Sci-Fi Short Film "Outbound" | DUST

Longing to say goodbye, Gabby has taken up her mother's quest to find something that no one has ever found, a rare natural phenomenon she calls: Outbound Gravity. A small hidden pocket where the effects of gravity are reversed, which may give her the incredible opportunity to travel to the edge of space and confront a missed opportunity.
"Outbound" by Clifton Schulke
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"Outbound" Credits:
Directed by - CLIFTON SCHULKE
Written and Produced by - CLIFTON SCHULKE
Gabby - ELIZABETH CLARKE
Young Gabby - FREYA CALLAGHAN
Sandy - SIOBHAN O'SHEA
Director of Photography - PETER SZILVESTZER
Music by - JOSH JETT
Hair and Makeup - KATIE WHITMORE MCNAMARA
Costume Design - DEBORAH STEVENS CALLAGHAN
Production Design, Editing and Visual Effects by - CLIFTON SCHULKE
Concept Art - RACHEL BOWERS
Assistant Camera - CMOS LE
Grip - DEVON CHALK and JORDAN MULLER
Colorist - PETER SZILVESZTER
Production Assistants - JESSE WARREN / MELLISSA PITT / WEZLEY STARK PITT / ELIZABETH TANSLEY
BTS and Stills - WEZLEY STARK PITT
Production Sound Mixer and Boom Operator - JOE HAYES and IAN WESTLEY
ADR, Foley and Sound Design - JOE HAYES
Sound Design and Re-Recording Mixer - THOM KELLAR
Mixed at - FOLKLORE SOUND AND MUSIC
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[@filmplatter]

Hey all! Director Clifton Schulke here. I love reading all your comments and thoughts about the film! A huge thanks to our amazing cast and crew and to the awesome team at Dust. Feel free to respond to this comment with any questions you may have. We look forward to bringing you more stories.

[@markbeames7852]

Very nice job here, Clifton. Much appreciated. Stay safe, be well.

[@filmplatter]

@@markbeames7852 thank you, much appreciated

[@vishnunair7623]

Excellent concept and brilliant direction Mr.Clifton. I really wish you had done an uncut rotating Pan-In shot when our protagonist steps into the well for the first time and is upside down. Nevertheless excited for more 👍🏻

[@filmplatter]

@@vishnunair7623 thanks for your kind words. Yes a shot like that would've been amazing. The 2 aerial shots you see in the film where she is hanging upside down are actually 2 different takes, hence why we couldn't have a continuous shot but it certainly would've been amazing. Maybe in the next one

[@uwillnevahno6837]

I'm curious what's the motivation in media these days to exclude/downplay father figures from stories about children? I do not mean this as a specific question about your work but on the industry at large.

[@jscomputerservicesanpcpart5772]

Omg this made me cry about how much I miss my own darling and beloved daughter. I would reach for the stars for her to if I had the chance. Well done on a great Aussie sci fi short 😢

[@filmplatter]

My deepest condolences to you. Thank you for watching and commenting, it means a lot

[@lasmotitas]

Ground Control to Major Mom.

[@anna-lisagirling7424]

I'm of the age when friends and family members are dying at a disturbing clip. Like New Years resolution, each time I sit with one who is dying of cancer or is simply very old and frail, I try to make sure they know I love them and I say that actual phrase that seems too impossible for many. This story combines the theme of the unspoken emotions and thoughts, the love of a daughter for her mother and finding a phenomenon just talked about but with no (or so few I haven't encountered a believable account) functional report on how it happened. I loved how the thread of her childhood and ultimately young adulthood with Mom was developed and the unsaid was resolved with some good old classic SF elements. It was kinda perfect for an old woman who's been reading and watching Sf since she was 8 years old and had parents who never scolded me for reading "crap" all the time. Thank you for a truly sweet moment in my cluttered mind!

[@filmplatter]

Oh my goodness, what a beautiful comment. Thank you. You are amazing. I’m so sorry to hear about your current events. I too try and live life without having any regrets, hence the reason why I wanted to tell this story. I wish you all the best

[@Gordon_L]

9:26 "The gravity of the situation hit me" . That line was written by a dad wasn't it ? 🙂

[@filmplatter]

Haha, you got me

[@sunnyday237]

A plot twist: are you there? A booming voice in the void of space: YES! A turn to cosmic horror Loved the short Thank you for the hard work

[@krzysztofleszczynski1241]

❤❤❤this is THE FILM❤❤❤

[@filmplatter]

😍

[@robrod3097]

Really unique and awesome. Makes us wonder of how much more there's about life out there...

[@thomassnell5384]

Bravo! I really enjoyed your film. Good luck.

[@filmplatter]

Thank you. It's great to get it out there

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

It was nice to watch a film with a heartfelt story. The actress that played Gabby was able to connect with the audience, for me at least. Well done.

[@filmplatter]

Thank you. We really tried to lead with the human emotional story

[@dannyellemallon9999]

Totally felt connected with gabby… made my eyes water anyways

[@segurosincero4057]

No politics. Excellent.

[@woodstoney]

A nice, playfully fun short film. Very believable acting in those departing scenes! Well done!

[@uniqdzign2]

Whatever they say about film making, for me, it's a combination of many good things. This short is a perfect example. Uncluttered camera work, original and believable theme, sparse music that works well, and wonderfully acted. Thank you for this excellent film Clinton.

[@filmplatter]

Hi, it's Clifton. Thanks so much for your comment. It means a lot

[@franzfrunzner4086]

Well, we often look for things that we lost, taking them for granted before we lose them. Mums are one of those things.

[@filmplatter]

Sadly true

[@zero_circle]

Superb short. Powerful and poignant. 💚

[@believeinpeace]

Absolutely spectacular acting. Fun story. Thank you!!

[@filmplatter]

100%. I was very fortunate to work with a great cast

[@panzerabwerkanone]

Obey Gravity. It's the law.

[@bjb7587]

We skydivers say, "In a world ruled by the Law of Gravity, we are freedom fighters."

[@liftedbythewind9002]

Nice! Excellent blend of science and emotion!

[@matthewdenckla6567]

Well done and great musical score!

[@Migs991]

A very pleasant movie, good acting. Side joke - You shot it in Australia, right?

[@filmplatter]

Yep, Aussie all the way

[@hermansims2296]

Magnificent!

[@KEV19019]

So beautiful🔥

[@tyronebrown1828]

Brilliant

[@damionmarchan926]

I'm not ready to louse my mom

[@russellspearman5053]

Hey I Love watching your dust series

[@philipm.4738]

Great little film! I loved the ending. I don't know that it would be easy to improve on it!

[@mitzfitreality181]

That’s a very nice piece of filmmaking

[@filmplatter]

Thank you. I'm a bit biased, but I agree 😉

[@carlesclasans2508]

A pesar de ser una historia de ciencia ficción, me conmovió profundamente la actuación de los personajes. Es una narrativa fantástica con mucha emoción y maravillosamente ejecutada. Felicito a su director, el señor Clifton Schulke y a todos aquellos que colaboraron en la película. Felicitaciones desde Caracas, Venezuela. (Despite being a science fiction story, the characters' performances moved me deeply. It is a fantastic narrative with a lot of emotion and wonderfully executed. I congratulate its director, Mr. Clifton Schulke, and all those who collaborated on the film. Congratulations from Caracas, Venezuela.)

[@filmplatter]

Thank you. I'm honoured it had an effect on you

[@user-vk2gm8lv8w]

Beautifully done

[@drgeoffangel5422]

Excellent film, well done!

[@filmplatter]

Thank you very much

[@yadealone]

Wow!

[@richierugs6544]

tremendous!

[@filmplatter]

Glad you liked it

[@berjo77]

That was very nice. Original and surprising! Beautiful

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

OMG OMG this film is absolutely fabulous! That last scene of Gabby with the Earth as her backdrop is phenomenal. How I envied her! Terrific job to all connected to this project. Thank you, Dust, for a great offering.

[@kethireddysrinivas936]

this was good ,after very long time. need something like this ,dust

[@cantdance3077]

Such a fun viewing. Wonderful idea.

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@johanandersson3873]

Such an original idea, greatly told as well. A real gem 👏

[@filmplatter]

That's some kind words. Thank you very much

[@TwoTonePictures]

Well done team! Great job.

[@danielesilvaggi]

Really well done.

[@filmplatter]

Thanks, I'm so happy you got to experience it

[@realguitarshredder]

Amazing

[@markp6062]

Cute and sweet.. Very good! THanks!

[@AcapulKero]

And another great short which needs to be continued. It could even be a movie where we can see more details about that rope, the preparation to "lift off" etc. Even the big question if she found her mom. Cheers from Acapulco bro!

[@filmplatter]

You're thinking what I'm thinking. That's what we're planning

[@bjb7587]

No.

[@geoffkeller5337]

Really appreciated and enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@Metaspace2]

Captivating from the start, superbly done. Five out of five stars!

[@fredmoss3515]

Beautifully made.

[@filmplatter]

I was blessed with a great cast and crew

[@donnaduhamel6004]

The end 8s right.on..one very ling cord!😂🎉

[@elong6160]

What a really well done short movie, anti-gravity, it's a favorite of mine. Can someone please tell me the endings

[@yonaguska2050]

Superbly done! I especially love the end when she reaches out to her mum. The concept was great! I don’t think I’ve ever come across it. I look forward to your future adventures.

[@elegantcourtier]

Nice work! Will you be releasing a behind-the-scenes look at this film? I would like to learn more about the props used in the film. What brand of camera is attached to the actor's helmet --??

[@filmplatter]

Thanks. I am releasing a behind the scenes on Sunday on the Film Platter channel, but we actually don't cover the props in it. I'll tell you now, the gravity reading device is an old piece of film projection equipment (the round bit) which is attached to a standard power adapter box (the back yellow piece). There's very little alterations apart from that. The cameras on the helmet and waist are DJI osmo action. The main cinema camera we shot on was a RED Komodo with Sigma Cine Primes. Hope that helps

[@dannyellemallon9999]

I need to see more… this is incredible…. 🤩

[@filmplatter]

Thanks so much

[@edhutton1293]

Wonderful short story. Great acting as well

[@jackpitw]

The real mystery is how in the hell they managed to mow the grass over that spot.... ;)

[@ufafgd]

A nice little short despite the impossible physics.

[@john.f.remedy.237]

Really well done all around from the story to the acting, but I don’t think anyone in the world makes a rope that long…

[@W4BTK]

Absolutely loved it! Note at 5:29 the word at the time should have been "film" and not "video" I think. Since she was holding a super8 camera and I recall we called the recordings "films". I could be wrong. Otherwise I really loved this movie.

[@filmplatter]

You're 100% right regarding the wording of 'film', we made a little mistake there. But thank you

[@larsvingnaes9655]

Immediately caught my attention and touched me quite deeply. Great wotk

[@bigsarge2085]

✌

[@Dimon13011]

For some reason they didn’t show us where she got 200-300 km of rope... but this story would have been even more fantastic than the area with anti-gravity😂

[@myidentityisinjesus8880]

Haha that's what I said to my husband 😂

[@Short-Cipher]

I'm glad this was the first comment at the top because it saved me from saying the same thing 😂

[@jscomputerservicesanpcpart5772]

What does it matter. The emotion and message was conveyed if you bothered to listen. Those who suffer loss would reach for the stars if they could change it. Maybe look beyond the inaccuracies and focus on the story being told.

[@WilliamHellmuth]

Really incredible short film, Clifton. Well done!

[@filmplatter]

William!!!! High praise coming from you mate. Thank you so much. I look forward to chatting again

[@DaleWheeler]

Interesting story. Good special effects. Great acting. The only thing that irritated me a little was the reverse gravity location. It was in the middle of a freshly mowed field. It seems like the person who did the mowing would have noticed something odd. Thumbs up.

[@filmplatter]

Many thanks

[@CaptainNoDoze]

The 5,000 miles of rope didn't raise an eyebrow ?

[@DaleWheeler]

@@CaptainNoDoze You are correct! I totally missed that!😯

[@believeinpeace]

Thanks!

[@steveschnetzler5471]

Great story, but she should also have a parachute. Thanks.

[@alishadfar5427]

yeah, she forgot that

[@SynthoidSounds]

Interesting story, but as she was being lifted through the clouds, why weren't the clouds also being lifted, along with the atmosphere itself. Definitely an original concept, an emotional story wrapped around an unusual sci-fi concept. Presumably mum previously went up into the sky and disappeared? Very well acted, a compelling presentation that didn't have to rely on elaborate props and CGI.

[@sirrodneydoodlesmom]

They didn't put that much thought into it, clearly.

[@ivobrick7401]

i doubt she will survive entering into such small gravity field. I mean this may be done by some aliens or whatever who knows how to do it.. but yeah.. clouds is another thing.

[@BarakPearlmutter]

Because it was all in her head? Get a grip. This is a story of a woman's mental dissolution in the face of her mother's death. She even has a family history of belief in crazy delusions.

[@enzavonmetatronics3109]

good work **kisses*

[@filmplatter]

😊

[@steveabrams777]

brilliant

[@user-vk2gm8lv8w]

It's a look at possibilities that await the human genius.

[@ToyotaKTM]

So what do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a kite.

[@megapengmusic]

lovely little movie❤❤❤thanks!!!

[@derekisthematrix]

Wow! Who financed the 60km worth of cable she needed to get into space?

[@user-xh5qk1fp2y]

Very impressive great job done bye all Clifton 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@filmplatter]

Thank you, and thanks for watching

[@fabfab89]

"It all began with my Mother". That's where it begins for all of us isn't it?

[@navseal345]

👍👍

[@ricrandmfx]

I really enjoyed this short. It's got a few laughs, a little tear jerk & the sci-fi aspect. I would have liked to see the phenomenon explained a bit more. I'm assuming there's an apex or focal point where the outbound gravity converges? Just based on how the ropes were connected to the ground in 3 points. How was she able to extend so far out from the surface? Does the anti-gravity have a continuous push outward, far beyond inward pull of gravity? Well, in any case, this is worth a watch!

[@patrick247two]

Nice site for a space elevator.

[@ashitoshmengde]

Great and imaginative. It wish I could make something like this one🙂

[@filmplatter]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@Souldoubtrocks]

Gravity - the only natural force we have yet to be able to measure.

[@bbaucom2]

9.8 m/sec^2

[@Souldoubtrocks]

@@bbaucom2 if you are measuring gravitational speed that’s fine. However detecting gravitational waves is much more difficult and not very accurate. We have nothing on earth to do this. We have to wait for colliding neutrons in space and then we can detect waves. But this eventually equates to speed which still isn’t what I meant. 😝 but hey ho.

[@azzedinekaouachi9639]

Great short, should be extended!

[@ericchild8845]

Well done. Great story though I keep coming back to the scene with the ropes arranged in a circle and staked to the ground. The field is completely mowed, like a golf course and I can’t get past the fact that if there was indeed “outbound” gravity that it would become impossible to have anything in that space as it would all be flung into space leaving a huge hole. Beyond that, it was intertwining and had a great human story imbedded into the plot. Well done!

[@filmplatter]

Yes, I hear you regarding the mowed field, unfortunately we had to run with it. The idea is that this is the first time this event has happened in this particular location. Her research suggested it would happen there, but that’s all in the longer version. I’m happy you liked it, thank you.

[@ellies31773]

Dust, how do we see the rest of the films, or are they just short film, not from larger movies. I would like to see the full movies, but dont know where to go from here.

[@tweedledee9573]

How did she layout the grid? Where did she find/coil a rope that was some 100+ miles long?

[@sybekon]

If you have a loved one on the verge of death, please console each other by assuring them that "We continue. We live on after death, just in a different form. Death is not our end."

[@melmo5218]

Where's the Sci Fi? So often these Dust offerings are emotional/relationship indulgences with a "dusting" of Sci to attach them to that label. btw if she was weightless, so would the air be in that vicinity and it would rise sucking in air from all around, possibly violently like a fire storm. Pretty girl. That's another artless draw.

[@Esty-lf9cw]

We are embarking on a most momentous genious time. Lets unite and embrac these blessings. Anigravity was probably used by egyption. How things has to be weighless to build.

[@dudleybarker2273]

well, that was odd... fun though

[@ultra4e]

She went the wrong direction...her mother was in hell deep below her feet. There's your sequel.

[@gwilliams4269]

🤝🕊️

[@GrannyTheftAuto]

What a silly girl, committed suiside in space...

[@billy4227]

Interesting premise, but such phenomena would have revealed themselves regularly and not have to be "discovered".

[@Jerbies_Kimmers]

Where would one obtain that amount of rope I wonder. Crazy🙂

[@leonestello8519]

40 miles of Rope?🤔

[@bettyswallocks6411]

Poor woman has the weight of the World on her shoulders.

[@likefire1617]

What we're all thinking..'thats one long as rope'..

[@annegreensley6691]

This was a lovely, whimsical film with wonderful acting and plot! I think it is meant to be whimsical obviously rather than realistic since the area of anti grav is very neatly mowed (like a golf course as another viewer mentioned) and the person mowing would have run into the effects of the anti grav first by floating away on his/her John Deere; second, there wouldn't be enough rope that this girl could obtain to get so high on her small oxygen canister let alone how she would get down again before she ran out of air unless the many satellites which would probably watching her ascent (through NASA or the NSA) decided to intervene!! But still a lovely piece!

[@balugabalugaan4822]

elon musk would love this

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

✨🧲🌍🧲✨

[@osu895]

I was transported. Thank you.

[@jesuscaraveo5348]

Who suply the air hose?

[@Georgecuioana]

This short touch my❤ !😢 Very nice !

[@Brianchse]

Cool concept. But how does she get back down the 60 miles of rope with gravity pulling against her? Even the best athlete probably couldn't do even half a mile? Too many immersion breaking questions.

[@admiredjewel]

Fabulous 🤩