Sci-Fi Short Film: "OASIS" | DUST

[@watchdust]

"OASIS" was created by the incredible Diana Mills Smith and her talented team. Be sure to check out Diana's Instagram and website to keep up with her creative endeavors: instagram.com/diana.mills.smith/ eggfilms.tv/

[@Daeduluus]

loved the ending thanks

[@phatbassanchor]

Epic! Loved it

[@joshmcneil1086]

Dear Dust, I freakin' love the work that you do. Thank you for making so many of these beautiful and thought-provoking creations to the screen. I am a big-time Speculative Fiction super fan; having read hundreds of shorts and books, watched hundred of shows and movies; and for several years now, your offerings are time and again some of the absolute best stories, across medium. Today, the vast majority of the big Hollywood films assume we the viewers are unintelligent (so much hand-holding) and also must be shown something shinny every 37 seconds lest our attention waver. I believe this sort of thing is not conducive to the Spec-Fic (aka Sci-Fi) genre at all. Some of my all-time favorite tales are films under your umbrella. And I greatly value them. Along with the podcast series as well. Thank you guys for what you do. With some exceptions I find your films to consistently eclipse the majority of the movies and streaming series out there. I study computer science all day and usually when I take a break I can be found watching Dust. That's my life and I love it. I love Dust. And I will continue to inhale as much as I can.

[@kkmardigrce]

I've actually seen this flick before, which makes it no less awesome. Well worth the second viewing.

[@PreApocalypseJitters]

uninteresting and uninspiring. a story as arid and infertile as its atmosphere.

[@DezzieYT]

So much emotion with almost no dialogue. Praise for the writers, the actors, the director, and the whole crew.

[@Kayjee17]

I really enjoyed this one. It told a great story, even without any dialog, but left room to explore a larger tale too.

[@jasonrubik]

I was about to correct you, but then I realized that the single word spoken was technically a monologue ! Great video !

[@Albtraum_TDDC]

@@jasonrubik mom?

[@TimothyYancy]

+++ Out of nowhere "Crazy Karen", attacks a Black man in the DESERT. Brothas just can't get a break as Krazy Karens around the world converges. This was prophesized by the legendary Negrodamus back in the day. This is scarier than the Blair Witch Project and based on REALITY. 2022 and counting. I had one in 2021 with a REAL KRAZY Ms. Krazy Karen that I knew for 40 years in college. It's in the DNA and WILL EXIT. lOOK oUt.

[@unclejuke4685]

@@TimothyYancy And yet he simped in the end. Oh well.

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks Madelyn! Glad you enjoyed it. The choice to use one word was also about being a word that would be recognisable in many languages (Granted western languages) but I think even without the understanding of the actual word, you still understand the context of the situation.

[@woodstoney]

I liked this one a lot, especially the closing line of text, "In a world that is vulnerable, be kind." That is a lesson for all of humanity to learn. Nicely done...action and actors instead of words.

[@spaceman9599]

Indeed. Much needed sentiment capping a strong piece

[@mattng4707]

Dam I cried 😭

[@yhird]

In 6 minutes, 47 seconds, this short film had a far superior plot and storyline than 99% of full length movies today. Well done. Bravo.

[@carcedopro7285]

The shorter it is, less room for mistakes are left

[@G_Binze]

It’s too big of a concept to explain in 7 minutes. The mistake is creating the story in the first place. It has no plot whatsoever. What is the plot? They’re thirsty? Why? They’re stuck in a desert? Why? The water can float? Why? What story was told here and why?

[@maruiscordier2042]

Loved it! Productions like this can make a true-blooded South African proud!

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks Maruis! We are proud of the film and can't wait to show what else the local industry can do.

[@richardsteele8161]

"In a world that is vulnerable, remain kind." May the gods instill us in this, before it is too late.

[@bradgarrett7790]

Ok this is a new favorite. Keep em coming like this. I stopped eating my lunch and by the time this was done I was a wet mess. I think we all want the world to be good and care for one another. No matter what is going on right now. I need see compassion once in a while or I would lose my shit

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Aw thanks Brad! I'm so glad you enjoyed the film and connected with its message!

[@kandre7619]

This whole episode had only 1 line of dialogue, 1 word, yet was able to convey so much. Very much enjoyed this one!!!

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks Kandre 7! I had always wanted to do a minimal dialogue film. Im glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@abusoumaya8469]

What word? Didn’t here anything

[@Delosian]

@@abusoumaya8469 "Mom!"

[@vladdracul5072]

@@DianaMillsSmith This world in which everybody talks and nobody listens could use more of that.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

7 perfect, emotional, beautiful minutes 💘

[@Hypersonicbiker]

This is our future. Respect to Your work.

[@r.k.d.6111]

Friggin' brilliant! If you don't see how? Watch it again!

[@DaveH001]

Beautifully done. As a lifetime resident of the green valley of the Ohio River it's hard to imagine arid places like this actually exist. This short leaves thousands of unanswered questions and yet it's perfect. I'm no critic of film techniques, but I do know when I like something, and "Oasis" instantly teleported me into this world. Thank you!

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks Dave! Glad you found the experience immersive. :)

[@Nkanyiso_K]

It's so good to see a local film get the recognition it deserves 🙌🏾💛

[@MattB90]

There's a theory that states you can hear just a few seconds of a song and know if youll like it, you can meet someone for a moment and know if youll click, seeing this tiny slither of a film has me confident that id be into the full feature, hope it gets made

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks MB! I hope I get a chance to develop features like these soon. Im working towards it!

[@monro2159]

A whole story without words in 6 minutes about a desperate quest for water. There was no need for explanation, it was a given. It was fundamentaly about humanity and when it works.

[@Alan_Kirby]

Nice short. Loved the wide angle shots and cinematography in general. The Coriolis effect on the pouring water reminded me of Ceres on The Expanse.

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks BlitheringAl! We are really proud of the cinematography on this. The dune sands worked as a natural bounce for the light. We pretty much only had one reflective board for the entire shoot. No electric lights at all.

[@trinisweethand]

Can we get more of this please ... this is a journey begging to be told and retold and told again!!!

[@koriw1701]

Absolutely brilliant film. Brief, austere and epigrammatic. In less than seven minutes, this film is able to show the fundamentals of the human condition in ways that most people take hours to say. I'm saving this to my permanent file and I will be watching and waiting for more from this director and author! Thank you for making it so *simple*

[@CristinaG]

Great premise on this, I have seen it before on this channel, I'm sure of it, I remember it because I liked it so much.

[@HarshPatel-qe3bh]

Ohooo

[@blackflag_N1]

Yes! This is old!

[@HarshPatel-qe3bh]

How many years?

[@paulgeorge7699]

Same here. Poignant as ever. Water rising from the sand into a bottle. A life source, water, as an entity. Drawing humans to it, as if conveying the stupidity of man and his final desperation to acquire the necessity of living.

[@deadhorse1391]

Yes I saw about a year ago

[@lexfauser3009]

Wow, this is an amazing good short movie! And that in such a short time with NO dialogue, good acting, story, direction, etc. and with a happy end after first fighting for each life!

[@joelnurse2580]

I think this should be a whole movie

[@rishmastering]

The way the world is today, a simple story like this seems unbelievable. Thanks for reminding us about "humanity".

[@Jiimys187]

Survival, compassion, hope.

[@SunnyOst]

Don't think I've seen anyone get drowned in the sand before, that's a nice move :D

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks for your comment Sunny. It was brutal to watch as we filmed it! Toni (the woman) really committed planting her face in the sand many times.

[@froste7952]

Water will be the true gold of the future of the human race.

[@alexwersonig9996]

A great story like to see more of it , survival with compassion

[@Zed_Solo_RS]

True charity is beautiful. Wonderful.

[@JameyAston]

Films like this are why I keep watching Dust. There are a lot of duds, but this one was really satisfying to watch. Of course, I'm a sucker for a happy ending. Well done.

[@nb4749]

This is why you ask. Better to be given a gift with a person's blessing than to steal and receive a person's curse.

[@saykar0393]

What a presentation! Mind-blowing

[@azuloceano]

Wow, this is amazing. How very well done in every aspect! Excellent work!

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks Alfredo! We are a team of South African filmmakers and I think we have a very talented industry. Can't wait to show you more.

[@jadeddrummer]

Watching this makes me very thankful the earth is constantly making tons of fresh water in it's mantle layer. I can't even imagine the scary dystopia humanity could plunge to if the earth stopped making fresh water, what we have growing is bad enough.. but this director did a great job of imagining it for me & putting it into our heads in just a few minutes. Bravo

[@richharris1562]

I had seen this elsewhere -- I don't recall where -- but I'm so glad to encounter it again. It's marvelous. Just ... marvelous.

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Hi Rich! You may have seen it on my channel before. Dust reached out to ask me if they could share on their platforms and I was happy too. Glad it's getting more exposure.

[@missspencer7744]

All she had to do was ask...

[@xrpeewee9320]

@Akira-vq6vzin this case yes he would have been willing as you can see he saw she had a child and shared. A close mouth don’t get feed. Ask and thou shall receive. It beats fighting and potentially losing your life and leaving a kid behind to starve to death.

[@keithstubblefield9089]

This shows what a good imagination and good acting can get for no money

[@AugustusSeeley]

Brave souls! Sharing a bottle of water in these times is dangerous! But it's good to see a Dust film with a happy ending.

[@gedece]

a hopeful ending, not a happy one. It's all uncertain at the end.

[@AugustusSeeley]

@@gedece I stand corrected. But I still don't understand how the water levitated into the bottle.

[@mattturngain1238]

amazing with no dialogue, credible storyline and fightscene, good angles, realy enjoyed, ty :)

[@HimitsuHunter]

Without the water shared... He would die knowing where more was unable to reach it. She would have wondered off in the wrong direction to get more. Their clash could have destroyed them both. But de-escalation and sharing the resource solved both their problems. A lovely story, well told. And not a word needed to tell it.

[@mattostrowski]

It's really good. Should be made into a full scale movie, I'd love to follow up on that story. Why is it arrid? What's this water searching device? Why is water gravity defiant? How does it find the flask? Really cool stuff. Right on! Kudos to the creators!

[@cracklingice]

And why didn't all the water leave mom?

[@robertdiehl1281]

…it spoke a lot about what we as humans must do to remain so. Good stuff here.

[@TimothyYancy]

+++ Out of nowhere "Crazy Karen", attacks a Black man in the DESERT. Brothas just can't get a break as Krazy Karens around the world converges. This was prophesized by the legendary Negrodamus back in the day. This is scarier than the Blair Witch Project and based on REALITY. 2022 and counting. I had one in 2021 with a REAL KRAZY Ms. Krazy Karen that I knew for 40 years in college. It's in the DNA and WILL EXIT. lOOK oUt.

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

@@TimothyYancy I see you have found the copy and paste function. Well done.

[@TimothyYancy]

@@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling +++ I forgot more about computers than you will EVER know. Guess what else I found?

[@Medic_Mike]

A legnehezebb mindig, hogy ember maradj a legvégén! ☝️😌

[@00tree]

Love that a short with no words can be emotional and powerful. Thank you.

[@dallastaylor4888]

Well done! Beautiful scenes, stirring music. Engaging actors, and a story that flows like a stream. Well done.

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks Dallas! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@bass3587]

Excellent message. Emotion and struggle tells a beautiful story.

[@pedroflorencio3001]

Very touching. Awesome story without a single line of dialog. Very impressive

[@johncollete675]

Wow, one with a kinda happy ending. Thanks👍👍

[@raphlvlogs271]

everyone need an oasis when going through hard times.

[@TetianaKorshuk]

I am from Ukraine. Now, when the war is in my native country, I stay here. And watching Dust helps me distract. During the day we have many times when the sirens are on, meaning Russian planes or bombs will again try to destroy us... Thank you DUST.

[@Thebasicmaker]

why did russia attaked Ukraine? what does it want? maybe you can give a better version than the news here in Italy, at least not from the nato point of view. does russia is mad about the 8 years of war against filo russians in donbass? is this the only reason as putin sayd?

[@TetianaKorshuk]

@@evgenykostfnko1975 мужчина, вы глупый или фашист, желающий смерти всему украинскому народу? Я выехала под Винницу, спасая ребенка. Но и тут не очень безопасно. Но вам, рашистам, это не понять.

[@barrycwell9510]

Hope you can stay safe.

[@melissarmt7330]

That fight scene looked so real, fantastic job!

[@ronaldboyker2123]

Magnificent!! One of the best short films I've ever seen!💯🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@SparkS1166]

so simple and so perfect ) without dialogue ))) thanx

[@loopslytle]

An enjoyable yet predictable short. The fight scene was well done, the music was excellent, and the acting was very professional. Well done! 7 out of 10 for me.

[@hotbit7327]

''The fight scene was well done'' - if someone has a big knife, don't follow her example, run! 😅

[@loopslytle]

@@hotbit7327 Toni Jean Erasmus, the actress, and a trained stunt woman, did a great job with the fight choreography. It is a movie, not real life. Their purpose is to provide entertainment. Running away would have ruined the plot.

[@DianaMillsSmith]

@@loopslytle Hi Roland. Director here. Yes Toni is amazing! I've worked with her many times and she always delivers.

[@thetalkingshrimp5683]

Spectacular! Exactly what I would do: Work as a team or die fighting each other.

[@rakibhasan8016]

Touching the Humane side. Great.

[@mrbigonbig]

Wow! The lengths the actors and production teams have to go, to tell us a Amazing short story. Brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏

[@conrad13579]

Best Ever. Relevant to our times

[@seektruth3307]

Well done. So much said and with only one word actually spoken.

[@AnimationGoneWrong]

A great story with a great message. Nicely done, all around! ❤

[@TimothyYancy]

+++ Out of nowhere "Crazy Karen", attacks a Black man in the DESERT. Brothas just can't get a break as Krazy Karens around the world converges. This was prophesized by the legendary Negrodamus back in the day. This is scarier than the Blair Witch Project and based on REALITY. 2022 and counting. I had one in 2021 with a REAL KRAZY Ms. Krazy Karen that I knew for 40 years in college. It's in the DNA and WILL EXIT. lOOK oUt.

[@DianaMillsSmith]

Thanks AGW!

[@sterlingarcher0007]

The scripting and dialogue was excellently written. Well done!

[@RealBradMiller]

That fight scene was great!! Beautifully shot and acted.

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤

[@drsingingeagle]

- It ended exactly the way I hoped it would. Thanks!

[@brntckt]

An impressive warning. One of the best shorts ever seen.

[@bearcubdaycare]

Sweet, in a kind of post apocalyptic way.

[@johnwhite4787]

Pure heart. Well done. 👍

[@wurzella1]

I would love to see more of this world and this little family's struggle. Fantastic work.

[@danielevolpi5255]

Eccellent story and excellent music!

[@chrisparks8922]

That's some high quality h2O

[@TamTran-vw7zm]

Well done, you. Ticks all the boxes, and compact as a well-written short story.

[@saleemwaheed9956]

Humanity summed up in one interaction. Wow.

[@jonathanconnor7920]

Great short! Copy of the script below: Child: "Mom!!!" Woman: "No!!!" _Sometimes more can be said with fewer words._

[@paulsophocleous2544]

That was amazing. So powerful, and so simple.

[@Oleg222221]

Beautifully shot! What they don't say is a trick!!!

[@martinsapsitis4292]

Beautifully put together and thoughtful battle of complex desperations.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Watched this not so long ago, great short film with only 1 word, great acting too.

[@spaceman9599]

Powerful and oddly beautiful

[@marcolagna6669]

I really enjoyed the photography! Really nice creation!

[@davidstevens5085]

Thank you! Very well done. Believable. And it emphasizes the value of all life, but especially the children.

[@goziemichael]

Indubitably Brilliant. Bravo!

[@persistentdreams]

Excellent! Loved it! Would love to see more.

[@einienj3281]

I wouldn't last long in those conditions.. Amazing story, Thank You 🖤

[@BeautyOfGaia]

Living in a desert since 10 years. Walking around like them is not really efficient to reduce loss of water by sweating. But the message is nice. Even the effects are not bad. I'm not 100% sure, but I think, I have seen that short some years ago the first time.

[@hariseldon3786]

Excellent - all good - more please...

[@Aotearoa_Kiwi]

A simple story ... but nicely produced and presented. Well done.

[@eagleview7518]

Learned a lot from this channel ,the films they are very moral

[@Tammy-un3ql]

Great video, thanks👌👌😀😀

[@nativoobstinado3525]

Every good film move something inside us

[@LJW55]

Liked the use of the "Sodastream" bottle... Nice touch!

[@schmidtgui]

Great film! Congrats!

[@paulcosgrove6160]

Seriously good storyline and excellently acted.

[@w.d.g.]

water problems will only worsen, so difficulty makes good drama, or whatever. nice special effects too. great channel!

[@TimothyYancy]

+++ Out of nowhere "Crazy Karen", attacks a Black man in the DESERT. Brothas just can't get a break as Krazy Karens around the world converges. This was prophesized by the legendary Negrodamus back in the day. This is scarier than the Blair Witch Project and based on REALITY. 2022 and counting. I had one in 2021 with a REAL KRAZY Ms. Krazy Karen that I knew for 40 years in college. It's in the DNA and WILL EXIT. lOOK oUt.

[@beautifulfaith9367]

Thank you very much for this one. Really enjoyed watching.

[@justjohnny05]

the moral of the story is when you have the drop on someone DON'T let out a loud yell before you get the jump on them alerting them to your presence!!!!!!!

[@mv4463]

You can't claim to be human I'd you can maintain a decent level of humanity&humility 😔

[@ljg6979]

Well done. Very powerful story.

[@PragmaticOptimist_N7]

No words... tears

[@rabeefalah4752]

Very nice, but small note the man and woman had so much fighting energy for people lost in the desert, I loved the human touch keep it up

[@traecummings9853]

Bravo. Very very good. Thank you.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

I’m enjoying these. Beautifully done…