Sci-Fi Short Film "Psicario (Mind Heist)" | DUST

A criminal specialized in tampering with memories grows more infatuated with his target.
"Psicario (Mind Heist)" by Daniel Padró Targarona
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More About "Psicario (Mind Heist)":
A nefarious man breaks into a woman’s home. After a short struggle, he sedates her and proceeds to navigate through her memories. She was a witness to a murder and his mission is to edit her memories before the lineup. In the depths of her mind he finds a truth about himself.
"Psicario (Mind Heist)" Credits:
Cinematography: Rober C. Carrera
Art Direction: Guille F. Santana
Editing: Imanol de Frutos
Music: Joan Vilà
Sound: Alejandro Fábregas
Sound Design: Laia Picón
VFX: Gloria Bernabeu
Hair and make-up: Susanna Lang
Wardrobe: Helena Ruiz
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[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I have been following DUST for a long time. I'm honored to be part of it with "Mind Heist" and I would be more than happy to reply to any questions you might have.

[@cryler29]

Hola, que gran corto, me encantó todo deseo saber por favor: tiempo de pre y post produccion ??? de donde vino la idea de esta historia ??? Saludos, son unos grandes en esto

[@jwalk74]

Is he switching the murderer's face to his own? If so, why?

[@CalcioAdventurer-gt9mc]

Felicitaciones por tu corto....saludos desde el sur de Brasil

[@ruinouswraith8675]

Great cinematography but I don't actually understand what/why things happened

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

@@jwalk74 nope, that was a mistake on my behalf. They are different actors, but both happen to have a shaved head.

[@dvohwinkel]

So good! I didn't see that twist coming. I loved the rain shadows falling down his face like tears!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you!! The effect of the rain on his face was tricky to pull but It worked!

[@dvohwinkel]

It really added to the scene.

[@noiseintheoffice]

Agreed. One of the best I've seen.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

@@noiseintheoffice thank you so much!!

[@carolynhughes9205]

THIS is the type of movie I search for, but can never find on Netflix. Loved it.

[@justinsmith3079]

One of the most beautiful short films I've seen posted by DUST.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Well that will boost my ego for a few days. Thank you Justin!!

[@nickadams1321]

Loved the way this was shot. It could have been messy, but it was perfectly done. The way the rain on the window showed on the man's face was really clever.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you so much! we put a lot of thought and love into this short!!

[@BearOnTheMoon]

Beautiful work, certainly deserves to be made into a full length film. A perfect short film though, just pulls the viewer in with it's mysteries.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

This comment made my day!! Thank you very much!!

[@TheGreenNewSteal2025]

No need for this to be a longer film. It conveys exactly what was intended in its length. I’m not usually a fan of this type of short but this was well done, mainly because it was not over done. Thank you.

[@nikkinyteshade11]

(claps loudly) Great work to you and all your crew!!! i wish y'all continued success!!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you very much!! So Lucky you liked It!

[@Doodlebug846]

Cliffhanger for sure, but questions... obviously, he knew she could recognize him as the suspect (?... but... did he remember being part of her life? Was she just a 'job' at first, needing to remove his memory from her thoughts, or did he know what she was to him. I thought I saw surprise when the handwriting matched the note he had written... He knew he'd spent too long deciding what to erase. Did he not erase it? Otherwise, she wouldn't have known who he was when she 'woke up early'??? I did see the acceptance of his fate on his face at the end, though. Wow I need more of this story 😩 Nice work 👏 ❤

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I'll get to work on the feature lenght film ;P. He didn't know what she was to him before breaking in. She was just another job, until he finds out the truth. (He is not the same guy as the other bald guy depicted in the shooting). He command the program to erase all memories of himself, question is, did the program execute fully (a progress bar appears on the screen)

[@tims9434]

Very clever story with this one. Excellent job

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you liked it!

[@trappedinroom1014]

How many sci-fi fans after watching that will be checking the back of their necks for a little scar! 🤣😂🤣 That was a very well done short video. 🙂💕

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you so much!!

[@TrailRunAZ]

Amazing cinematography and excellent film. So much emotion conveyed without dialogue. Brilliant.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I'm glad you picked up on the visual aproach of the narrative. It requires attention on behalf of the audience, so thank you for giving us that, it's quite precious nowadays.

[@TrailRunAZ]

@@danielpadrotargarona8374 Not nearly as precious as is the non-cliched film production. 🙏

[@BeautyOfGaia]

That is the kind of gem which I would expect to find on DUST.👌

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you for watching!!

[@steveennever9905]

Beautiful atmosphere & wonderful twist.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

It means a lot you point out the atmosphere, we worked a lot on that

[@danjoseph9581]

So much was said without words. I really enjoyed this one!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

that was one of my main goals, thank you for noticing!!

[@Elbecito]

Goosebumps! I want more! Is there a show coming?

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Maybe a movie...

[@user-McGiver]

The program used to access her memories is called ''Firebird'', the technology is clearly Chinese, as we see the commands in Chinese on the screen at 5:04 ... What are they trying to tell us?...

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I think I have replied to you with a similar question before, but what did you think I was trying to say?

[@agentbey]

Excellent visual storytelling.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you so much!!

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

Outstanding. As he's waiting for the killer's face to be replaced, he notices more clues that tug at his memory, particularly the paintings of his face. He finds her memories of him and realizes with shock he had the perfect life with her, and in shock, decides to erase her memories of him because he's a criminal with new life. Then he mourns in front o her mirror. She unexpectedly (?) awakes and as she faces him with the gun, he accepts death because of his loss

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

You understood the story perfectly and it makes me so happy (When he is in front of the mirror, he is waiting for the memories to be fully deleted)

[@SuperZardo]

Spoiler alert. So a man with not much hair has a woman's adress and gets in her house. Looks like he doesn't recognize her at first. He doesn't want her to remember his face (because she saw him just before he knocked her out) so he plugs her into a memory modifyer machine and erases that short memory instant. However, he did not come for that purpose, looks rather he had the order to silence the memory of a witness since she actually did witness a crime earlier: three men and one was shot. The intruder modifies the memory of the woman again, changing the face of the murderer to someone else among choice of thugs from his memory database, a guy he would like her to frame. Having done this, he goes to the bathroom were he discovers a scent which seems to string a cord. He then discover the woman's painting and realizes she has painted his face several times. Intrigued she might know him he interrogates her memory again and finds some scenes of the past where he's proposing to her and both seem very happy. It's not clear if the marriage went through, anyway for some unknown reason he chose to abandon her or maybe was forced to do so in order to protect her (the motivation is rather unclear). His memory seem to have been erased but now, with the access to her memory, it's all coming back. Apparently in order to protect her once more, he decides to erase every memory trace of himself in her memory which seems very painfull for him to do. She will no longer be able to recognize him as her run-away husband or lover which has suddenly come back, he now is just a random stranger. He lets her wake-up and with a gun at her disposal, she approaches him, very frightened and seems about to shoot him. He does not try to prevent it or fight getting killed. It's curtains at that most suspensful moment but we don't hear a shot. So yeah, very intesting story concept and plot, which was left mostly in darkness and asked the viewer to work out the missing links. I was rather taken away by the emotional depth. Enjoyed it! Thanks.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

That is...right...(to be honest, he is waiting for the computer to finnish processing the deletion, and she wakes up before expected) you don't know how happy it makes me you got the story right

[@irishlazz]

Fantastic. Beautifully filmed & written. The lighting, the rain - just perfect.

[@ikerina]

We (my cat and I) need a sequel.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I'll see what I can do, I'd hate to disapoint either of you

[@yacwac]

bravo bravo 🙌

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you❤❤

[@djr1943]

Very well done. Excellent acting and storyline. Thank you! Hope to see more from you in the future!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you for your comments and for watching!! I hope that too ;)

[@vickyguarnieri9385]

OMG that was an amazing short. I love the scar's, the story. An incredible script and writing. Amazing! I especially loved the lighting! All adding to the story and the mood. WOW!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

❤❤❤❤

[@nickim6571]

I certainly wouldn't want to live in a world where this technology were possible--it's just too terrifying.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Agree, that's one of the thesis of the movie. Our minds are mysterous and maybe they should remain as such. A full comprehension of the human brain (and/or mind, depending on where you stand philosophically speaking) could lead to objectification, alienation, dehumanization and eventually a loss of a sense of self

[@cameltube-vk7el]

Great film @@danielpadrotargarona8374 and really enjoyed. It is what I would call cerebra[ly] suspense[ful] he he if that makes sense!? As to what ya'll are speaking about, the movie THESIS and the potential such a capability exist. I submit the path of logic, reason, experience & available[tier access] data overwhelmingly[maybe] says you, me & us more than likely, presently are living in one such world! The ability to transfer, like download you......your DATA[?] or something maybe essence[?] [I forget the proper term used] into another drone/clone or some type of capable [another human?] host lol. It has parameters that are required & necessary for systems success. I can recall some like say "7x's [times]" one person can only do it before degradation, corruption and loss of the DATA . Not sure if I am honest of actual number of repeat transfer/downloads but 7 seven came to mind from somewhere he he whatever 7 or 20 or 3 it is a thingy..........yeah so there is that! There are surely benefits to such a capability though right!? We know . . . . . . there are just even medical catastrophic event & damage of the HUMAN suit ..... SLEEVE is a term I think /;^) As with all things it is always the HUMAN element, the idea, creative thought and put to action. Question is→ What matters is from where that process, where all that originally came from......DaRK or LiGHT really!? Because seems that is where the harbinger of potentiality engages us forward, ......always forward. → Seems like lately HUMANS are setting up[or getting set up] for an end. → eND of the DaRK age into a LiGHT one → to be clear those of the DaRK lets say, that continue will fail → the say negative things used will not function. I say this because if I am correct & this is true then the capability to say transfer a HUMANS essence into another HUMAN or host, bio-whatever, if that is idk FOR THE GOOD or for the LiGHT lol [sounds fruit loop ha ha] then it can work. If it is for bad/DaRK it will not work. Because: Think of it as a computer system, and it has a operating system, and that has BASE CODE that is immutable. So if a action to create or cause an event or use a substance or whatever someone trys to do goes against BASE CODE of say like NATURAL LAW, do no harm right. Then you could only execute within those terms, in that BASE CODE all else would FAIL........you could not w e a p o n i z e anything. Thats a short overview of the transition as I understand it to date. of the process Its all systems, frequency, & HUMANS participation and .........LAW Apology for the page but got on a roll and thought I would share with ya'll because, once you know you can not un-know /;^) Ahhhhh man the double edged sword[s] of the world. WeSaveUs Do No Harm [unless] SemperProrsum~Godspeed [IF I am being honest i did not proof this [much] so hope it made logic understanding, its real world data.......being honest]

[@mariaaldana7897]

Perfectly beautiful.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I'm glad you feel that way ;)

[@strippeltwo]

Dammit! That was a gorgeous flick! ❤️

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Well thank you!!😊😊😊

[@markchapin881]

Beautiful! Perfectly done!

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Beautifully done in every way!😍😍👍👍

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I'm glad you enjoyed the ride

[@DrCyn]

Whoa! THAT WAS SPECTACULAR!!!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Ij'm so HAPPY you liked it!! :)

[@osmia]

Wow! Just wow!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you!!

[@DelfosXIIIMapacheBerserk]

Buenísimo. Está super bien hecho, 10/10

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Muchas gracias!!

[@DaleWheeler]

Very well made! Thanks! 👍👍

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I had a great crew and amazing cast!! Thank you for watching!

[@generalgeneral9087]

I like the Chinese software he was using! Slick interface!

[@kenlee5509]

Very good. Bravo!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you for watching!!

[@Sparrowdeplume]

I really enjoyed that so much 😊 thank you ☺️ Hope it might be a mini series some day!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you!! may the gods of media hear you!

[@martamarin8688]

Muy bueno 😢

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Muchas gracias!!

[@scotthultin7769]

585 👍's up DUST thank you for sharing 😊

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

thank you for watching!

[@MAILLADY2010]

Amazing mind twist! Thank you! 😮❤

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

no, thank you!!

[@jcrolivenza]

Maravilloso, impecable trabajo.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Muchísimas gracias!

[@patriciacvener1968]

Oh my. this was superb!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you for watching it!!

[@patriciacvener1968]

@@danielpadrotargarona8374 My pleasure!

[@soerengerlach4932]

haven't seen such a nice piece of art for quite some time on Dust - I love the double.twist❤❤

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you so much!!!

[@newtronix]

Fantastico!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Muchas gracias!!

[@richarddeese1087]

Excellent! Really well done. tavi.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you so much!! We did try our best

[@richarddeese1087]

@@danielpadrotargarona8374 Well, you succeeded! I love the rain in glass beings his tears. And his realization is heartbreaking. tavi.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

@@richarddeese1087 Glad that worked, those were my main two concerns XD!

[@davident1]

Very nicely done.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

well, thank you sir!

[@matthewdenckla6567]

Wow! Great work!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you!!😊

[@user-hl4jq7ej1u]

That pulled me in like Blade Runner did 40 years ago.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

High praise!!

[@REPLICANT-ft2wz]

Excelente!!!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Muchas gracias!!

[@antonior6552]

Amazing short, congratulations Daniel :)

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it❤

[@AenesidemusOZ]

Amazing! So much narrative conveyed without words, so much emotion shown, lighting and focus used to fantastic effect; this is a real production, not like those megalith movies with the GDP of a small country. Thank you to all involved.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you for watching and your generous comments!!

[@tomscheutzlich736]

Excellent work, thanks so much!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you for watching!!

[@fsm5184]

This is a really good one...

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you!!

[@wilmaboot]

Absorbing, interesting. More..?

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

More? Like a feature film? Because I would like that😂

[@uclajd]

Very good.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

So happy you liked it! thanks for watching!

[@johnathancorgan3994]

Fue sublimemente maravilloso. Gracias por la experiencia.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Gracias por dedicarle el tiempo para verlo y apreciarlo!

[@gregsimmons1709]

Very cool and fresh. Loved it!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I'm really glad you did ☺☺

[@durbanbudz]

Very cool...thanks.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you!

[@woodstoney]

Very nicely made!!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you very much!!

[@dorismartinez4979]

Tremendo cortometraje, creo deberías hacer la película

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Muy amable!!

[@williamvonbaskerville3805]

great !!!! ..... well done !!!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you William!!

[@MK_KANTABRA]

Actorazo Alain me a gustado mucho, necesito más........🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Es un actorazo increíble!

[@trinisweethand]

WOW!!! Please Sir can I have some more!!!???

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

hahahah Thank you!! I'll see what I can do!

[@davidlafranchise4782]

WOW!! That was fantastic. The premise could be a great series. But do it in the UK or somewhere other than Hollywood. Ideas are not utilized to their potential there!!!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Thank you for watching! I'll do my best bringing this project into a larger format

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

☠🧠☠

[@SnarkNSass]

Halfway point. I think I know what will happen. 🕵🏻‍♀️

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I Hope you still enjoyed the ride

[@SnarkNSass]

@@danielpadrotargarona8374 I actually got distracted by a phone call 😆 Thanx for reminding me to go watch the rest 😆😁

[@nicoleraheem1195]

You should have shared that point so that we could make comparisons.

[@timkelly2931]

Its strange but i have no memory of this.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

but we've met before....haven't we?

[@bigcity2085]

I get it.....but we need juuuust a little more movie in this movie.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

I would like around 70 minutes more, to be more specific

[@podcaster-xxxviiivii]

❤

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

😊

[@bigsarge2085]

✌️

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

❤

[@mushishi9684]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pogodanaprzygode]

Świetny film, ale dopiero po przeczytaniu opisu zrozumiałem, o co chodzi.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Postaram się to poprawić w przyszłości, dziękuję za obejrzenie krótkiego filmu. (I put my faith in google translate for this reply)

[@dj1rst]

This is very well made, good camera work, good acting but I don' t understand the story. Am I dumb? Why did he do all of this?

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

No, you're not dumb! So, near future: our protagonist is a criminal specialized in manipulating memories. Someone hired him to falsify the memories of a witness before she can identify the killer in a police lineup (this is all hinted by dialogue). After he is done, he sees the painting and starts navigating her memories. He realizes he used to be engaged to the witness and that his memory has been altered too. He decides to elimate any trace of himself in her memory in order to give her closure, but she wakes up from sedation before what he expected. Did he manage to wipe all of her memories of him?

[@kritybarnwal5829]

I need that machine to be in real life

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Me not so much, although It might help with my faulty memory

[@thesilenceofthesnowinsumme1463]

I guess you want to forget too many things. Don't. Use them as a lesson.

[@w.c.orielly9059]

ok......... not bad.......... not bad

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

XD thanks!

[@ahippogryph]

Cool, but harsh.

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

High praise!

[@franklingillette3277]

As the saying goes, when you have minutes before danger, the police will be there in a half an hour.

[@ShakaCthulu]

If I ran a streaming service, I’d stop giving celebrities hundreds of millions to make mediocrity and instead give new filmmakers like this modest budgets to make feature length films. Make a quality movie for $10M-$15M and your career is set. Godzilla Minus 1 cost $15M!

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

bro I wish you ran a streaming service

[@RullXov]

A criminal breaks into a woman’s home. After a short struggle, he manages to sedate her and proceeds to insert wires into her brain. She was a witness to a murder, and his mission is to edit her memories before the lineup. In the depths of her mind, he finds a truth about himself.

[@tims9434]

Don't need comments like this

[@mothermakeup7481]

@@tims9434speak for yourself. I am glad for this comment

[@dynastyempire5420]

Let's see how many likes I can get

[@Kev-3006]

You just liked your own comment, didn’t you?

[@danielpadrotargarona8374]

Same