Sci-Fi Short Film “ZERO” starring Bella Ramsey of Game Of Thrones | DUST Original

After a mysterious electro-magnetic pulse renders the world's technology useless, a young girl finds herself isolated and alone with only her father's strict set of rules to keep her alive.
Watch the exclusive premiere of the DUST Original sci-fi short film "Zero" starring Bella Ramsey of Game of Thrones & The Last of Us upcoming series.
Written and directed by The Brothers Lynch (Keith & David)
#DUST #scifi #shortfilm
More About ZERO:
Zero is the story of Alice who lives with her paranoid prepper father, John. All the preparation in the world can’t save her father from the inevitable cardiac arrest that follows when an E.M.P. disables his pacemaker.
Alice is left alone in a barricaded farmhouse in the English countryside. But the ghost of her
father lives on through the strict rules he gave her: trust no-one; never let anyone in the house; and never, ever, leave.
All Alice has to do is follow these rules to the letter and she will survive but her resolve will
be pushed to its limits when a wounded man knocks on her door...
Watch more from The Brothers Lynch on DUST with their short film "Trial" here: • Video
Filmmakers Bio:
The Brothers Lynch are a writer-director duo from the UK who were selected as Screen Stars of Tomorrow and on The Tracking Board Young and Hungry list.
Their first short film DUAL, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. Their second short film, OLD HABITS, starring Ronald Pickup (BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, PRINCE OF PERSIA) and David Warner (TRON, TITANIC, TIME BANDITS), premiered at LA Shorts Fest '14.
In 2016 they completed another short film, TRIAL (based on their feature sci-fi script RESIDUAL). It starred Tom Cullen (KNIGHTFALL, DOWNTON ABBEY), Joseph Mawle (GAME OF THRONES, HEART OF THE SEA) and Ana Ularu (INFERNO, SIBERIA). Trial was a Vimeo Staff Pick and featured on Short of the Week and had its festival premiere at the Oscar and BAFTA- qualifying Encounters Short Film Festival.
In 2018, the brothers directed the sci-fi short ZERO, starring Bella Ramsey (GAME OF THRONES) and Nigel O'Neill (BAD DAY FOR THE CUT). Zero premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2019. The brothers are developing a feature film set in the same world as the short.
They also wrote FINAL SCORE - an action thriller released internationally September 2018 in theaters and on VOD. Directed by Scott Mann (HEIST, THE TOURNAMENT) and starring Pierce Brosnan (GOLDENEYE, THE NOVEMBER MAN) and Dave Bautista (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, SPECTRE).
Their sniper thriller TV series, MOTHER, is currently casting with Hook Pictures producing in the UK and Endgame Entertainment producing in the US.
The brothers have written the feature adaptation of David Moody's apocalyptic HATER novel. They are represented by Jack Thomas (Independent) in the UK and Jeff Gorin (WME) in the US and Peter McHugh and Matt Shichtman (The Gotham Group) for management.
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[@jamesandersonanderson3502]

Bella is such a great Actress,loved her as Lady Mormont in GOT.

[@cristinaflorina9538]

I wasn't sure if it was her or not when I saw the thumbnail. Now I know

[@abhishekpawar5126]

She's overrated

[@personaslates]

My favorite part is when she was crushed by the giant. Something about her just sorta grinds my gears, i was happy to see her go.

[@noone8994]

BLAIR M Schirmer actually yeah she can she plays a silly character in the worst witch

[@AshwiniR.007]

One hell of an actress i give her that

[@pufthemajicdragon]

Whoever did the sfx for this needs an oscar. That panning shot at the end was incredible and everything looked so real, but there's just no way they used practical effects for it all. I'm duly impressed! Excellent story. Heartbreaking though it is.

[@BrutPequ]

Rules are meant to be broken according to the situation. that's the main message I see here. This is a great scene 11:54 where the "never ever leave the house" message was turned into a simple "leave" and the girl is actually opening the door preparing to leave the house. I LOVE it!

[@watchdust]

Great catch!

[@emrullahsonmez9969]

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[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Agreed. Of the movies I've seen on this channel, this one is one of my favorites.

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

@@emrullahsonmez9969 indeed!

[@lindsaygoodwin3140]

They should have had her descend into insanity before doing that, because leaving your house wide open with just a tiny backpack of heavy supplies is insane. What I took away from this is that her dad is smart, and she did not inherit those genes.

[@gewalfofwoofia8263]

I was half expecting that robot's fingers to twitch at the last second.

[@jessebrill145]

same

[@ahmedalmeleh]

@@jessebrill145 It's okay: I'd prefer it if Bella Ramsey talked more. and if the robot hand did twitch, it will be better. Cause I like her voice it's the best in the world!

[@NZRic001]

I was thinking an eye would light up..

[@gailwinds]

Me too. But doesn't she seem to be walking in the direction of it's head?

[@lostadventure76]

I think the emp was mankind’s winning blow against the robot invasion.

[@cattyler1016]

I can't wait to see her play Ellie. She was absolutely amazing in this. Now I have to binge watch everything on Dust

[@dominic.h.3363]

These are the things Hollywood should pursue instead of the 33576th sequel of a reboot of a movie based on another movie, based on a novel.

[@thygreek8076]

I trust independent studios who have no connection with Hollywood. They're some real hidden gems out there.

[@UnFAYmoose]

Or slaughter another comic book live action movie 🤮

[@AffordBindEquipment]

Correction, that should be "loosely based on a novel". if they had truely based their stories on the actual books, they would be something worth watching.

[@afoodiemood]

Say it AGAIN!!!!!! We’re tired of the 50 eleventh remake of all these movies.

[@havingicecream]

word

[@landfair123]

Poor Bella. She just can't get away from giants.

[@stefanodallafrancesca3550]

I designed e printed a unique tee-shirt with the powerfull image of Lyanna yelling to the giant zombie

[@jelfishery]

Hah

[@user-jz3fj6iy4p]

Her father taught her to stay inside. But her father probably also taught her kindness. There is no point surviving if you're the only one alive. A man that she could have saved died, and she left to help the rest. Beautiful.

[@midnightwatchman1]

trust no one, she does not know him or know what he could have done to her

[@bluelight8025]

Nah better be safe than sorry 💀

[@m118lr]

..HOW though? ALL the food’s now been left to either rot..or to whoever finds the NOW EMPTY house.

[@christinebrument6851]

She only took enough for herself the rest left. It was for her survival not anyone else.

[@eduardomartinez2395]

so... this is Ellie, i like her.

[@austinholm-mcrae2777]

I'm not too sure that she is a good fit for Ellie. Don't get me wrong, she's a great actress, but they could have gone with a less known actress that more accurately fit Ellie, and not simply gone for name recognition. Granted, the jury is still out, as it were....

[@Mavmack]

This is the worst choice for that harismatic character. I cant see any potential here, TLOU series will be bad, like The Witcher

[@akiwii9925]

@@Mavmack oh YOU cant see any potential? the people running the show seem to see potential. you know, people like neil druckmann, who literally created ellie. or craig maizen, creator of one of the most well recieved and liked mini series of all time (that has a similar atmosphere as tlou). or the caster who casted her. whos casted a ton of oscar and emmy nominated roles. c'mon, man.

[@Kampyy531]

I agree I’m excited. I’m ok with her not looking exactly like Ellie because Neil is going to be heavily involved in all of this so I know they wouldn’t have picked her is she wasn’t going to nail the character. I suggest all of you watch ‘3 Minutes Of Silence’ if you haven’t already.

[@Spork16]

Here after the show came out, qnd I'd like to hear yalls updated opinions. I thought she was absolutely spectacular, and I'm excited for season 2.

[@jamiedeyes3087]

I found Dust about a week ago, these films are so well made, the animated ones too. This short is exceptional, thanks for everything you make Dust.

[@dreamshorizon3093]

Same now I'm wondering how come I never heard of them before. Well back to binging

[@jamiedeyes3087]

@@dreamshorizon3093 I thought exactly the same thing, anyway here we are now, better late than never 👍

[@julieannmyers8714]

Dust POSTS shorts. It's a distribution platform, not a production company. Dust "makes" nothing.

[@kamilekundrotaite2425]

NEEDS TO BE CONTINUED. pls make a part 2 😣

[@marcusvsf]

Thats What i thought

[@ryukaiserh]

part 2 is The last of US lol

[@paoloquaglino]

You grow up following your parents' directions, then you make experience and decide on your own. Well done guys!

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

Glad you understand

[@bobstranzenbach4700]

So the warning on the screen was that there will be an EMP to disable the invading giant robots and the father was preparing her for human nature pillaging and horrors that scared humans commit when not restrained by society? If she had fed the stranger she would've lost WAY more than a few cans of food in all likelihood. If he was desperate for food, how would you ever think he would distance himself from a treasure trove of it and move on. He would likely have told himself it was ok to assert his dominance, He HAD to for his survival.... and once you cross those kinds of lines you're left fearing whatever other lines conscience can allow to be blurred for survivals sake. She did well to obey her fathers rules. He knew she'd have to go out eventually to plant food etc. but she'd be larger and more able to stand a fighting chance against whatever human chaos existed out there. .... that's the thing with bomb shelters.... you'd have to be able to listen to the screams of neighbors who didn't prepare.... who could live with that? ☹️ Remember the old Twilight zones? "Friends and neighbors" can get very ugly when survival is at stake. ☹️

[@rave_noir8588]

So far this is Ellie... Can't wait to see her in full-action, appearingly the post-app setting extremely suited to Bella

[@michaelgreiner1665]

Yup, just hope she can hide her English accent

[@Mandrax2011]

Honestly, I'm dreading seeing her as Ellie. She is so one dimensional.

[@Myllezinhaa]

Waited for so long

[@lebigbentheory]

@@Mandrax2011 well? apparently shes done a phenomenal job hey

[@Mandrax2011]

@@lebigbentheory I'm not afraid to admit when I'm wrong, she did well. I don't think she was quite Ellie as we knew her from the games, but she did an excellent adaptation of her. It worked.

[@sifractusfortis]

Bella Ramsey can say more with their eyes than most actors can say in an entire two-hour movie.

[@AdrianBroadnax]

It's ironic that a pacemaker turned out to be a death sentence.

[@misscherie4647]

Technically a pacemaker that stop working wouldn't kill someone in a second like that. A lot of people wrongly assume that a pacemaker makes the heart beat, but it regulate the heart, it doesn't beat for it. I feel like they didn't really made any research on pacemakers for the film.

[@davidbosankoe3759]

Could have been an artificial heart. Either way it was a plot device ;)

[@AdrianBroadnax]

@@misscherie4647 Thanks for the tech tip. But a slow lingering death would make the EMP event much less dramatic. It is better, for the story, to allow the EMP to have the maximum effect both intended and unintended collateral damage.

[@jcdmobil352]

The way I understood it, the EMP had happened several months or even years ago, and ever since, father & daughter have been living in the barricaded house while the father's heart got worse and worse and couldn't be balanced out by the pacemaker anymore because this device had stopped working long ago when the EMP went off. So technically, the pacemaker wasn't his death sentence. If he hadn't had it in the first place, he would hace died a lot earlier.

[@heatherwanderer777]

@@jcdmobil352 The EMP literally had a countdown on the television telling when it would go off, it counts down to 17 seconds or so right and then shortly after the tv, light, and dad all die.

[@johnmanno2052]

Excellent excellent film. That actor is just amazing. She's brilliant. Some people in the comments are saying they'd "like to see more", or "like to see the full story". Personally, I think the film is perfect as it is. Films and literature are best when they're not didactic. And the ambiguities in this short gem are what help make it arty. And more universal. How many times have I felt like that little girl, lost, alone, terrified; yet determined to move on, despite the uncertain future. That's part of the human condition. Any more details than were provided would have "cheapened" the message, in my humble opinion.

[@lolrip471]

I accidentally stumbled across DUST earlier in the day, and now I dunno if j can stop watching their short movies

[@watchdust]

Enjoy the journey into the DUST wormhole

[@MOBROOKS]

Same. This is my first one.

[@ellathon2277]

Theres also omeleto , if your into that.

[@samsonhaze6595]

Right? Almost as good as black mirror!!

[@kathyakamimi4989]

There is another one called “Oats” that’s really good too.

[@shaungould6391]

There are serious doubts that an EMP will affect a pacemaker, but it's still clever storytelling for taking out the guardian of the protagonist.

[@dpc0809]

Another great short. What would have made this a horror is if she left after five-ten years only to find out her late father was a paranoid prepper and there was no threat. Hope is the beginning and the end.

[@joestitz239]

But this shows the threat was real, just how many emp's happened ? It looks tho as the giant hand/robot did itsekf in with its own weapon or thought process of ai doing eh hem-good.

[@farmerjohn8770]

Didn't know the actress's background and came away liking this short very much. The story was a decent end-of-the-world twist but ended with her marching forth and radiating a will to overcome. Uplifting.

[@casualcraftman1599]

This is why Bella Ramsey is amazing as Ellie.

[@Zoieisnothere]

True!!

[@clowncat8464]

Amazing.. A person would go completely nuts living just in that house alone all those years.

[@jcdmobil352]

I guess that's why she left.

[@JackVermicelli]

All what years? She hadn't visibly aged.

[@clowncat8464]

@@JackVermicelli thats a movie.. the marks on the wall and the amount of food she ate showed that she had been there quite a long time.

[@lickmyfuckinnuts]

I agree, I've been in this house almost five years by myself seldomly ever talk to anybody it will fuck with your head

[@elitewolverine]

@@clowncat8464 Not that long. 3 meals a day, 2 if she went short on it. Easily in just a week she would have 14 cans alone. But not years. Or maybe a year.

[@isaacmchale8832]

Bella Ramsey also appears in His Dark Materials; also as a kid tough and smart beyond her years!

[@Blackbutterflyt888]

I know. I saw her Jesus Christ!

[@Masqueroid]

Where to watch it btw? Is it still airing?

[@isaacmchale8832]

@@Masqueroid it had a 2nd season on HBO

[@Blackbutterflyt888]

@@Masqueroid BBC iPlayer.

[@Ansarzargoonsha]

Who's here after finding out shes casted to play Ellie for TLOU TV show

[@livlyliv]

I can definitely see why they casted her

[@bobbie3064]

I just can't imagine her as Ellie. All her character portrayals' feel too similar imo

[@Ansarzargoonsha]

I have mixed feelings about it ngl, I mean maybe just maybe she might pull off a young Ellie but if the shows gonna go a time jump like the second game... I really hope they get someone like Ellen Paig or even Katlyne Devor (my personal fav choice) but who knows... I am slightly more worried than excited but its is HBO and they do usually deliver

[@amandaridgway4486]

I think she'll make a great Ellie. This film made me really excited to see how she will portray her. Kaitlyn Dever would be a great older Ellie

[@AaronMetallion]

@@Ansarzargoonsha I think you mean Elliot Page, he's a man. ;)

[@afoodiemood]

Bella does pushups better than me and I’m a grown woman 😂😂.

[@carycoller3140]

But you're so much cuter 😄

[@AshwiniR.007]

She can do alot of things better than you 😅

[@afoodiemood]

Ash Sanz 🙄🙄

[@ahmedalmeleh]

@@carycoller3140 I prefer Bella lol

[@SceneByScott]

If there's a post-apocalyptic event, I'd pick you for my team, Shebah. Sorry, Bella.

[@theworstwitch4543]

My mission is to see every one of bellas work

[@Blackbutterflyt888]

That's a cool mission.

[@theworstwitch4543]

@@Blackbutterflyt888 Thanks

[@Blackbutterflyt888]

@@theworstwitch4543 you're welcome.

[@conrad13579]

Very Gripping. Burial inside the house, makes sense. Obedience payed off, but, her decision to leave was hers to make. Disciplined, authentic acting. Director Should have given us an idea of how many days, she was in the house for though. Clearly very long. The Ending, unexpected!

[@discretelycontinuous2059]

They didn't tell us exactly, but the markings on the wall in her bedroom are meant to represent the number of days that have passed amd the wall was covered. So the implication is that years have passed

[@guytech7310]

Not very long considering she didn't age. Perhaps a three months or so until winter ended. Of course she might not have left, but when on day scouting trip if prospects outside are grim.

[@austinjamesmusicct]

There was a clue in the beginning when her father told her that the food would last 5 years before she needed to grow her own. Judging from the marks on the wall, the grass growing on the robot pieces, and the slight aging, it has probably been a year or two.

[@sevennvd]

Yeah I can see her as Ellie. Great short movie too btw

[@Cubic5]

Fortification skills: Zero. I think she would be safer outside.

[@samsonhaze6595]

Cubic5 right? Let’s leave the victrola on full blast too, just for good measure... let em all know someone’s home...

[@paulblack7778]

Great writing, you understood the what, why, how, you just waited thinking it could be any minute now. I think a two hour version that told the rest of the story would be a really good idea.

[@dirtjumpers96]

Bella Ramsey is great!

[@ChrisLopez-zc1le]

This might have been the reason she was cast as ellie in the last of us hbo.

[@Sally_Joe]

Please make your movies full length. I can't get enough! Today's entertainment industry is failing hard in the sci Fi department. Love your work!

[@tonydabaloney]

I'm used to Dust shorts leaving me with a question, but WTF! This one opens the door to another universe full of questions. It's like a great opening to a really great movie. "Please,Sir. May I have some more?".

[@ImPeterKe]

Who is rewatching this after Bella got cast as Ellie?

[@strongsurvivor8259]

Yo

[@mashokaise6881]

If anyone on earth has the will to survive, it's Lady Mormont! Can't wait to see this continue. 1, 2,3 4 . . . 😊

[@EthanAnania]

Bella Ramsey is one of my favorite actresses and she did wonderful for the voice of Hilda.

[@Blackbutterflyt888]

Same.

[@lukasribin4168]

Came here to support Bella, and get away from the absolute filth that is the comment sections of nearly every other forum on the internet when it comes to her involvement with the ‘Last of Us’ series. The comments about her appearance are horrific and just go to show how superficial this world and humanity are. I literally just had to stomach someone justifying the vitriol and backlash by saying that it’s more fitting to the story if “ellie” is doe-eyed & good looking because that’s why people gravitated toward her and protected her and that in real life it’s the same thing, “ugly” people are ignored or displaced. And you know, the latter half is true, horribly true, but why would you perpetuate and rationalize it?? We should be fighting for more representation of all kinds, and to stop the superficiality both on screen and off, it’s literally killing people. It’s no wonder this kid developed an eating disorder and had to stop another project for their mental well-being when I see how people devalue her (and others) for immutable characteristics out of her control, they even conflate her appearance with her personality and the ability to express herself facially and act. So I guess she’s just not a human being to them deserving of showing emotion? It’s just despicable. I know it seems awful to even bring this stuff up, as if I’m only adding to the problem and unsolicited, but I’m just beside myself and I think the reason why ‘lookism’ (not a better term that I know of) runs rampant is because we are always brushing it under the rug and finding excuses to not talk about it and criticize its damning affects on those who suffer on the less fortunate side of the spectrum. And it’s not just because she is a child, no adult or anybody else should be getting this type of mistreatment. It’s bad enough the covert ways humans treat one person versus another over their inherent looks, so the blatant bullying is just over the top and unnecessarily cruel. If this poor girl “looked the part” to these @sshats, they wouldn’t already be preemptively picking apart every other aspect of her being the way they currently are.

[@lukasribin4168]

*effects

[@bobsmith1754]

People are allowed to have opinions, which are completely valid in this instance. You mong.

[@attentionaddicts]

It's not about her looks. She doesn't "feel" like Ellie, who in the game is jokey, quick-witted, and sassy. Bella's character in GoT and the trailers For The Last of Us feels way more serious, it just feels off. Maybe she'll be different in the series, happy to proven wrong

[@bobsmith1754]

@@attentionaddicts It's both - she not only doesn't look like Ellie but doesn't feel/act like Ellie. Double whammy of a bad casting.

[@ernestorodriguez3182]

I discovered this because Bella is going to be at "The Last Of Us" live-action movie and wanted to know what else did she appeared. This was a really good short film that it should have been nominated for an award.

[@yvonnematthews951]

excellent she is a really good actress..great future..loved her in GOT

[@BobbieBreckenridge]

Bella, your work is exquisite. I still think sometimes about all the expressions on your face while that wanderer was banging at your door. Looking forward to the rest of this one.

[@nitsejani9411]

I would really love to watch a long film on this. It is just so interesting and I think everyone else would enjoy watching it.

[@darkwater72]

One question. The description mentions a "mysterious pulse" that destroyed everything. However, there is an Emergency Broadcast Warning on the TV, and they have been stockpiling food in anticipation of the event. How mysterious can it be?

[@ID0ntDrinktheK00laid]

She is such a good actress and right away I knew she was the actress who played Lady Mormont on Game of Thrones. She has such a broad range that the only thing that could stop her from continuing in acting would be if she chose to stop acting or they wanted a typical dumb blonde for a part. Otherwise she couldn't be pigeonholed. She is a prodigy and I forget she is acting and playing a part. She is whatever person she is portraying. I hope only good things come her way.

[@omnigar9611]

I hope she is as tough as her characters. I'd hate to see Hollywood ruin her as she grows up

[@jrbqto]

This was absolutely amazing! I would love to see the full story of this!

[@palliyil]

Can we have sequels to this please. Or better, a complete series. Brilliantly done.

[@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn]

One of my very favourites This was when Dust wasn't afraid to take risks!

[@MG._.MG13]

Quality original content...tired of Hollywood recycling the same story

[@barrahart]

This kid's performance right here... is craft!

[@kenjohnson4423]

So she outlived the unprepared, seems safe to leave, that's what i got out of it.

[@earthmanindeed4914]

This needs to be a series.

[@Miketz]

Came for Bella, stayed for the beautifully simple storyline.

[@Vanowm]

And what exactly is the story here?

[@Miketz]

Alien invasion using large robots thwarted by the plucky young species using an EMP. Over-protective father keeps daughter alive long enough for her to go forth into a rejuvinated world and start anew.

[@Vanowm]

@@Miketz Why trust no one then?

[@Miketz]

She is a 15yo girl in a now lawless land, her dad was just looking out for her safety.

[@SirLucem]

Who has read "The Girl who owned a City". This reminds me of that book

[@estherfischer2188]

I have, years ago. That was a good story.

[@LandersWorkshop]

@@estherfischer2188 What happened in it?

[@estherfischer2188]

@@LandersWorkshop , all the adults had died, the girl, can't remember her name, was trying to take care of her little brother and protect him against gangs of older boys. She taught herself to drive a car, got together some other kids and took shelter in a castle, I think. She organized them into a working community and was working on learning all the skills they would need to survive. I read it when I was in school, a long time ago, but I remember a good story when I read it.

[@janhorak8024]

Sci-fi short - comments by Jan Beware of spoilers! ZERO by The Brothers Lynch (Keith & David) Plot: Girl in post-apocalyptic shelter finds her want for life. It is not so much original topic, but the storytelling is enjoyable and full of emotions. Although plot itself is not huge, it is told nicely and there is a space for character arc development. The end is open for future - we do not know what it will be for her, but the story of the movie is told fully. Negatives: 1) just a little thing: those planks did not look like something could defence her Positives: 1) storytelling; 2) not much dialogue, but perfectly working; 3) general setting - so disturbing post-apocalypse and yet so calm Personal note: Oh, you Trifids-fighters, still eating those cans of paint over the dead body of the person you could take care? Summary: I enjoyed this movie. Definitely in better half of post-apo theme.

[@LandersWorkshop]

Great short film, good authentic acting and tensions. The father telling his daughter not to venture out of the house, but that she'd have to grow her own food after 5 years was a bit strange but understandable I guess.

[@magdalenagomez2204]

Rcantinflaquieroover

[@tabathacapps7317]

Not certain who would ever give DUST thumbs down; there's always something to obtain from each individual film and I appreciate every single one .. that I have watched so far! Thank you for your intellect😘

[@damkota1454]

This is so oddly relevant to her role in The Last of Us.

[@Wonderlandart1986]

I’ve watched this one so many times. I wish these were the movies produced mainstream. This is what ppl want to watch .

[@kevinmkraft]

This seems like the beginning of a story. I'd be interested to know where the final scene was filmed and if the giant metal hand was an actual structure or cgi.

[@pheresy1367]

If I were to bet a million dollars..... I would say YEAH.... it's CGI. Nicely rendered models.... which can be done relatively cheaply by a decent Digital Art student, needing to fill out their resume. No big equipment, just a laptop. I have no way of knowing who did this, but am informed by my own study of digital arts.

[@TheBushdoctor68]

This giant metal hand became a tourist attraction in Norway quite soon after humanity's last war against the machines.

[@srgeming7608]

Who is here for Lyanna Mormont?

[@thygreek8076]

Not me, I'm here for the story.

[@Frog0Wizard]

We are here for the north

[@kratos1620]

Me, that little child is badass

[@KamenSentaiMetalHero]

@@Frog0Wizard the north remembers.

[@heather1485]

Who isn't?

[@lucerogarcia5982]

I love this short, also Lady Mormont of GOT ❤🙆🏽‍♀️

[@samherrera1071]

I enjoyed this movie, don't get me wrong. Thought the ending was most original and unexpected. Bella Ramsay always impresses, always. My problem was the questions of survival it throws up. Would I have let that man in? I dont think so honestly. But Id feel shit about it.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

I love every bit of this. 15/10.

[@GonzalezJio]

I think she is going to do a great job but ellie def had this spark in who she was.

[@only1muppet]

As many have said, I loved her playing such a badass in GOT. I actually cried when she died. I was hoping she’d have survived until the end of the series.

[@ITpanda]

Guy was smart enough to set her up for five years of supplies when the entire country or world was given the same notice, but couldn't build a faraday cage for his pacemaker out of some chicken wire or sheet metal! I couldn't take the movie seriously after that point. Hell if he had a weeks notice he could have setup a solar array and a battery system and an inverter and shielded some electronics inside a faraday cage so she could have a bc radio or a quadcopter for surveillance/scouting. He could have put small electronics in a microwave which the cavity of is a faraday cage, when the door is closed.

[@kitkatkafi3565]

It's a sci fi short movie not a prepping/survival guide video. However, I do understand where you are coming from.

[@ITpanda]

@@kitkatkafi3565 The entire premise of the movie is the aftermath of this one thing that all the science for is long since well understood. They should have known their audience, Sci-fi fans and nerds care about storyline and detail. Sure it's just a movie however if you have a real life thing In you film don't change the details of it, nor do you want your smart character not having the intelligence or foresight to see such a simple solution to such a simple problem. He could have wallpapered a room with aluminum foil and saved his pacemaker. Not to even mention that a pacemaker going out to an EMP wouldn't kill you right away, it just wouldn't be there to help you keep a regular heartbeat. Without further knowledge it's hard to say how long any given person would live with a broken pacemaker but dying right away is one hell of a stretch. Peace be with you!

[@JamesSleeman]

I didn't mind that, but I did that he didn't prepare so his daughter didn't have to manhandle his corpse, dig his grave and bury him under the house, the least he could have done was walked away into the distance some time before the EMP, or go and lie down in an open grave so she'd just have to fill it in.

[@ITpanda]

@@JamesSleeman That was to build character.

[@AlexFlockhart]

I'm going to say that A) he might have been able to save himself by shielding, but then they would have maybe 2 years food, and B) if it was widely known the apocalypse was coming how easy do you think it would be to obtain an off grid electrical system?

[@hendrawansukmaadmoko6793]

I click every video with lyanna mormont in it even ad, simple

[@SirMonty_]

But her name is Bella Ramsey stop tying people to only one thing they did

[@nextpage3535]

Oh god. Even a 1 year old baby would have been able to break into this house, the reinforcements were ridiculous.

[@watchdust]

That would be one helluva 1 year old

[@condew6103]

The house seemed pretty remote, so after the EMP knocked out all transport, there probably weren't too many people likely to stumble upon it.

[@StreamLineGaming1]

That's what the shotgun is for!

[@tekknorat]

@@StreamLineGaming1 to shoot a 1 year old baby, who's breaking into the house?

[@treebeardtheent2200]

Maybe old dad was a lot more clever than we give him credit for. The remoteness of the location was the key to avoiding threats from the outside, but he wisely knew that the biggest threat was for the girl to prematurely go out and git herself kilt 😨. The boarding up was actually to keep her inside, along with a healthy fear of what is out there. Time would change things in her favor if she did as daddy instructed...and that's mostly what she did. It has been too long since movies gave a good dad the credit he deserves. This one could have made that credit a bit more clear, but it's a good step in the right direction.

[@MichaelBrown-mk8ef]

Just realized she's Lady Mormont from Game of Thrones!!! Great actress!!!

[@buaidhnobas1ify]

I will click and watch anything with Bella Ramsey in it. She is awesome.

[@Toddywww]

That's our Ellie right there!

[@harrybailey6299]

Dust Sci - Fi movies are just Brilliant. Well made and thought thru.

[@chrisklinetob7389]

Another really unique, well done creative short film. I absolutely LOVE the brilliant cinematography at the end when, at first you can't initially make out how the objects she walks by appear separate unrelated to one another until the camera shot does the beautiful 360 spin and then pans back to slowly reveal unified entirety of the object laying in the field. (no spoilers). It's reminiscent of the final seen of the original Planet of the Apes when the Statue of Liberty is slowly revealed and thus the realization that they were on Earth the whole time. (OK, that was a spoiler but God help anyone on the sight having not seen it. The same can be said of the uber classic scene in Gone With The Wind (granted not sci-fi) when the camera starts off with a close up of a wounded soldier and then gradually pulls back and back and back revealing the thousands of dead and dying soldiers allowing the viewer to vividly see and thus enable the viewer the full extent of the carnage of war. Thoughts? Any guesses as to why they chose the title "Zero"? I'm stumped on that.

[@justbaker2446]

I was thinking it's called "Zero" because of the countdown till the EMP.

[@discretelycontinuous2059]

I liked the fact the yhe objects were partially buried, which further highlights the passage of time

[@OneWeb3]

That was deep.... no matter how many times we been wiped out, there will always be a new year Zero

[@ankitkumar-zx9mq]

Oh Mildred Hubble I've been searching for you and i found you lol

[@BrutPequ]

This was the best DUST short film I've seen in a while!

[@mimerthebeamer1]

I guess her dad couldn’t live without TV🤷🏻‍♀️

[@MySickstring]

Best reply on here!

[@robertshepherd5683]

Outstanding. Beautifully acted. Superbly filmed. Superbly written. Great CGI at the end. Very, very well done!

[@MikinessAnalog]

I have often wondered how bad, bad can get, humans being as we are. The capacity for such cruelty as well as compassion. It takes an unimaginable amount of judge of character to survive such situations. If the time ever comes when we need to deal with it, I hope I'm incorrect about a few aspects of us.

[@12monkeys64]

You're not wrong but, as Colonel Kurtz said: "It's judgement that defeats us." To act appropriately in an amoral situation we can't judge, only act as necessary.

[@michael-il2by]

Patrick Tweedy - True. Morality and compassion are luxury items. Those of us who have survived, thrived and live by these traits will be the first to fall.

[@watchdust]

Bella did a great job conveying the internal struggling she was dealing with without ever saying a word.

[@MikinessAnalog]

@@michael-il2by Oh how I wish that were not true, but then reality can be a kick in the bum.

[@michael-il2by]

Mikiness Analog - I agree with your sentiment, but the truth is there aren’t a lot of Gandhis in a Mad Max world...

[@tonydabaloney]

The ending reminds me of Tales From the Loop. Way to much to be a coincidence.

[@chrisneely8130]

You know, I love these short films. But I'm always left with a ton of unanswered questions. And that is half of the idea. The guessing makes it even better

[@mistywolf312]

The science plot hole in this is the human body is an excellent Faraday cage, so sadly only if her father was on top of the emp would his pacemaker fail (which I assume is the premis) however after the battery started to run out the result would be similar to the death scene but with more symptoms.

[@skonenblades]

That was great. It kept defying my expectations. I'd watch a feature of a kid or kids in a dead-mech encrusted apocalyptic world. That'd be great.

[@tygirwulf]

The closest thing I can think of to this is Jeremiah, a series on Shotime about 20 years ago that ran for 2 seasons before they cancelled it. The show takes place 15 years after "the Big Death" killed all the adults. The titular character is convinced his dad is still alive somewhere and is trying to find him.

[@TheJiveSoulBro]

Guess I figured out how she got casted for the TLOU series.

[@samueltriggs]

And now she is set to play Ellie! Fantastic choice, I hope she plays the games!

[@Bravohalo]

Here I am. Watching DUST again.

[@cryloversymptoms]

The last of us???))) Who from 2021?

[@gregmeissner9960]

Visual composition was beautifully done, that last scene had all of the elements of a successful oil painting.

[@morensnait7095]

Bella Ramsey Será una Gran Ellie en la serie The last of us ;)

[@davewilson4058]

AAAAARR4RRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!! Just when we got to the most exciting possibilities it ended. All the way through, I found the tension building and when the knock came at the door, I was almost yelling at the screen, DON'T OPEN THE DOOR. I want to know how she fared, what she discovered. I want to know EVERYTHING, There has to be a sequel, PLEASE. I was really absorbed in this story and it has left me very unsettled.

[@ryukaiserh]

wow badass, bella goodjob for Ellie tlou

[@Jaybers100]

Really wish I'd known about this channel before now, I've been missing out on some great stuff!

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

I'd love to see this as a full film. I think it has legs to go forward and have more backstory.

[@PalmettoNDN]

This immensely talented young lady will have a bright future.

[@tomfishstory]

One of my favorites so far.

[@aitchpea6011]

Great story, DUST.

[@DjMikeWatt]

Super funny that this references GoT when now she's starred in Last of Us.

[@richardson.1424]

So glad I came across this channel. This is the best of the shorts I've seen so far, and I've seen a ton of them. I would love to know more about how this world came to be.

[@qqq1701]

The first 10 or 20 of these where they just give you a hint of what is going on were fine. Then after the next 50 it got pretty old. Everyone thinks they're doing such a sly little trick and they don't realize everyone else has done it 1000 times.