Sci-Fi Short Film: "River" | DUST

[@thatBIGchicken]

With all due respect for the crew and talent who made this, here's my main issue with this short: I felt like it dragged for way too long, to never answer or hint at an answer for a question that we never really even understand what it supposed to be. What I mean by this is the following: As an audience I wasn't sure what was the question that the main character was struggling with; her mental health? She disappearing? The "friend" or "stranger" who is always next to her? I understand that all these could be questions that keep us intrigued. But the dialogue gave us absolutely nothing to even ask ourselves of what's happening, it just felt like it was the same scene over and over: 1)The character breaths hard and tries to remember something. 2) Second character comes and asks if she's okay, and kind of comforts her? 3) The character says she's confused and says she wants to be alone. 4) Character leaves to another location. 5) Repeat for 15 minutes. 6) "Plot Twist" kind of ending. This kind of plot issues and the lack of character-arcs, as so for trouble with performance consistency, usually comes from the Director being the Cinematographer since it's extremely hard to pull off, but if you're also operating and pulling focus yourself, it just adds to having to drag your attention as a director on getting a nice image instead of attention to detail and adjustments in performances. Like I said, I'm no critic. I just wanted to leave my honest and hopefully constructive criticism. I'm a starting filmmaker and have made two short films, which they're complete shit, so I don't want to sound like I know it all, because I'm just like River, I don't know anything.

[@larrybrickey1133]

I'm confused, too.

[@shrewder]

5 minutes in, and I thought she was just upset that she didn't have anything to tie back the hair that she was constantly pulling out of her face

[@Shewolffilms]

Thanks for your thoughts. Being the DP and Director isn’t that challenging and I have done it with my feature film of River, which has distribution and will be worldwide soon. Art is subjective and not everyone will love it, festivals have loved the short and so did the investors that financed my feature. Good luck on your projects and May the force be with you on your journey and maybe one day I’ll see your short on Dust. 💕

[@leroyj3627]

Thank you guys for ruining the film for me before I've had a chance to watch it! **Just kidding!!!** 😆 Lolol It sounds intriguing.

[@Shewolffilms]

Leroy J thanks for watching 💕

[@jimjimellell]

Thanks once again to all those brave souls who actually watched this and then took the time to warn the rest of us. I try to pay it back whenever I can.

[@lostn65]

We're not brave souls, just gluttons for punishment

[@MasterKingSirPlease]

Oh dear I don't want to spoil it, but I will look through the comments. thanks for the "warning"

[@edh2246]

If you don’t have an ending, you don’t have a story.

[@PreApocalypseJitters]

@Hi.Im.Bi. proof of concepts should not be here.

[@mychalkeesee949]

Why did she have her hair up in a towel if her hair wasn’t even wet after getting out of the shower?

[@baivulcho]

@@niklar55 So she was showering with the towel on her hair? Who does that? Also she was wearing the same clothes after she "showered" so I'm not buying it.

[@Whoo_Boy]

@@niklar55 That's not possible, to keep her hair dry from a shower head that's directly overhead.

[@AGTtactical]

"I can't remember anything...the same scene keeps replaying over and over in my head." Stupid dialogue. Then there is the take shower, wrap head in towel, take towel off, and wala, hair instantly dry hair. Who makes such nonsense?

[@billbinder7147]

Obviously looking at your other comments on other features here, you are just an angry person who doesn’t really like people. Stick to being “tactical”. Maybe go pop some anger rounds off at the range. Maybe you’ll be more likable

[@vladdracul5072]

Hollywood among others. By the way, it's voilà, not wala. But wala looks kind of cute.

[@SusanAyinkamiye]

@@vladdracul5072 I think he meant the moslim or arabic walai(just guessing) cos here in France guys like saying "wala/walai". And yeah his comment is over the top. Considering the movie was shot during the first pandemic. But the team managed to put something together...

[@SusanAyinkamiye]

@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper I think because it won alot of awards.

[@SusanAyinkamiye]

@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper check out the merits on IMDb site. Am so happy to finally see the short here. I first saw the director talking about it on Instagram and I couldn't wait to see it. The team is now working on feature film . Luckily they will make a movie.

[@wael77]

Awful. 80% of the film is this girl pushing her hair out of her face, or putting her face in her hands. Confusing story line, but I stuck with it, trusting some amazing answer would come at the end. It didn't. P.S. I've seen the filmmaker's comments here, she's arrogant and rude as well. How disappointing.

[@darchansuleimen3591]

😂

[@dawntollison4042]

The creators of this story didn't think things through because River decides to take a shower and at mark 2:19 she takes the towel off of her head and her hair is completely dry. If she just took a shower, shouldn't her hair be wet?

[@nofacemtb9481]

Well....that's 16 minutes I won't get back.

[@starlabradshaw2969]

They couldn't even bother to spray her hair with water after she "took a shower?" Why? This was dumb. I tried to suspend my disbelief, but this story just kept disappointing me. Meh.

[@AGTtactical]

This would be better as a hair commercial...which isn't saying much.

[@lee-leesong5941]

Right! I kept waiting for the shampoo!

[@Alexandria197]

That's right what shampoo does she use??

[@amatulic4229]

I couldn't help but notice when River removed the towel from her wet hair after coming out of the shower, her hair was dry.

[@lostcat9lives322]

It's not too late! Re-edit and dub it!

[@bryanfisk7904]

As far as I can work out, Amanda is dead and River is reliving Amanda's last moments. The 4 men in the woods killed Amanda after Amanda's car broke down in the woods. From the lack of decay, Amanda died recently. The lights River sees above in her vision are the lights reported by those who have a near death experience, these lights are what Amanda saw when she died, however, Amanda refused to go-into-the-light until her body was found. Once River found Amanda's body - Amanda vanished, presumably finally accepting the light of death.

[@coldawson8486]

Thanks. It's the 3rd time I have tried to work it out. 🙃

[@johnnycondor]

This explanation makes the most sense to me.

[@eddietucker3334]

I have a pretty good attention span but I wrote this off after that long, long breathing/hair scene. Give me some story here. It is a short film.

[@dhones23]

Ouch. Sub 20 minute and it's dragging, dragging dragging along.. We're somehow repeatedly being told the same thing over and over in a short span of time. Tormented girl stares into mirror, at ceiling, into the distance etc. I'm 10 minutes in at the point that I'm starting this comment. Oh! I see in the description that she had disappeared for a week prior to this, I did not know that. I'm gonna go back, this better have an ending... Yeah, well, I AM DISAPPOINT.

[@Shewolffilms]

Sorry you feel this way, but hey, art is subjective, we even got financed for a feature film of River not even 3 months later and we filmed sept 2020 and has worldwide distribution. The short which you just watched was filmed May 2020, just put that in perspective. How awesome right? Clearly the 30 festivals, 18 awards and investors loved this so much that now I have an entire feature! What did you do during the pandemic? Bc my 2020 fricken rocked!

[@dhones23]

@@Shewolffilms Good for you! Yes, art is subjective. With some good editing so the story gets told this story could have potential.

[@Shewolffilms]

Doug Jones thanks so much for giving such feedback. I’m so excited for the world to see the feature film of River this summer! Also, would love to watch your films or are you an internet critic? 💕

[@johnnyj540]

When Amanda handed River that huge joint and didn't want a toke I knew she couldn't be trusted.

[@mikemaresca4999]

She's having a panic attack... because she lost her copy of the script?

[@J2J_Trini]

Hahaha seems the entire team forgot the script cus I'm still confused with this one...

[@syawalahmad823]

@@J2J_Trini hanya perlukan copy & past berkali kali utk mengingatinya.. insyaAllah lama2 ingat la

[@brendaschouten-beckett6448]

I made it to minute 11:15 before giving up and reading the comments. Thanks to those of you who tried to warn the rest of us.

[@paulgeorge7699]

What the hair did I just watch!?! Should have been called 'Hair Teaser'.

[@shrewder]

THANK YOU... omg I just wanted to give that poor girl a hair tie

[@sidraMPatty]

@@shrewder it was like watching a damn pantene pro v commercial

[@Shewolffilms]

Patty M omg. You’re so right, her hair is fricken magical. 💕💕

[@Talia.777]

🤣🤣

[@Talia.777]

@@sidraMPatty 😆😆

[@erinvinson5106]

When you've party'd so hard you don't know how you got home and your still in one piece. :)

[@TheGreenNewSteal2025]

I would like my 16 minutes back. I feel cheated.

[@alexrXX]

Me too. Just as well I fast forwarded most of it.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

@@alexrXX Same here. I waited that something would happen and suddenly it ends.

[@RadicalMarijuana]

Why, oh why, do the KZbin algorithms only manifest my up-votes, but not my down-votes? Sometimes, it seems that KZbin algorithms automatically delete my comments. Moreover, regularly, it appears that only up-voting some video, or comments upon that video, count, while down-voting has no effect upon what KZbin displays.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear @@RadicalMarijuana Maybe sometimes the possibility of reporting to KZbin for mobbing or hater comments is used by other viewers/commentators ir even channel owners? Maybe even by KZbin itself? 2) Yes, you are absolutely right! Why do thumbs down votes not stay in comments? Years ago those stayed just like the thumbs up votes. I think it's because they want us to stay longer in the internet so that the big, already immensely rich companies (still greedy for more money and power) make even more money.. Writing a negative comment costs a lot more time than just click on the thumbs down sign. Best regards, luck and health.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Hair today, gone tomorrow....

[@elessarsgirl4883]

Everything about this is so bad, I can't even start.

[@chuckandmax7313]

This left me wondering, why? Why did I just watch this?

[@stephaniedouglasaviewfroma9596]

It's doesn't feel like the initial concept for this short was considered for long enough. It felt like someone had an idea and shot the movie immediately and forgot to do any editing. I'd encourage you to take this short, cut out anything that is duplicated more than a couple of times. Cut out all the long sequences that don't add any new information to the plot, then look at the flow of what is left and find the gaps in the narrative that lets the audience have some understand what is happening; check for continuity. Have the actresses rehearse until it feels natural and they look natural and go from there. You might only have a six-minute film in the end but 6 minutes of greatness is better than 16 (I had to forward to the last minute before the end) of less than mediocre.

[@chonk_fox89]

@@Shewolffilms you're very rude and condescending in your comments towards other people. It's great that someone saw your vision and wanted to support it, but most people here seem to have a different view, one worth taking into consideration since it's likely that others could also have a similar view of the full film.

[@quispeagnoli]

I am sorry to say this--I am aware that there is a lot of work and resources invested in a short film, but this is a no-no. One thing is suspense, another thing is dragging what it's supposed to be to the point of boredom. The "watcher" is creepy, the ending is too imprecise (I love open endings but...there is no ending, period), why they are where they are? And to the editing: dry-commercial-like hair and make-up after a shower?

[@LuizNunes74]

I didn't get it. I love sci-fi but at some point I was checking my phone.

[@mahoonaky]

Time is precious. Jus saying. ..

[@tierrasanea9560]

And this was a waste of it. Wat in the world...🤦🏾‍♀️

[@newworldgrover8588]

Couldn’t get past the first five minutes of “ dramatic effect” of the actress. Heavy breathing and hyper ventilating by River is over the top. Apparently women hanging out in the woods always get their hair, make up and nails done first.

[@tieshiabrown6039]

That’s what you call TRUE ACTING‼️

[@lewisrazo8551]

Facts what was all the hype

[@newworldgrover8588]

@@tieshiabrown6039 I don’t want to the know the actor is “acting” lol. It draws me away from the story line.

[@sofakinggood5829]

At least River is pretty.

[@angelikafehner4503]

I love Dust. But I can't understand movies without subtitles, it's a pity.

[@crosbyking5665]

Yep. I think filmmakers are getting better at providing captions, but then you see an occasional film like this ...

[@annehaase3380]

So she killed her friend and her friend was a "watcher"? Please elaborate if you got it or have some sort of idea about what happened. Much appreciated ☺️

[@3rdscribe655]

... watcher is a fallen angel/demon, ufo light in the woods.. why the room light flickered showing their presence .. one can say this was a racist plot in ways that escape most understanding ... the "black" watcher (body snatcher - shapeshifter) telling the "white" girl shes a better species than herself, is pretty ridiculous and deceptive.. and of course she had to be red haired (watcher progeny) , quite predictable in many ways.. yet crooked logic .... the time draws near. ----- who killed the girl, is a very good question, though.

[@joycekantner6953]

Is this a new Tommy Wiseau film ? It’s like “the room” in the woods with a tin hat

[@gusjeffreys1214]

„You’re tearing me apart Amanda“ 🤣

[@marycameronrogers5361]

After winning over 18 awards all over the world from what we created and now being able to share this with you all is so exciting♥️ I hope you enjoy

[@thesunset5610]

We enjoyed, thank you very much.

[@originaltim82]

Well worth the watch, great acting. Great quality short. I want to see more!!

[@mrpigeo]

watching it rn

[@mrpigeo]

i’m confused

[@jezzter4293]

It is great to see your creation, and the inspiration & effort you all made, well done & thank you 🙏

[@emiliebova]

Too much is omitted here for me to grasp the point. The better species?

[@fatguyslim]

I think a lot of people are missing the true meaning of this short film. When she said better species, I think she was talking about her being white. White supramacy comes in many forms!

[@anantambisht4895]

@@fatguyslim 😂😂😂😂

[@craiggerlach5548]

Person on ground looked huskier, she went hiking, maybe she was a big gal, got abducted, copied into the form she would have been if she took care of herself, and the upgrade is a new species, they tossed out the body of her former past, which never decomposed over however long it took for her to be treated by doctors and gain this watcher, right on the ground, so hikers could find and investigate and she be taken, taken apart, and examined for the rest of her life..; lol.. IK lots of useless drama without many facts leaving us guess to whatever intent was supposed to click in our minds.. why would the better species need medication, this abstract sci-fi genre is not for me.. better reply that the person up top.. what a...

[@paulmolohon4693]

@@craiggerlach5548 I like your imagination! Just started watching dust. The comments are great!

[@v.duskren8819]

This one really didn't have anything to say. Also, the actress playing Amanda only has one blank expression and one lifeless tone of voice. I guess it's because of what she's supposed to be, but with the ending falling so flat, it ends up just making her entire character feel vapid.

[@xxalexrose]

We loved every minute of making this film for you all & are overwhelmingly grateful to get to share it with you now here on Dust. We hope you all love it, thank you 💙

[@thesunset5610]

We enjoyed, thank you very much.

[@originaltim82]

Well worth the watch, great acting. Great quality short. I want to see more!!

[@jezzter4293]

Keep it up thank you 👍

[@henrydickerson9776]

Well done, including the music. Tied everything together.

[@allisonjames2923]

Awesome. What on earth was it about? Apart from the lead having lovely hair? It definitely has potential but way too much time spent on her angst & not enough developing the actual story

[@cynthiaswanson5798]

Terrible. Bad acting, no plot, no conclusion or anything. Don’t get the shaky camera all the time. Also the open shot of the house in the beginning. It’s like 3 secs and out of focus. Annoying. And what’s with the hair ? This one no good. 👎

[@billbinder7147]

Big time troll! 😂😂 Stop being angry about your life Cynthia. Go do something worth being criticized or pipe down.

[@cynthiaswanson5798]

@@billbinder7147 please ? I’m not super pro about internet things. What do you mean by troll ? It’s just my genuine opinion on this short 🥺 isn’t this a platform for constructive criticism ?

[@cynthiaswanson5798]

@@billbinder7147 and beside that I’m a doctor. I may not be an artist but I also don’t claim for anything. I think it’s my right to say what I think as I loved to watch films since early childhood. I watched almost every film on dust and simply didn’t like that one.

[@E-spiritual]

5:11 Yup! That's what everyone thought after watching this.

[@natalyaorulenko2654]

You should all check her Instagram she’s totally deranged 🤣🤪 must be a rich kid. So many smart talents are left on the road with no chance. Super excited to watch her fail. 🤣🤣

[@johnwatson2775]

Seems like the directors botox addiction reached the brain. Nothing makes sense anymore

[@Talia.777]

Very bad directing, No plot AT ALL 😒, ridiculously over reacting of the lead actress, etc. I know DUST or ALTER are just platforms for hosting short movies, especially for young directors and actors/actresses and that's great... But in my opinion, these platforms should watch and review what they are going to host themselves ..... Not letting every illogical/UNWATCHABLE piece of.... to be shown.

[@mariaclaire101]

Are you kidding me? “Unwatchable”??? What have you made? This film looks beautiful and has great story value in my opinion. When did film become so ‘one formula fits all’?. If you don’t like it that’s fine. But you don’t have to be so rude about something a lot of people put their hearts and time into.

[@mariaclaire101]

You really don’t think you’re being rude? ‘Very bad directing, no plot AT ALL 😒” Yeah. That’s super nice... constructive criticism is different than just being mean. If you don’t like it- fine. There are a million different ways you could’ve communicated that than what you chose to say about a cast and crew who put their heart into making something during a pandemic. Again I ask, what have you made? What makes you think you should be so harsh? What’s the benefit of that. Put yourself in the other position.

[@Talia.777]

@@mariaclaire101 I don't intend to bother anyone at all. Maybe you're right. Have a good day. 👍

[@thatBIGchicken]

@@mariaclaire101 Well, this is part of the job too, getting bad and cruel criticism. Anyone who can't take it shouldn't make films, because they will be devastated. As a filmmaker, I understand how HARD is to make a film, but I don't agree with the whole "have you done a film?". She's audience and has the right to praise or trash the project. I agree that she could've communicated it in a way to not offend but offer constructive criticism, but at the same time, she doesn't have to I follow the director on IG and I came to see this because I tend to like her work and I admire how much of a hard worker she is, but I have to agree on this one; the script felt lazy, overacted performances, and tedious scenes, where the main character breaths heavy, other character comes, she leaves, and repeat. But that's just my opinion.

[@anantambisht4895]

@@mariaclaire101 the short film is not good because it lacks plot and characters , motives and everything . She may have said it in a rude way but whatever she said was true . Now the director of this film has a feature planned for RIVER , lets see how it is . It will answer some major questions but apart from the feature film this short was not good at all . Actually it was not even a short film , she herself said that it was kind of a promo or some marketting strategy to gain some momentum for their final film releasing in summer so lets see how it goes . But concluding this "short film" was bad indeed .

[@martynridley3671]

A storyline would be good!

[@lee-leesong5941]

hard to come by when clearly the director, screenwriter, and editor failed to "remember" a plot.

[@bobd5119]

This video must be a work of genius. Unfortunately, I am an idiot. I kept wondering when we would get to see the river, you know, the thing with water.

[@birdiexoxo]

I really wish Dust would at least tell us when something is a promo. This cannot stand on its own as a piece of work and so it should be considered a promo, not a short film. If it doesn’t answer the question about the main characters situation, it’s just an advertisement for a longer film.

[@N.Y.Business]

Already right at the beginning it felt weird with her hair... She was too busy touching it.

[@chonk_fox89]

The acting was very awkward and felt forced. It was also a little hard to pick up on the purpose plot. Yes, I saw it's going to be a feature film and that's great but there's a lot of constructive criticism here that you should possibly consider.

[@SusanAyinkamiye]

I disagree the actresses delivered well

[@stevetreloar6602]

OMG, get a patent on that towel instantly. Completely dries and styles hair in mere minutes...

[@willarcher2356]

Not to sound mean or anything but the only reason I kept watching it was because of the gorgeous young lady with the wild curly hair😍

[@jenesisjones6706]

"Whoosh"...straight over my head.

[@ralphrex9118]

I’m sure a lot of effort went into this but, was about 15 minutes too long for the plot, which was thin.

[@Shewolffilms]

On behalf of the entire River family, we would like to thank you for supporting our short film we shot May 2020. Never in our wildest dreams did we think a passion project would get this much support. Alex, Mary and I poured our hearts into this project. This short film was a concept for the feature film, which we filmed the entire feature film of River in Sept. so all the unanswered questions from the short, is answered in the feature and you can watch the trailer on my page. Thanks for watching, even if this film didn’t fit your style of films, we still thank you for watching. Life is too short not to take risks, so take that leap into the unknown.

[@Shewolffilms]

A Hobbit the feature film will be released this year :) 💕

[@sagarikamukherjee6109]

@@Shewolffilms could you please throw some light about what happens at the end? The ending is haunting me. Whose body was it, river? How are they better species suffering so much pain? I would be delighted if you are able to shed light...

[@Shewolffilms]

Sagarika Mukherjee Hi! Thanks for watching! I recently filmed the entire feature film of River and that will answer a lot of questions. I cant give it away just yet 💕💕

[@sagarikamukherjee6109]

@@Shewolffilms okay.. then I shall surely watch the entire film...👍 Looking for more such works of yours.😀

[@dalebecause2467]

​@@Shewolffilms Is the feature called "River?"

[@Failte630]

What was that all about and why so long??????

[@rocco3693]

I'm sorry but how does a 16 minute short seem so laboriously tedious? Watching someone stare at themselves in a mirror for so long, plodding on to what I guess is supposed to be a compelling puzzle of the protagonist's whereabouts, became unbearable. I kept waiting for something meaningful to happen. The ending was worse than the beginning. I could only extrapolate that there was some kind of confirmation of a UFO experience that was excruciatingly obvious all along? I have to say that it helps to have a story and a script people might care about. The acting made it all seem like a film school project. Constantly vexing about something is not character development. Just saying...

[@lewisrazo8551]

Ong

[@wilwilson8146]

Certainly honest mr. Christian

[@isabeldealmeida333]

i agree, but i was waiting River become a marmaid and dive the river all the time becouse all that frames focused on legs

[@JeffSmith03]

Yes when I figured it all out half way, and when I see less than a minute left, I know it's going to be disappointing. Maybe there should be more misleading hints

[@davidstoyanoff]

This got turned into a feature. I expect it will be as good as anything coming out of Hollywood currently. And that is no compliment.

[@born2bbald12]

I can understand the effect of the camera on an artistic work. I don't pretend to fully understand the symbolism used in the unsteady camera. However, for me, I find the unsteady hand of the camera more of a distraction to the point of annoyance. That distraction takes something away from telling the story. Please take this in the spirit offered.

[@ljg6979]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@born2bbald12]

​@@ljg6979 Great minds think alike!

[@betsybattles2696]

I still have no idea what happened. I am continually disappointed by DUST videos.

[@chrisg6091]

Great cast & production values. No idea what this was all about...

[@mishie618]

Can I just say I want to live in that house? Please. Pleeeeeeease it was gorgeous.

[@Shewolffilms]

R C you can rent it for sure! It’s in NC and she rents her treehouse :)

[@TheNightowl001]

I'm so sorry, but I had to give up on watching this. I am hearing impaired, and there were no captions. I struggled with it as long as I could, only catching bits. It was 5 minutes in before I realized the lead character's NAME was River because so much of the spoken words were unclear or spoken "away" from the camera. I did not give it a thumbs up or down, as the lack of captioning isn't a comment on the film itself.

[@leeg2787]

I just went straight to the comments, I lost the plot or maybe I really never found it..

[@lmarshall9093]

I think there are significant points raised in the comments that, if taken on board by the makers of the film, could vastly improve any longer versions set around this title. As a regular viewer of Dust, I cant help but make comparisons with the other films hosted by them. There's a lot of work to be done before this project feels it has earned its place. I wish you good luck with moving this project forward, especially if you are planning, as you say, to make a longer version.

[@iyothephilosopher9910]

First Dust film I did not enjoy.

[@amatulic4229]

This film doesn't go anywhere, pacing is way off (you can watch it at 2X speed), it forms questions without answers, and doesn't really have a resolution. From the other comments by the filmmaker, the goal of this seems to have been to secure financing for something bigger (and hopefully better).

[@rebeccamalinverni]

Not convinced by the acting at all. Also what's up with the shower that leaves your hair perfectly dry and styled?

[@lorenzoperrotti9909]

What a cringe fest. Total mess. Don’t even know where to start. First thought “cool title” until I noticed it’s the characters name. Glad her name was not Wilma. I wish I could waste resources like that.

[@Leo-hi8bu]

waking up with a make up on the face is something from sci-fi indeed

[@paulroberts3639]

So is getting out of the shower and being totally dry within a couple of minutes. Because it wasn’t real?

[@Shewolffilms]

Paul Roberts women usually use towels to hold their hair up from getting wet and women in sci-fi wear makeup up. If you call mascara heavily wearing makeup. Thanks for watching and commenting tho. You both are the best. Would love to see your films 💕

[@johnwatson2775]

We should stop saying anything. There is an answer to anything. We should all say “we are stupid and you are great. You should never make another film, because this one was the most perfect thing we’ve ever seen.” And again. That stupid thing “would love to see your film”.. the most stupid argument ever. Omg. If I say I don’t like nazi music. Do I have to play in a nazi band ? I mean come on.

[@sdguy2653]

@@johnwatson2775 I scrolled down just to read her comments- cut and pasted from one to the next, just like the script? Amazing person, who gets all her friends to post positive comments, while those who are not her friends are not so glowing, or worse, and simply get attacked for not loving it. Is this a metaphor for todays society or what....

[@freddiealcala2986]

I'm disappointed... And confused... This short could have been just 5 minutes run time and still feel too long...

[@mothermakeup7481]

@@Shewolffilms Glad you had a good year. I agree that I was confused and disappointed with this short film. I think many of the viewers agree and we mean no disrespect. It’s just an honest observation. But maybe you can enlighten me. Can you explain the plot and ending? Is she dead? How is she now the better species? Who is her watcher and how did she become that?

[@Shewolffilms]

i_wakeup_4_makeup the short is the concept for the feature film, I didnt want to answer questions in the short that the feature was going to answer. It was meant to leave ppl wanting to know more, which the investors wanted more and financed the feature not even 3 months later. The feature film of River comes out this summer and those questions are answered. The viewers that left comments were less than how many ppl actually watched the short, art will forever be subjective.

[@Stormageddon81]

@@Shewolffilms Then market it as a trailer? A short isn't supposed to leave everyone confused as to what they just watched. Yeah, art is subjective, but you have a ton of comments from people saying one thing. Congrats that it's being turned into a film. However, the people who have seen this "short" are going to remember the negative aspects and your excuses. So, will they even want to see a film long hair commercial?

[@Shewolffilms]

Lis Cohorn no excuses here friend, apparently Dust loved my short of have it on here that’s why they asked me. To each their own and never said this was a trailer, shorts don’t have to have a beginning middle and end. most filmmakers who make shorts hope to make a feature or tv series. Most shorts you’re thrown into the middle and there’s usually lots of unanswered questions that filmmakers hold off so they can share answers in a feature or series. But thanks for taking the time to voice your dislike and for watching. I appreciate you so very much. 💕

[@df6597]

I can't approve of this. The Meyer's hand soap wasn't the lemon scented version.

[@tomdavies6443]

Spot on!! I've never felt so understood! PTSD and Dissociative disorders must be like this sometimes for some people. Snapshots of time, often repeated but shuffled so that "now" is in the future or the past or when am i? Was the origin a dream/nightmare, or a real event, that then played out again in reality, or again as a dream/nightmare. What happens? Do i react the same next time, before? Why is my hair dry after wrapping it after a shower? How am i carrying a 3rd bag of rubbish out when there were only 2 to begin with and how are there 4 on the kerb already? Why did the match flare-up between my fingers? How am i watching myself standing on a bridge 5 years ago, why does that past self look surprised and why can i remember standing on that bridge and being surprised to see a future self looking out at me? Why do my fingertips suddenly hurt for a moment? What was it for? What's in it? Why? Regards from a Tom :)

[@stonefree1911]

This just seemed like a scene for this actress' demo reel.

[@Shewolffilms]

This “Demo Reel”, got financed for a feature film not even 3 months later and we filmed sept 2020 and has worldwide distribution. The short which you just watched was filmed May 2020, just put that in perspective. How awesome right? Clearly the 30 festivals, 18 awards and investors loved this so much that now I have an entire feature! What did you do during the pandemic? Bc my 2020 fricken rocked!

[@johnwatson2775]

@@Shewolffilms arrogant

[@Shewolffilms]

John Watson not sure how being happy and sharing my happiness has to do with being arrogant. It’s sad that women can’t banter and rejoice in positive and instead get told we are arrogant for sharing good things. 💕

[@johnwatson2775]

@@Shewolffilms being arrogant has nothing to do with gender. It is arrogant. Someone says his or hers opinion and you tell them what you all achieved and how great it is. Assuming people who don’t like your film are seemingly wrong when it comes to you. And asking people what they did? As if you save lives by making a film. Just take a chill pill.

[@johnwatson2775]

@@Shewolffilms again. I don’t get the women topic at all. I would say the same to a guy. So stupid. I’m just saying what I see. I mean read yourself what you write there. I’m disgusted.

[@yathansh3302]

Can someone just explain me the reveal? I did not get it?

[@moofymoo]

Aliens!

[@PalmettoNDN]

There isn't one. Just people who didn't take the time to remember their lines before recording.

[@MrAgmoore]

It's some kind of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

[@rosastephens8966]

@@PalmettoNDN bwahahahahahahaaha

[@terryrogers6699]

River is a very talented actress. I loved the cinematography.

[@Shewolffilms]

Teresita Alvarez Mary is amazing and so is Alex. Thank you so much for the love 💕

[@karthikkeyanjoshi8933]

U... are the suspense breaker

[@lorenzoperrotti9909]

Reminds me of a beyond belief episode.. just worse..

[@richardrobbins1422]

Director: Invest in some tripods or steady cams, instead of your hokey hand held shaky camera shots that mark you as an amateur. Sorry, but the brutal truth might wake you up before any career move in your future as a professional!

[@drsingingeagle]

When are moviemakers going to finally ditch the fad of camera-shaking?

[@patrickdurham8393]

Sorry but I just don't like this one at all. Horrid script.

[@jezzter4293]

Damn thats one hell of a joint! Allegedly .... ;-)

[@NightBazaar]

A King Kong ultra-fat blunt.

[@Shewolffilms]

😂😂😂😂

[@BeautyOfGaia]

Hm, i don't understand all that negative comments here. Its a perfect timed mystery trailer. Plenty of questions and magic signs which make me curious to see more. Even if it would be no trailer, no short, no full film needs to follow any rules. Its art! Its not mandatory for an film to answer questions. Or to have an happy end. DUST, are you guys too busy with counting money that you forgot to place an information and link about the film maker in the description? Im already surprised that you found the time to pin the comment of the film maker on top of the comments!

[@johnwatson2775]

What you say is right to a certain degree. You can do whatever you want and film whatever you want. But in general there are rules. Successful films mostly all base on the Ancient Greek way of telling a story. When it comes to the essence of it. You may not know that. When certain plot points are planted etc. Beginning, life changing incident. climax at the end etc. Here it just starts with a troubled person and as a viewer I have no reason to emphasize with her, because it’s the first thing I get. Also the characters are very one dimensional. There is a person who probably got abducted and that’s terrible and now she’s troubled. The end. That’s boring. A good story and characters need many many different layers. Just as an example it would’ve been interesting for example if something in her maybe even enjoyed it, or feels different now to every other person. Not just waking up and being scared for the sake of being scared.

[@BeautyOfGaia]

@@johnwatson2775 Dust have many samples for clips which are just a waste of time. Even they are called "Short Film". To call "River" a short film is for my opinion not correct. As i told already above, its like a trailer. However, bit too long one. Under the aspect to see it as a trailer, is it not needed to develope the characters. It need to show pictures, emotions, questions but not really answers. If you go to Shewolffilms, there is another short, "The Deal". If the complete film of "River" gets the same spirit... it will be worth to watch it.

[@johnwatson2775]

@@BeautyOfGaia so I just watched a 16 minute trailer ? And that justifies the lack of characterization and development of a story ? Okay, my fault.

[@quantieshiabrown5612]

Sooooo I have a lot to say and feel free to post this message on your story because Instagram isn’t allowing me to post...... RIVER SHORT FILM IS AMMMMAAZZZIIINNNGGGG ‼️‼️ From the story line to the cinematographer to the camera angles etc!!! Okkkrrr! Like I’m mad that it ended off the way it did so there fore this featured film NEEDS TO HURRY THE HELL UP AND DROOOPPPPP😤 Now those negative comments that I read so far, Yall probably don’t even know what creating a story is or even how to WRITE, DIRECT, and DP‼️ Anyways, this is why Emily Skye is my inspiration and I’m doing everything in my power to make sure I do the right things and steps to make sure my film comes out amazing like hers because she is someone I WANT TO MAKE PROUD‼️🥰 Rant over 🥰

[@Davelon420]

Dust can be a bit off at times, but to be truthful this was probably the worst premise yet. Poor girl probably passed out from breathing so hard more than once during the filming. Hopefully the next Dust video will be worth the time watching, because this one is 16 minutes of my life that I will never get back.

[@billbinder7147]

Lol. Who hurt you as a child? The 16 minutes you supposedly will never get back would have probably been spent hating on someone else doing something you can’t do. Thankfully, your opinion means nothing. Now go back in your parents basement and play video games

[@owlthepirate5997]

I don't get it.. this made 0 sense. This was AGONIZING to sit through. The ending? A woman's body, half concealed, (I'm assuming she was dead?) And she asks, "how is this" and the other chic says "because your the better species" the hair girl then asks what the other chic is, and she says "I'm a watcher" (whatever the hell that is) then it ends... WTF?? That basically tells us NOTHING! Also, the chic that kept playing with her hair, was especially aggravating. She seemed to not be able to stop touching her hair. Was it dandruff? Lice? Scabies? I have never been so disappointed and aggravated, after watching a film!

[@durasaxon5131]

Okay. Mystery River. "A better Species?" Oh well.

[@sandradillon4803]

I think it’s a film about constipation ! That severe look on the face.. something blocks inside

[@paxwallacejazz]

All I've ascertained is that she went missing in the woods and was traumatised? and has blanks in her memory as well as a friend who makes her take her meds. Ok she finds her own body in the woods and asks her friend "What does that make me?" The answer " The better species" so alien abduction and cloning but with improvements? Whatever.

[@leotoba]

This was a hit and a miss unfortunately , Had potential .. But just didn't work out !

[@Shewolffilms]

leotoba Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! We got financed for a feature film of River not even 3 months later and we filmed sept 2020 and has worldwide distribution. The short which you just watched was filmed May 2020, just put that in perspective. How awesome right? Clearly the 30 festivals, 18 awards and investors loved this so much that now I have an entire feature! What did you do during the pandemic? Bc my 2020 fricken rocked!

[@cowsagainstcapitalism347]

I will gladly trade severe memory loss in trade for a sweet little boho chic off grid cabin in the PNW!

[@mehmetakbulut07]

Time is money guys, dont watch first 15 minutes and you miss nothing. Trust me.

[@lorichaudhry7290]

Interesting. Some beautiful shots in there. Time as a protagonist remains a fascinating narrative for film. This feels like a Gucci trailer for a film as conclusions are nowhere to be found. I have questions. Notable beginning. 👍🏻☺️💛

[@marycameronrogers5361]

Thank you

[@Shewolffilms]

Lori Chaudhry the feature film answers many questions from the short, which is dropping this summer. Trailer on my page :) thanks for watching

[@seanleddycreative]

So good! Have Emily Skye’s vibe woven throughout!

[@Shewolffilms]

Sean Leddy Creative thanks so much for watching ! Appreciate the support ♥️

[@eduardorivers1109]

I didnt understand

[@ericsutherland461]

OMG hold the camera still.

[@baddeb1153]

Has her hair up in a towel, but it hasn't been washed...hmmm...🤔

[@mothermakeup7481]

Lol I noticed that too

[@Shewolffilms]

Bad Deb I always put my hair up in a towel on the shower so it doesn’t get wet when rinsing off. Her hair wasn’t supposed to be wet. ;)

[@kirikei]

going straight to the point is better when building up is not the strength of your movie...

[@angelgaret17]

From an Artist point of view, this is beyond amazing. I honestly can’t wait to watch the full feature. That being said, I can’t believe you guys did this during the pandemic. I always cheer for those people who work hard to get to where they want to be and for you all to have accomplished a lot during hardship times, it really motivates me and I am sure it motivates other filmmakers. The performance, the storyline, the editing, the sound, the cinematography, the quality and the direction of the film were phenomenal. Be proud of your work... now I know why you earned all the awards you did!! Bravo!! I can’t wait to watch anything you all make!!!

[@alexandre_borissov]

my first dislike on Dust. very unclear plot. from what I could pick out: Amanda is dead, River loses her mind trying to remember what happened. no answers, open ending: awfull directing. though acting is great.

[@harrybailey6299]

From I can figure River was attacked in the woods by 4 men and did bot survive the ordeal as the ending shows her standing over her own body.

[@v.duskren8819]

but that body was wearing the same shoes as the Amanda character, not River.

[@laughtoohard9655]

Damn it! I was waiting for the infink to pop out of River's stomach.

[@mokshagnapandipati234]

Best sci fi movies channel in youtube

[@Shewolffilms]

Mokshagna Pandipati i agree

[@DigitalMoose]

Beautifully shot and edited. Well played by the actors. River as a name seems popular since The Who world found Amelia Pond. And Rose is the good Bad Wolf. Edit: watched 4 times now. Amanda could be a River Song to Emily’s character River. She acts as a mother to her. And Character River looks and acts like Amelia during their early years. Emily, We Whovians are obsessed. This work is beautiful and brilliant. I worked at WDP involved in many productions before most on Earth were born. We retired studio monkeys are so glad to see such high caliber new work. Bravo! Someday we might see you at Cannes.

[@Shewolffilms]

Thank you so much for watching and your beautiful words. The feature film of River was filmed in Sept 2020 and I cant wait to share with the world, all those questions in the short come to life in the feature. Trailer is on my KZbin. Thanks again for watching and the encouragement. I appreciate you. 💕

[@chavischavis88]

I wish Amanda was there for me too lol, she's pretty!!👍🏼

[@ronhoy8913]

This is a fill in the blank movie plot...you have to provide your own plot cause the movie didn't come with one.

[@davidvaughn7752]

I was expecting - something... Thank God the acting was competent or else I might have had some resentment for watching the thing to the end.