Sci-Fi Short Film "To Err" | DUST | Online Premiere

[@JimAsAuthor]

This short just WORKED. It needed no special effects, it worked in the MIND, and the heart. It created drama, and left questions in its wake. Excellent work!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Aw shucks! Thanks so much!

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

He did exactly what he was programmed to do Their job was not to reach out to interstellar humanity their job was to start over. Brilliant!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

👍The future is here.

[@Herbert-dy1uf]

Reminds me of I Am Mother in Netflix

[@BeardedPropGuy]

I may be biased but I think this turned out spectacularly! Well done to everybody involved.

[@drgeoffangel5422]

Its succeeded to peek my interest until the end, a very nice short film, that leaves you wanting to know what happens next! well done to all involved!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Ayooo! Thanks so much!

[@TheImprovised]

Pique.

[@Diametricallyopposed00]

@@TheImprovisedthank you. We’re losing grammar and vocabulary skills.

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

237 years and we still play d and d what's not to love!😁

[@derek_vr_romrell]

It is and forever will be CLASSIC.

[@Hatch3dLabs]

Absolutely loved this detail in the short.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

@@Hatch3dLabs OneShotQuesters was an exec producer on this!

[@Hatch3dLabs]

@@derek_vr_romrell that explains it!

[@fernandotascon4215]

I have had the chance to meet and work with some of the people involved in this film. You can definitely see the love, commitment, and passion that they put into every project they do. Felicidades, Amazing job!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks a bunch Fernando! Appreciate the kind works. Pleasure to have met ya! ❤

[@zelphiaellerson6283]

This reminds me of the SciFi I read in the 60's. Well done!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Hooray! That era was our goal for our vibe :)

[@icebrg.]

I went to high school with the director of this film, and it’s been awesome to see him grow as a creative. Way to go bro!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks so much! Pleasure to see ya again :)

[@JohnMcChrystal]

Very enjoyable; great cinematography, acting and direction. Liked the birth passage shot at the end. Thanks for posting and hope you continue to make quality work like this. Cheers!✌🏻

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thank you so much John! The cave shots are some of our favorites

[@SagarSudhirGanu]

Very intriguing episode. Brilliant acting by both.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks! Dave and Cayla were excellent :)

[@WillnichtRein]

This was by far the best short movie that i have seen here. This is just perfect. It has such a creativity, very similar to 60s and 70s sci fi. Thank you for this.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Wow! Thank you so much. We really dug that era aesthetic while creating this

[@annegreensley6691]

This short was superbly done and both of the actors brought an amazing restraint to their brilliant performances! Great script and thought provoking plot!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks so much! glad you liked it

[@levihicks4214]

Well done Derek! Glad to finally see the finished product!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Stoked you finally got to see it brother!

[@Sbarduson]

Awesome! What a great job all around. Thank you!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Hello! Derek Romrell, writer/director here. 🤖 Thanks for watching To Err - if you have questions about: Adam, Lily, and Altar👫 Behind-the-scenes🎬 or Inspirations 🌄 field your questions below and I'll do my best to respond!

[@D-Pocalypse]

👍🍻

[@chriskelso723]

Why is she such a stud muffinette?

[@TheIcePhoenixx]

were they actually robots or were they humans? amazing story and thanks

[@derek_vr_romrell]

@@D-Pocalypsecheers!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

@@TheIcePhoenixxWe explore that exact question more in the feature (stay tuned!)

[@1dariansdad]

Finally we get a short that has a plot and dialogue. This was really good. The androids were training and training and soon began to long for what wasn't being trained. They went looking and found what was and one of them was underwhelmed... just like humans.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks so much! We often often like the idea of something way more than the actuality of it

[@nancyharper1360]

​@@derek_vr_romrellThis was exceptional! Now left with questions. Like, were these the only two? How far to the nearest mall? Lily's message sent to SagA and at least one other star system - Why? Known human colonies? Hopefully human colonies? This would make an excellent pilot episode if you want to explore the prior that led humanity's extinction, or what comes of Adam's disappointment with their reality. One last thing, Lily was hearing gulls, and we didn't see any. Was she just playing the tape in her head, or did she really hear gulls and they were just out of our sight? If just in her head, the virus killed the birds too? Tons of questions... but excellent short film.👏😁👍

[@Normanwhatever-p2b]

That's was boring as hell ... We must have watch two different films.

[@christinerichardson6596]

This was a thought-provoking short!! It says to me, that when we sit in our comfort, we tend to want to know what else is out there. That something that soarked our interest, we want to experiment it! But when it is time to actually live the famtasy, we retreat into our comfort zone! That is what I got out of it because it is so relatable to me! 😢😢❤🎉

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Pursuing the dream requires us to wake up. And usually that's a bummer.

[@MrRopazz]

Hello Mr. Romrell, Great story, I enjoyed it tremendously. After the extinction of the human race. I think it apropos that you decided to name the androids Adam and Lilly, As in the first man and woman from the bible, although the story of Lilith (Lilly) being Adams first wife stems from various Jewish and Pagan folklore. Albeit the basis of a (second) First Man And First woman was not lost. It also did not escape me that "Adam and Lilly" were "designed" to eventually venture out and become individuals on their own, hence, in my thought process it hinted at the possibility of the start of a new world.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Glad you liked it. There's a lot more to the world we'd like to explore in a feature :)

[@nathanaelcoyne9804]

My thought was they were actually human and the whole battery level e-ink display and needing to charge thing was just to keep them dependent on the computer and the facility until they were ejected like fledglings. I like to think that they discovered their "battery" never runs flat, that they aren't actually over 200 years old.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Ooh - I really dig this actually! Especially the e-ink display concept.

[@AngeliqueHope80]

Man, is anyone else sobbing over this? My heart kinda hurts

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Hahaha tears were definitely shed making it 😂 it’s a melancholy story for sure.

[@berjo77]

Very well done. A complete story in such a short space. Provoking. Brilliant!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Well thank you! Hope it spurred some thoughts :)

[@TGiannini007]

Excellent film! And it’s nice to see a film that is not simply a dissertation on how well the director/editor can use Unreal Image or other VFX software. Brilliant work.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Hahaha we aim to please! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ericchild8845]

Creepy, but in a good way. Well done and congrats to all those involved in bringing this project to the rest of us mere mortals to enjoy. 👍🏻

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Glad you vibed with the eeriness! Thanks so much :)

[@ItsMeMissV369]

I watch them at 1.25 and loved this, thought -provoking!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ThomasKent963]

Huzzah! Beautiful! Wonderful! Thank you!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@escgoogle3865]

Made with love.

[@mopaditi1737]

Dave and Cayla were excellent in this. Thank you for this thought provoking short film.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Indeed they were! Thanks for watching :)

[@militumxpisti2022]

Nice work, the couple of actors are very peculiar ones! Original well directed short film. Very original!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

They killed it!

[@RegBarlow]

This is the Adam and Eve story with a twist.

[@AcapulKero]

This was brilliant. Cheers from Acapulco.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it

[@johnthefinn]

The unconvincing wigs were a nice touch once I realized why they were there.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Real hair was used in the making of this film 😉

[@johnthefinn]

@@derek_vr_romrell Artfully made to look fake, then. Anyway, it fits the story.

[@denijane89]

Great job, guys! I really enjoyed the film! Kept me intrigued until the end.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it :)

[@pauldavey]

One word from me "SUPERB"

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Oh lovely! We appreciate the praise :)

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

Amazing work guys beautiful 🥹 And very sad

[@derek_vr_romrell]

All the mixed emotions :)

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

Altar,s job was to protect them until they were strong enough to survive on their own.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Altar has myriad purposes indeed.👍

[@joshhayl7459]

🟦…If that were true then Alter would have prepared him for what it was going to be like without Altar,.. but that Didn't happen!... ...Imao I think he's been left a bit ill-equipped to survive without certain amenities that he's had access to all his life. ... Is Alter just going to send him to live in the woods and hope that he somehow figures out a way to nourish himself?

[@derek_vr_romrell]

@@joshhayl7459 Good question. I don’t think we’re ever truly prepared for when our mentors leave us.

[@KodyNewton]

That shot at 16:22 is mint! Beautiful work all around.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks so much! Joseph Kitchens killed the cinematography

[@KodyNewton]

@@derek_vr_romrell yeah but I realize it is all emcompassing also. The character, the music, the movement. It's a perfect moment.

[@SYLTales]

As always, since 2005, the best scifi isn't coming from Hollywood.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Well shucks! Glad you enjoyed

[@VickiNikolaidis]

Very enjoyable. I like all the rich details.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Appreciate it! We like going for those Inception-y layers

[@fupston824]

Excellent movie, with an intriguing story. Plus I loved the little details: there was even elevator music!😊

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Bahaha elevators die with a vengeance

[@unnamed_channel]

Someone tell Captain Disillusion that the Cicret Bracelet has finally been perfected!

[@sxysl]

There are subtitles. Thank you.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

We exist only to serve you. 🙌🙌🙌

[@mindscraftsman]

Hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Danke 👍🙏🙋🏼‍♂️

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Danke shoen!

[@DerNuesser]

The longing for better times is a paradox. How can we preserve the legacy of a past that we never experienced? Perhaps it is the unfulfilled emptiness that keeps us clinging to the idea that it was once better, even though it never was for us.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

There has to be greener grass somewhere, right?

[@ben.tolman]

Incredibly touching short film!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks Ben! Appreciate your support :)

[@jospmilpau6857]

Pas mal, merci

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Merci!

[@stoerenungeheuer543]

I really enjoyed this one. Excellent cast for the job.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

They did a downright spectacular job here.

[@osmia]

Thanks for having CC enabled

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Put our hearts and souls into that

[@wcd76118]

I swear…… Weird Al gets younger and younger looking! 😂

[@markn.7156]

Entertaining and thought provoking. Great work thank you

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

[@MegaCharger9]

This was an excellent short film….. Excellent job…..

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thank you so much!

[@jackhills2440]

Very well done, especially as it leaves you wondering what happened in the end. Did he err in going back and get shutdown or did he leave and go back to the beach? The Jolson song adds to the mystery.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

We're glad you're a fan of the ambiguity 😉

[@osmia]

The door requires both of our retinal scans!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

🤖🦾

[@HelmutDoork]

When birds get pushed out of the nest some of them fail to fly and wind up smashed on the ground. I'd say with a defective battery and no more charger, that android is one dead baby bird.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

When the time comes, we’re all pushed out of the nest 🐣

[@newtronix]

The rebel with no balls!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Couldn't make that final leap

[@newtronix]

@@derek_vr_romrell yes but he did have charge anxiety i guess! Just ask anyone with an EV!

[@riosolano7894]

Fantastic

[@SafaidTV]

I can say satisfied!. And I can imagine more stories like this ... I just need some animation worker/graphic designer who would do it for free as open source project ❤🎉

[@bigsarge2085]

Intrigued!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Glad to pique the curiosity!

[@wandachamberssomrajit2260]

I thought it was good. I enjoyed watching it.

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

They didn't need to charge themselves it was a ruse ,a challenge!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

🤷‍♂

[@emilianoorona9890]

Well that could have been kinkier.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

👀

[@JB_68]

This is how life is Sometimes!! The MAn trying to keep us down. Trying to keep us at one spot. Telling us that our batteries are low that we can't venture out that we CAN'T SPREAD OUR WINGS AND FLY!!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Stick it to the man! 🤘🏻

[@donnaduhamel6004]

Like Bob Marley said We have free our minds...Be the Light everyone watching . 😂❤.break free

[@derek_vr_romrell]

As the Matrix said, “There is no spoon”🥄

[@jackflak]

Groovy..

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Far out, dude.

[@jackflak]

I enjoyed this film very much .. refreshing it is.. unlike Hollywood's fast food recycled trash furrr sure .

[@johnflynn6140]

So I am confused, Altar was supposed to make them want to leave but without the Altar/home they can't charge themselves, or did they even need to charge themselves. but still very good

[@derek_vr_romrell]

🤷‍♂ Altar is a shifty character.

[@silveriogarcia2431]

I'm glad y'all chose the white, the other colors just didn't work.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Ditto. I think it was the only choice.

[@PauloVitor-yn9is]

Dude got 20 on dice! Critical strike baby

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Nat 20, lets go *bardic flute plays*

[@joestitz539]

It Seemed, the battery indicators on their arms were fake. That they had all energy they needed But upon being told they needed a recharge, tied them down to experience the freedom that would take them- beyond it all

[@derek_vr_romrell]

👀

[@joestitz539]

Like it..

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Appreciate it!

[@chuckbatson595]

237 years later and elevators are still awkward.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Some things never change

[@Kuro-mg8vc]

Erm what the Sigma

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Didn’t have the rizz

[@raphlvlogs271]

Err can mean a lot of different things

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Layers and layers of meaning here 👀

[@LORDTEEJAY27]

Is that a Jesus Christ commune in the beginning with the original abstract project resulting in the Miami Dade Logo? 😂😮

[@timlangley8926]

good one

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thank you!

[@billyandrew]

Adam and his first wife, Lillith.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

*Gnostics have entered the chat

[@constantlylearning9885]

Who is the lead actor? Says so much with so little. Loved it! Hope to see more of your work. Thanx!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thanks! We loved working with Dave.

[@alfascorpiiA]

Hi Derek, congrats. Nice acting, no doubt. Particularly interesting intimate message. The amazing onyx sands of the beaches of Benijo and the recognizable 'cambric shadow' of one of the jewels belonging to the Anaga Biosphere Reserve. Can it be so, maybe?. Enjoyable 19:55 work in any case. 👍

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Benijo sounds incredible! We found that coastline in northwest Oregon of the United States - glad you've experienced something similar

[@XzarElite]

mh, remember me a bit to "Logans Run"

[@derek_vr_romrell]

That’s definitely an inspiration!

[@chfennell]

I would have liked a little more definition in the ending. Otherwise, I enjoyed it very much.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@chuckclark9464]

👍👍👍👍

[@derek_vr_romrell]

🙌🙌🙌

[@SafaidTV]

What the song name ? All alone?

[@derek_vr_romrell]

All Alone by Al Jolson

[@brucezimmerman9451]

Very nicely done. Both a story and good acting. Tough to react but not react as an actor. ;-) Nit picking things - how can road be there outside the lift after humans have been gone so long? Perhaps an animal path would have made more sense. And in general Aspen trees are not near the sea. If that was indeed and Aspen stand.

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Thank you! Our actors did incredibly.

[@osmia]

I don't understand. Were they actually human all along? Their battery dying didn't seem to do anything to them

[@derek_vr_romrell]

🤷‍♂️

[@Stewbob72]

A road outside the lift after 237 yrs come on guys you could have covered the track with Cgi grass

[@MsAndreiv]

Интересно, но зачем так сложно.

[@flyergowest]

👌👍

[@derek_vr_romrell]

🙌🙌

[@alasdairblackmore2592]

The only thoughts that this Sci-Fi Short Film "To Err" provoked in me pertained to the creation of a new film genre ... called : "Deluders Emporium". Androids longing for anything is surely a fantasy [aka : a lie] .... does your Android phone long to be caressed by your fingertips when it is not in use ? No ... of course it doesn't .... Liars longing .... well that's another matter altogether. This cough cough excuse for a Sci-Fi Short Film "To Err" was obviously made by liars for liars ... perhaps to feed their insane cravings for more / fresh delusions.

[@me-sn3po]

the the floor is .. cold . ?

[@yidnemekuria2707]

I 👁️👃

[@daviderwin4705]

But humans are not birds...they are not trying to reproduce an authentic bird experience. Humans identify with place. If there was no new "class" inbound, that was a very nice home near both the woods and the seaside.

[@cachos-story-lab]

Then what? Well watch Monty Python's the Meaning of Life of course

[@derek_vr_romrell]

🎶Always look on the bright side of life!🎶

[@markorsrpska7230]

Why are they living in 1970s technology?

[@derek_vr_romrell]

It's an alternative timeline. The intro states humanity started to go extinct by the late 1980s. But more importantly, the 70s are cool. 😆

[@echernaut]

retro futurism

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

It's to try to make them better people it's a controlled environment

[@chrisla2736]

Why would anything want to be human?!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

*cue existential debate here*

[@Nailnuke]

It's your 200th birthday (whatever) and all those ancient electrical appliances are still working, even the lift? No! sorry, no ending & no realistic scenario.

[@durasaxon5131]

To Err is human. To forgive is Devine. _____ Graduation Day! _____ Most interesting and positive ending film. By the way, who dismantled the facility. Were the 'Chargers' ever necessary. Was it all but a dream? _____ 'Jesus of Nazareth has come in the flesh' according to the 1 John Chapter 4 Read it and find out why. _____ Don't you want to find out why? Then read 1 John Chapter 4 verse 15 'Jesus Christ is the Son of God.' Amen. Your journey begins here. _ _____

[@Normanwhatever-p2b]

That was boring. The plot just makes for a boring movie. It wasnt sci - fi either. Just two people in a painters uniform from home depot... talking to a ring camera and playing dungeons and dragons.

[@bigboss-tl2xr]

That sucked.

[@lightlegion_]

Unbelievable! Shall we be friends?

[@derek_vr_romrell]

Love to! 🤙🏻

[@KeiraCats333]

For all the viewers left with more questions than answers, please consider giving this short film another watch! Every time you watch a film you have a different experience of it. I think a lot of your questions might be answered. And LOL to the folks that keep asking about chargers and battery life - in my opinion, I think it’s obvious that Adam and Lily never needed them to operate. They only needed them until they were psychologically capable of leaving the nest. 🪺🪹 Like a mother’s milk or how your parents feed you until you’re capable of feeding yourself. Please rewatch this film!

[@derek_vr_romrell]

It was indeed made to be rewatched 🦾