Hi everyone, Cal O'Connell here, Director of "Terminal". We're really thrilled be able to share our film via DUST, with you all. I really hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions about the film, feel free to ask!
@christianroper41722 жыл бұрын
@Alexander videos can be posted privately before being made public.
@VernonZumhagen2 жыл бұрын
Hey, great job tackling a very delicate and controversial topic. Great acting, camera work, writing, etc. Looking forward to seeing if this project progresses.
@dougwhiddon82272 жыл бұрын
Was this posted somewhere else before? I can swear I have seen this before.
@marek58232 жыл бұрын
One thing annoys me that there are no publicly available subtitles 😵 ...
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
@Alexander Magic DUST
@tablescissors2 жыл бұрын
Equality of outcome is "equity" And it's being peddled hard To control, not empower Fear is the opposite of freedom
@Ghost_Recon_Actual2 жыл бұрын
"Humans don't know how to be equal". prophetically true.
@tablescissors2 жыл бұрын
Actually. Mother nature doesn't. Because life doesn't work that way. not even for the galaxies in outer space.
@livingforhim96242 жыл бұрын
@@tablescissors "mother nature?" HUMAN nature is the source of all evil.
@BeneGesseritSaya2 жыл бұрын
Humans are a disease
@DXMKNA2 жыл бұрын
This is the "everyone belongs to everyone else" of Huxley's Brave New World combined with disillusionment of Winston, of 1984.
@joenoneoyobinnes47272 жыл бұрын
That's an excellent observation. Something about The Terminal brings to mind Zamyatin's We: I could easily see everyone in this world, except for Jay and others who still remain human, happily living in transparent 'apartments', following their instructions like good little cogs.
@reeblesnarfle45192 жыл бұрын
@@joenoneoyobinnes4727 🙄
@masterofreality9262 жыл бұрын
@@joenoneoyobinnes4727 And I thought I was the only one on the internet who remembers Zamyatin. Cheers.
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp2 жыл бұрын
Job Assignment officer #5 "Kim" (Actress Michaela Longdin) is one beautiful woman indeed. A Terrific cast and story Cal O'Connell ... Well Done sir
@donm53542 жыл бұрын
Well done. In a world like that Id just check out. People became just like upgradable pieces of machinery, continually retooled as cogs in the TERMINAL. The crazy thing is there are probably alot of people who would love to live in a world like that.
@icelinx2 жыл бұрын
They THINK, it would be a great world for them ... but if Ideology becomes reality .... 😉
@BatMan-oe2gh2 жыл бұрын
@@ottodidakt3069 And here is the conspiracy theorist with no facts, just the usual BS that CT dribble all the time. Really, get educated. mRNA can not do anything to your DNA.
@H3LLS4NG3L2 жыл бұрын
@@ottodidakt3069 Imagine being completely ignorant about the way biology works.
@scottbutler23432 жыл бұрын
@@icelinx I say this all the time...these fools believe ideology is reality and when they get too close to the edge of the bubble, they riot and scream it's someone else's fault.
@icelinx2 жыл бұрын
@@scottbutler2343 : There's a proverb (I don't know if it's common in English) "The revolution will eat their children first" .... that's what ideologists can expect, if their dream comes true ... ;-)
@scottbutler23432 жыл бұрын
This is very insightful and an eye opener for anyone that understands what we're headed for if government becomes more important than the people it governs.
@spockjones41662 жыл бұрын
Canada is already becoming like that. It's sad.
@etherraichu2 жыл бұрын
If that's what you got out of this, you missed something. There's more to the ocean than the surface.
@thestanman7512 жыл бұрын
We already live in this type of society. Replace woke fascists with conservative capitalists and you have our current REALITY. Wake up bro.
@henryrollins91772 жыл бұрын
Pure BS. And of course that the government is more important than the people it governs.
@scottconlon51242 жыл бұрын
Get out of the burners and walk or your a killer just like me
@DblOSmith2 жыл бұрын
Great context. It's so true that not all people are created equal. The best we can do as humans is let people decide which direction to go in their lives.
@BatMan-oe2gh2 жыл бұрын
I only have one complaint, 24 minutes was not long enough!!!!! It was brilliant and a great storyline, had me engrossed all the way. Acting was good, effects were good, script was good, all round an excellent short that should become a full length, or even a series. Would make for a good series I think. Well done to all involved with this Film.
@156viewer2 жыл бұрын
Good film. Warns of the dystopia that a handful of people want to impose, and it shows that even in the darkest of times humanity shines through.
@DaveCarterAL2 жыл бұрын
re : "It shows that even in the darkest of times humanity shines through" But this is Fiction, it reality history shows us it doesn't, that's why it's so important to press the bubble so we will not forget.
@Pfirtzer2 жыл бұрын
I am afraid you are to optimistic, there are 2 kind of people: Evil beyond evil and lesser evil.
@156viewer2 жыл бұрын
@@Pfirtzer There are a few good people. Admittedly few and far between, eg Mother Theresa of Calcutta.
@johnbiggscr2 жыл бұрын
@@156viewer mother Theresa was awful. You need to look more into her actions.
@simonhunter8342 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Like in the UK. I mean which fascist came up with Universal Credit.
@mikeyh02 жыл бұрын
Very good - A real Black Mirror vibe. Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength War is Peace Diversity is Unity Equality is Perfection.
@donsylvester23722 жыл бұрын
Just swiped that from Orwell and took it in the other direction, didn't you.
@mikeyh02 жыл бұрын
@@donsylvester2372 Yep.
@travelerseeker5122 жыл бұрын
I reckon George Orwell would have been impressed (and happy that his works are still providing inspiritaion)
@elsauceyelviento80542 жыл бұрын
"Humans do not know how to be equal, It is not in our nature" min 10:40. WOW!
@tablescissors2 жыл бұрын
For we are a product of mother nature and physics, which equally suffer from a lack of "equality" (or equity).
@coreym1622 жыл бұрын
@@tablescissors The reason robotics and A.I will be the great equalizer. That way Humans can lead an unequal life based on merit and effort and the robots can focus on business where equality is necessary to improve in results for humanity instead of leaving "perfection" to the sole responsibility of humanity. Utopia is possible. You just won't get there using and punishing people to further the goals of the few. I believe A.I is the answer.
@tablescissors2 жыл бұрын
Corey M: darling...whom exactly do you think would be making the A.I. in THEIR image? The very same creature that consistently failed at "utopia". And your rant regarding sin and utopia makes little sense here. [returns the soapbox]
@scottrauth82192 жыл бұрын
Great acting on your lead’s role! She was wonderful. I’m an avid sci-if/fantasy fan and this storyline reminds me of several novels I’ve enjoyed. Bravo 👏
@chuckandmax73132 жыл бұрын
This would make an excellent full length feature film or an amazing series. I really got into the feelings of the characters and enjoyed the feel of the world created. I would like to see more of the storylines come to fruition, the series could be based on Kim assigning different roles each episode then you would watch the reassignment process and follow the path of each new person, but the kick is that Kim has placed the packet she was given on her bracelet and is now choosing the assignments at her own will going against the machine, the machine doesn’t know it’s been infected because Kim has reassigned the machine into another job and placed herself in its position. There could be conflict in the machine trying to convince everyone that there’s an error and try to uprise against Kim but nobody listens to it and by now Kim is too powerful to stop. Just an idea
@user-vl2zh6bj6x2 жыл бұрын
Great plot ideas I liked reading it. Hopefully the director notices,🤔🧐
@TheMC11022 жыл бұрын
This film sends a simple, but powerful message. What good is equality if people can't even decide for themselves?
@charlessomerset97542 жыл бұрын
Congratulations to the film maker for tackling a tough subject. This is one of the best things about science fiction, it allows us to speculate about societal issues which can inform us now.
@joenoneoyobinnes47272 жыл бұрын
"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the future of HR" ~Catbert
@antagonizerr2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Good story with a subtle message and a solid conclusion to give you some closure but with plenty of wiggle room to leave you wanting more. I'd watch this if it was a series.
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sevengiablakey21842 жыл бұрын
Me too
@reychop2 жыл бұрын
Captivating. First Fempire and now this. What a chilling watch for sure. Makes you think about how pandering to the extremes can spiral a utopian ideal into a dystopian one.
@mikeb64332 жыл бұрын
This is just equality without individuality.
@timothybryson69672 жыл бұрын
I loved it. The message is, sadly, all too true.
@jamiepatterson12142 жыл бұрын
Freedom of choice removed, along with emotions that make humans, human. Being told what job to take, even which gender to be, rather hypocritical of that system which purposes freedom. But freedom defined their own way. Fine short that is extremely thought provoking.
@vysharra2 жыл бұрын
Those things happen everyday in “free” countries. It’s happening right now.
@brettmciver4322 жыл бұрын
It's what's happening in commie fornia, Canada (illegal to use the "wrong" pronouns etc). Capitalism is unequal spreading of blessing but socialism is the equal sharing of misery, they guys at the bottom are miserable because the guys at the top are miserable pricks
@tomtruesdale69012 жыл бұрын
Your film shows us what the future will be like if we continue of the current path, lost of freedoms, individuality and who we really are all in the name of "equality"
@vysharra2 жыл бұрын
It’s just sci-fi conversion therapy and being secretly gay. It’s already happening, just to people you don’t care about.
@livingforhim96242 жыл бұрын
In the US public schools, ELEMENTARY aged students are being told that the gender they are born as is not permanent. It's ok to identify as a kitten or a puppy, unicorn, etc . even wear the associated hat or costume. I see it every day..... any wonder why the suicide rate has skyrocketed in the youth? Any wonder why the councilors offices are packed with kids? Any wonder why prescription "mood stabilizers" are at an all time high??? THIS is progressive Utopia?????
@leroyj36272 жыл бұрын
This is quite literally the stated goal of communism.
@bryanwest61382 жыл бұрын
Love the opening quote, pure gold. It sets the foundation for the rest of this wonderful short film. Well done creators.
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
Many thank to you!
@IdleWorker2 жыл бұрын
It's a pretty dumb quote meant to suppress any strives towards a more equal society. Noone is advocating for equality of outcome.
@bryanwest61382 жыл бұрын
@@IdleWorker lmao you can't be serious
@IdleWorker2 жыл бұрын
@@bryanwest6138 Since Im not politically oblivious: Yes. Quite serious.
@bryanwest61382 жыл бұрын
@@IdleWorker It certainly is an issue in Australia and obviously an issue for the film makers where ever they are based. Perhaps you are politically oblivious to social commentary beyond your geographical nation? Just a thought.
@norasheffield80362 жыл бұрын
This short is prophetic. Needs to be a full length feature film.
@AlmightyDxR2 жыл бұрын
“Humans don’t know how to be equal “ realest shit I ever heard.
@lamaquinaludica98162 жыл бұрын
Everything was great. What I like the most is that this has a conclusion. But also leaves the door open for the next chapter. Most Dust shorts have no ending.
@jazzew2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's really interesting! I've been re-watching The Outer Limits (old one) with my mother, and this episode definitely reminds me of the show! I love the atmosphere, the interactions, and that feeling of, "I hope so 'n' so doesn't get caught!"
@alexanderwademd2 жыл бұрын
That is going to be SO awesome! The future looks great! Super quick job reassignments, and changing your body to suit your work, that's going to be so great! Right?
@vmwindustries2 жыл бұрын
LMFAO! The kids that teach kids are working on it. I mean the youth that teach grades jk k 1 2 3 and 4. They really are the blind destroying the blind.
@coreym1622 жыл бұрын
EEEhhh!! No! I'd rather robots take over the job market than, have any more drama about feeling inadequate with current social norms but, then have it in the workforce too? No thanks. I'm preparing for next level End A.I. currently in development.
@TimmyMoza2 жыл бұрын
‘Resistance is futile’ …The Borg Great short. Really enjoyed all the different levels… had to watch it a second time.. more like it please…
@sevengiablakey21842 жыл бұрын
We need more of this one. 🙌 I've watched it 3 or 4 times. It's exquisite. ✍ writing, 🎬 acting, pacing, the reveal is like a slow bullet to the head. Beginning- middle- End. Perfect! 🥰
@Alexandria1972 жыл бұрын
DUST just keeps the good stories coming. It's just outstanding and thank you that one too!
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
@coreym1622 жыл бұрын
@@ROPictures I enjoyed it too. I really resonated with me. Nice job! :)
@drgeoffangel5422 Жыл бұрын
Another brilliant film, could'nt take my eyes off of it! what a mezmerizing plot and cast! well done and thank you!
@mvo489 Жыл бұрын
Ever notice when those who talk about, what comes around goes around seem to avoid speaking about the pivot and or get to the point to sew peace into the fabric of our compassion for each others complexity. In a great many lives, there are as many ways to feel grateful however humbled I feel sincerely as a good human & well being. Thank you for this video challenge, nice.
@donjohnson242 жыл бұрын
Interesting and attention-holding. I enjoyed it, but noted that Bobby Pins were still in use in this future world.
@Jester-Riddle2 жыл бұрын
... and aluminium cans ...
@MoxyFoxtrot2 жыл бұрын
they're so simple and elegant, I can't imagine not having them in 50 years (when I will be in my late 80s)
@amandafaulks25152 жыл бұрын
Actually things very similar to bobby pins have been used for thousands of years! Gotta love the way they can either keep the stray hairs neat or help a messy up do look great for hours 😊
@endokrin78972 жыл бұрын
Interesting opening quote on equality, considering DUST just published an anthology of "Black Voices in SciFi" in February 2022.
@reezlaw2 жыл бұрын
Those things are not mutually exclusive. Read that quote again
@FastEddy3962 жыл бұрын
We already live in a sick version of this
@LTPXQ2 жыл бұрын
This would make a great series.
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob - there's certainly a lot more story to tell!
@ericchild88452 жыл бұрын
This has been posted previously. It is still good and interesting, but popped up in my Unwatched list even though I have already seen it. That part bugs me, but not the quality of the film, which was quite well done.
@BeneGesseritSaya2 жыл бұрын
That bugs you? Life is too short dear.
@edwardhoulton87252 жыл бұрын
This feels disturbingly accurate for the future.
@theovernight19152 жыл бұрын
You have successfully crushed a political ideology that is widely held by absolutely no one. Even the furthest-left political ideologies seeking a form of equality of outcomes don't do so with the goal of oppressing people. They do it with the intention of mitigating the oppression that already exists in the society we have now. Remember: if the thing you fear requires sci- fi and not non-fiction as a genre, you're afraid of the wrong things.
@EnderWiggins2 жыл бұрын
4:00 hold the phone wait what!!!!! 4 mins in and im like ok I'm in bc I'm already stunned. Bro I was shouting at this point in disbelief 😂🙈 this is so good already I had to comment.
@williammcintyre10542 жыл бұрын
Perhaps we're already there and our souls are the terminus
@michiganmagneto2 жыл бұрын
Screw that! I'll go live out in the woods somewhere.
@stevelux98542 жыл бұрын
A short movie version of a Jordan Peterson warning concerning equity of outcome.
@IvanIvanov-ho6rz2 жыл бұрын
Well, people have to choose unwanted jobs right now, without that "equality".
@vysharra2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention people sell their bodies and fertility right now.
@mr.stargazer98352 жыл бұрын
A logical end to the movement of equity when it must finally meet reality. It will brake the individual to make equality and Equity the same.
@mindscraftsman6 ай бұрын
Super Film. Unsere grüne Zukunft. Danke für diese Zukunftswahrheit. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@jiggerinokobalis6092 жыл бұрын
"Our faithfulness shows a distinct lack of equality." True diversity, equality, and inclusion will be a brave new world, indeed.
@ComputerBladet2 жыл бұрын
Once again a Dust movie, where I feel it's like a 2-hour movie and just being present in 24 minutes in the middle.
@dnisey642 жыл бұрын
Good one. Could be a good series
@ColdWarAviator2 жыл бұрын
Well I haven't seen it mentioned in the comments yet so allow me to be the first: After you get past the great acting, the uncertainty of what the lead actress actually did re: her "choice" (did she reassign her boss to the job her "friend" wanted him to have, or did she leave him as her boss so that she could be with her boss) this story comes down to this: equality and individuality CAN'T coexist! Confusing? Yes.... Yes it is... But think about it: if everyone is treated equally...I mean 💯 percent equally, then there is no such thing as individuality... Everyone is part of a collective. Individuality means people have DIFFERENCES... Different means not the same as... Or not EQUAL! This short is an amazing film about the power of words! In less than 30 minutes, the writer and director have done more to explain why the world is the way it is today than ANY pundit, social commentator, politician, or educator alive today. Bravo! Makes me want to do a short analysis of the short itself as a way to revive my channel (which until now was just a hodgepodge of memes, goofy things, and whatnot). Again: Bravo 👏!
@rudevalve2 жыл бұрын
Certified Gold!!!!!
@PaulDaveyJsy2 жыл бұрын
Nothing surpries me any more about the way life continues
@comcastjohn2 жыл бұрын
I bet that one day our future system will have a part like that in it.
@kepler186f46 ай бұрын
"We are all individuals!" "We're all different!" "I'm not." - Life of Brian
@sjalana12 жыл бұрын
They should make more movies like this one.
@gothicprincess522 жыл бұрын
Wow! Really enjoyed that. Would make a great series. Loved the story and the actors were great.
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
@proberts34 Жыл бұрын
The ultimate in planned, centralized societies. And yet, human nature still isn't completely suppressed. A very good story. Thanks for posting it.
@michaelnixda81432 жыл бұрын
Wow! That much story in these few minutes. Thanks!
@tablescissors2 жыл бұрын
It felt long to me
@C-M-E2 жыл бұрын
These are exactly the concepts great sci-fi was envisioned to explore, but Hollywood too safe to take a risk and give it the green light. A truly innovative concept embodies this work, and as all great sci-fi propels, comes with a powerful warning when humankind strives to be privy to our own perfection. I applaud the film makers for taking the risk and having the drive to complete it as such, for it would make at least a fantastic one-off show of a memorable anthology series with potential to become a small, independent series given proper funding.
@bramvanduijn80862 жыл бұрын
Loved it! That "There is a secret group of rebels" part added nothing to the story, it should have been left out of this one and used for its own storyline.
@mugwump70492 жыл бұрын
It does set things up for a possible sequel. And if no sequel happen, it's still a hint to kickstart your imagination and figure out how it ends on your own.
@leroyj36272 жыл бұрын
@@mugwump7049 I agree. It is kind of 1984ish, in that regard. That there would be a secret band of rebels, not only is artistic, I think, as it spurs the imagination, but it also makes sense, in my opinion. In real life, there are ALWAYS rebels to widespread oppression.
@rodbihari87992 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for this one. I have read material about a future where biology, things like gender, were all up to the individual. Very interesting subject.
@jeffsmith81972 жыл бұрын
This is elegantly simple and thought provoking. Well done!
@67kemo2 жыл бұрын
This one was pretty amazing. Very well acted, and the storyline is both scary and believable. Well, with the exception of the whole DNA reconfiguration bit; but, even that doesn't seem impossible. Great job by everyone, and a lot more enjoyable than I was originally expecting.
@Razor_R62 жыл бұрын
finally, there is a translation into Russian, thank you for the content, you make very cool films, but without translation you don’t always want to watch them
@TheLotionInTheBasket2 жыл бұрын
actually the first dust movie i really enjoyed.
@thetalkingshrimp56832 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this! Truly a dystopian world. This isn't the only movie where you could wake up one day and have a new job assigned to you, Code 46 was another movie that touched on this though that was not the main topic. But I loved this!
@douglasw.moriarity43862 жыл бұрын
These Dust episodes are very good at times.
@derrickgriswold75042 жыл бұрын
Talk about a Great Reset. Very much enjoyed your film in every aspect. Although the request and how it unfolds seems a bit forced, it is completely understood given the 23 min time frame. I only wish this could have been longer. Great work!
@benitabeattie-mesa89642 жыл бұрын
This was cool. Crazy, But what if our future really turns out this way. Quite the dystopia.
@vysharra2 жыл бұрын
It won’t.
@AndreiChrisso2 жыл бұрын
ur short movie it's amazing :)
@GM-vt6is2 жыл бұрын
Id rather the world gets destroyed than turn to this.
@MarcusBadi2 жыл бұрын
Hueheuheuheuheue, gostei muito. Bem semelhante com o estamos vivendo... em certo nível.
@OtDawn Жыл бұрын
This was great, take note creators if you want views this is how a short film should be done . Kudos to the crew who put all this together. 👍
@tosvarsan57272 жыл бұрын
spectacular
@GaveMeGrace12 жыл бұрын
Thank you for moving my heart and compelling my attention.
@Jonny_The_Organism2 жыл бұрын
Very reasonable future londonscape…admiration! I’m a wilderness forestscape!
@magnumopus96312 жыл бұрын
shes gonna burn it all down,great short thx you
@lsporter882 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, and disturbing. Fabulous presentation.
@oldvet75472 жыл бұрын
This hits awful close to home these days.
@Petch_ActOnThis2 жыл бұрын
Huge congratulations to all involved - such a wonderful film, brilliantly written, acted, directed and edited! I hope there is more to come!!!!
@Jerbies_Kimmers8 ай бұрын
Wow.. that was crazy. Great film🙂
@chapatiou2 жыл бұрын
Hello, I just disovered you channel and I am truly amazed, This is all I love, dystopian realities with a real point of view, thank you so much to show some kind of resitance..
@davidellismartin96192 жыл бұрын
Wow, most excellent work!!! Visionary and thought-provoking; I very much enjoyed this one. 💯
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks David!
@echo-channel772 жыл бұрын
Feels like the entertainment factor was an afterthought and the political lecturing received most of the attention.
@sjalana12 жыл бұрын
Finally we don't leave humanity behind.
@timjoyce86362 жыл бұрын
This is a wow. Very well done, guys.
@ROPictures2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jamesmorgan10632 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I'm sure that the corporate tech oligarchs that designed and control that society are willing to be treated "equally" in that dystopia. Haha!
@mugwump70492 жыл бұрын
Nice! The city backdrop looks a little cheap TBH but I can understand budget limitations and the story is more important than FX anyway. I love dystopian horror stories. They're the perfect allegory to address current social issues.
@emilymcknight97402 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC!!!!
@fabioaugustocarlos97382 жыл бұрын
Wow. Insane!
@ForestGirlTeresa2 жыл бұрын
Excellent story portraying a possible future.
@robertgolding2 жыл бұрын
Lately this channel has been repeating presentations, this one is from about 3 to 4 years ago.
@madred_versustheworld2 жыл бұрын
Not a problem…there are many new Dust viewers and I for one appreciate the shuffle.
@dropnoelfield2952 жыл бұрын
Equality of outcome is something I've heard people advocate, I despair for this world.
@airforcemax2 жыл бұрын
*¡enjoying at 8:15 pm Pacific Standard Time on Saturday, 19 February 2022 Common Era or CE formerly known as Ano Domini or AD!*