film. Adrian, with superb acting. Well done.

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you!! 🙏🏻

[@sunnyday237]

Amazing work! Locations and integrating the special effects within them was impressive! An evident labour of love

[@PetrosAres]

I'm not going to be a tough guy here and say straight up that the ending made me cry, I haven't had such a strong emotion in a Hollywood movie in a long time. Overall, a very good film. But the final melody plays over and over in my head.

[@adrianadamec]

😍 Thank You 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@joeblow6478]

By the way, I think the Down's Syndrome guy did a fantastic job! I look forward to seeing him in more flicks.

[@blenheimantiques9507]

I've seen him in something else but I can't put my finger on it.

[@michaelgray6429]

Nothing but the #10 everything was on point.

[@GuillaumeHachez]

Hell of a freckin' short movie, there's only a few things that got me tears to drop, but your film set the level so high I couldn't help.

[@adrianadamec]

Oh, thank you!! 😊😊

[@MusicLaughFun]

This was amazing

[@kenlee5509]

Bravo Adrian! Ken Lee: Owner/Editor of Wild Word Poetry and Arts Magazine If I were still publishing I would promote you to my readers.

[@adrianadamec]

😍😍 Thank you!

[@DigzGuy]

Such a moving masterpiece! Oh my!

[@Cehntahr]

Heartwarming. Heartbreaking. Beautiful.

[@trancematics]

Wonderfully haunting and moving film. Stunning in every respect. Best thing I've watched in years.

[@adrianadamec]

😍😍 Thank you! 🙏

[@briannord950]

That was amazing! Hated to see it end

[@adrianadamec]

🤩🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@spinesplitter683]

Awesome! I especially like how the story progresses without the need for dialogue. The story tells itself. 👍😎👍

[@jasonmckinstry7549]

Another amazing film!!

[@siddharthamukherjeeXVII]

I was searching for this for a very long time. Thank you for putting it up. Love your channel!

[@Iamironman76]

Very nice to see such a high quality short film. Best one I have seen yet here. Looks like a mainstream production.

[@nubiastthomas6723]

Esto me pareció genial! Continúa así. Gracias, lo disfruté mucho

[@adrianadamec]

😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jamesgillum9604]

there's something about having a silent protagonist here that's really compelling, and their mannerisms really fit with the setting

[@Rhythm911]

You can only premiere something once ... and I've seen this before Months or more now !!! Hard to forget an Armageddon vid from Slovakia , especially, and with a 'special' actor as the main character, doubt there is another vid like it out there !!!

[@diraziz396]

Touching. so delicate act. much respect. Thank you

[@adrianadamec]

TY!

[@ObservantPiratePlus]

A truly wonderful film. But I have to admit that while watching it, ever since the scene where Peter left his father's smoking pipe behind, I was hoping that at some point the dogbot NEVEN would have seen it where it was left, and bring it back to Peter, following him until NEVEN could return it. It would have made for a touching moment of the bond created between NEVEN and Peter. Just an observation.

[@KallePihlajasaari]

I too was waiting for this moment, hoping NEVEN had a glove box, the projectile weapon was arguably a more important payload.

[@nicolasknauf4206]

Same here. I thought at the end he would present it to him...I would have cried honestly..

[@ThomasMusings]

Wow! Incredibly atmospheric. Well done.

[@JamesRamey-r8u]

This was beautifully done

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you 🙏

[@erazmo]

Impressive story, acting, visuals and atmosphere. Funnily enough, Neven is my sons name. It's a slavic name for Calendula and the meaning is translated like "something or someone that never dies". Appropriate, if we relate this to the authors love for his late father.

[@adrianadamec]

❤

[@aarons7975]

This was a decent movie, even for a longer one. So many questions one could ask. How does the little one recharge, how does he repair / take care of it. This could almost be a mini series. I think it'd do very well. Was very well put together and choreography was pretty decent too. Well done, thank you for this. Aaron

[@adrianadamec]

Thank you Aaron 🙏🙏

[@MkBl-ll5zp]

Super film! Bratia Slováci!

[@dahlbergt]

Very, very well made!!!

[@watchdust]

Thanks for watching, Earthling. You're the best in the galaxy! 👽

[@josiewallace7867]

I almost cried . Beautiful story great cinematography!!! Professional work.

[@adrianadamec]

TY🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kurtweiand7086]

Very satisfying show! Finially found a friend, even amung the machines!

[@crandallwoodworking2988]

Fantastic short. I see this as a story of our relationship with AI and robotics getting worse before it gets better. Hopefully not post apocalyptic. Your crew didan amazing job! Enjoyed this one more than almost any other Dust video. Thank you for creating and sharing.

[@photobythomas8936]

Very well filmed Adeian. Bleak and sadof course, May the world try and avoid this future. Very very well done cinematography. The actor also ddid well.

[@richardsloniker4369]

Amazing work by all involved!! Looking forward to what comes next from this team!

[@Juyeonce]

An absolute work of art. Fantastic job!

[@royothebuzz]

Brilliant! I soaked up the atmosphere in every moment.

[@durasaxon5131]

Thoroughly enjoyed. Great story. The Robot was an additional plus in a world of killer machines. Mini- Epic 5 Stars / 5 _____ ✝️ _____

[@adrianadamec]

🙏🙏

[@jokkmokk100]

Stunning

[@djr1943]

Extremely well produced video. Great acting, great cinematography, great story. Thank you!

[@adrianadamec]

TY 😇

[@GeologyJournalism]

Great stuff! Really enjoyed the lead actor!

[@victormiguelsanmartinavila7371]

Muy buena pelicula y felicidades al actor,Siempre hay esperanza aunque el mundo se caiga a pedazos,me encantó sigan con el proyecto.

[@adrianadamec]

😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@olegnykonenko8744]

Unbeliveble film, greate sound and music work

[@thaddeesylvant5159]

Que d'émotion... Merci.