Sci-Fi Short Film "Uprising!" | DUST | Starring John Gemberling, Meaghan Rath, & Ramona Young
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ม.ค. 2023
- Humanity is being tea-bagged, kill-shotted, and yo-mama-joked out of existence by robots who think they're teenage gamers.
"Uprising" by Ben Hansford
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More About "Uprising":
Gaming super-nerd Bernie Meckler is having the worst day of his life. He's just failed to woo his secret love, his roomies have begun their online tourney without him, and -- oh yeah -- the robot apocalypse has just begun. Now Bernie must survive hordes of murderous Hellbots, packs of driverless Priuses, and his numerous physical inadequacies -- to hopefully save the world.
"Uprising" Credits:
JOHN GEMBERLING
MEAGHAN RATH
CHRIS WITASKE
RAMONA YOUNG
Written & Directed By
BEN HANSFORD
Produced By
JAMES HETH
Produced By
PAUL HETH
MICHAEL SCHLICT
Co-Producers
Brian Fargo
jo2y
Drew Meade
Andy Sofield
Mark Warshaw
Executive Producers
POLINA SCHLICT
Co-Executive Producers
DAVE ABEL
GABRIEL ROSENSTEIN
Juliano Angeliano
Michael Faradie
Joe Hansford
Albert Romero
Anthony Toste
Bob Turgeon
Michael Whelan
Director of Photography
ANDREW TURMAN
Editor
JOHN THOMPSON
NICHOLAS J WENGER
Sound Design & Mix
TRANSPORTED AUDIO
VFX Supervisors
Thomas J Connor
Johnny Renzulli
Brian White
Story Consultant
Steven Paul Martinez
Gordon Smith
Robot Design
JAN BURAGAY
DREDZNORT
ALEX FALKNER
BEN HANSFORD
JOHN J PARK
Costume Designer
SUSAN CHAN
Original Music By
JACOB YOFFEE
Casting By
NICKOLE DORO
SHAYNA SHERWOOD
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I loved that US Air Force robot dude funny af 😂
This should honestly be a movie
You should see the Coast Guard bot!
Or a series
Yo it's stick studios
This is actually coming on Netflix 2025 June 7
@@KAKAMOIST sike?
basically a quarter of an hour of pure comedic epicness
I'm getting this tattooed on my back.
@@benhansford4290 had to click on your profile to check if you are just a fan or actually the genius creator. Even the teaser is great. Good thing your movie found a platform big enough to reach me :D
Hope that I see your name on stuff again in the future. +1 fan
No i'll go and do something productive, like linking this video to some friends :P
Huge love for the share Alan. And thank you for pointing out I don’t show up as Creator on the Dust page. Hahaha. I probably just sound like a rabid robot lover. (Which is also true but…)
yes
Thank you nozrep
This really needs to become a feature length movie... or at least a full episode of Love, Death, and Robots.
YES! Total agree!
The fact that terry made WALL-E noises made my day.
This could make an incredible movie or tv show
Our thoughts exactly, Dark.
I think movie would fit for the story line.
didn't want to ruin your 69 likes my dude
Absolutely. It was a very solid pitch short. I hope they get it into some festivals or in front of some executives, and then maybe we can get some actual fun SF films with decent budgets to watch.
Maximum Overdrive.
This is one of the best SciFi Shorts. It's cohesive, modern, great storyline. I loved every minute of it and hoped for the next scene.
Ahhhh. Richard this is music to all of our ears. Get ready for the robots to spare you in the apocalypse.
@@benhansford4290 I have an insulin pump, making me by definition a Cybernetic Organism. Team Robots +1
It's.... it's perfect- it's beautiful.
They aren't destroying humanity- they ARE humanity.
I like how when the robots fight the humans they act like total gamers
Love the robot sayin that he’s walk-in away now 🤣🤣🤣
Made the villains humanly relatable, sneaky, conniving, lazy… BRILLIANT!!!
Seeing a big killer mech being a Chad totally made my day! I'd go watch a 2 hour long movie like this especially if they throw in a bunch of parody references to past "robot uprising" blockbusters... mainly Terminator. 😅
Chadbots will one day rule the world. And yes, MegaMan our feature script is RICH with Terminator and T2 refs.
"Come with me if you want to live... and hump stuff."
Maximum Overdrive
I'd rather actual jokes more than references, but it could make for a good movie.
Oh yeah ,,,killer
Right on! It's been awhile since we had one that was actually creative and amusing.
Well done!
That's the best sci-fi short I've seen in at least a year
I couldn't agree more. Loved it! Someone give these guys a BIG budget to make the movie.
yup, good one
Since 2021 they have been a bit boring or cliché right?
This one is pretty amusing!
Michael, I love your love for this film. Can't thank you enough. The robots will DEFINITELY spare you in the uprising.
Agreed, love the humor and the bots look awesome!
"Deeeeezzz nuuutttss" that ending killed me😂😂😂
There are so many short films made by this group that 200% definitely need turned into a full length movie. Anyone else wanna pass a petition around asking them to pick some even if it's only one or two out of all the ones they made and turn em into movies? I mean I for one would pay to watch longer versions.
Wow, this one is a rare gem in dust! Good actors, comforting cgi and not so bad plot.
Thank you Roman! The robots love you.
Ye also actually based
@@benhansford4290 "We are your friends! Do not run! We are your friends! Do not run!
@@Albtraum_TDDC Hahaha. I love this. Our earliest proof of concept had the bots relaxing people by saying, "We repeat this is NOT a robot apocalypse! " But yours are funnier.
@@benhansford4290 it's from "Mars Attacks!" (1996) comedy movie about alien invasion.
At first I thought this just was another tired old worn out saw on dystopia but I hung in there and saw that it took significant turn for the better with the giant robot humping the skyscrapper! What a great blending of cynicism, metaphore, symbolism and hope you brought forth in this film. Keep up the good work!
Try out Turbo Kid, you will love it
@@tamaspapp225 Turbo Kid was amazing! It's been years since I've seen it, but I need to rewatch
Seeing the giant robot making a skyscraper a mother, was so funny and curse to me 😂
Teabag. Teabag.
That T bagging bot had me in tears 😂
Absolutely beautiful, brilliantly written, acted, directed, produced and executed!
One of the most amazing short films I’ve ever seen!
From lighting to sound design, just BRAVO 👏
JBirdmax you are an amazing human. Love that you loved all the hard work that went into this. Much love! (Oh && -- this is Ben the writer/director of Uprising.)
@@benhansford4290
🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
I've been very unimpressed by a lot of "DUST" offerings in the last few years but this was HILARIOUS!
This was absolute gold. I hope this gets developed into a series. Would love to be a part of it.
Thank you Nobody. So glad you dig it.
100% agree
@@lukealbright8815 Thanks Luke!
It won't. These shorts never do.
@@AdamBragg Its how Neil Blomkamp got his start, uploading shorts to the internet . Code 8 was also a short on this youtube page that got developed into a feature length movie that was shown on Netflix
Soda machine.
Maximum Overdrive.
For the sake of healthy instanity this HAS TO be made into a movie. The memes! The live-action shitposting! All of it is perfect!
MEdicentio! We agree this needs to be made. AND that there should always be more live-action shitposting. Thanks for watching.
This is why we should always update robots *[manually]!* Awesome short movie!
Way better than most. This could be a full length film.
So much love. Thanks Harold.
@@benhansford4290 Is there any type of Behind the scenes?
@@benhansford4290 What else are you up to, Ben, and why aren't you rich and famous?
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
You are now officially spared John
honestly if they were as human as these dudes id be all for it.
the best excuse in the world to reset any goverment "its the robots turn at the wheel"
@@housewilma4904 Right?! If nothing else, our demise will be fun and exciting for a while.
@@benhansford4290 How did you make the robots?
@@benhansford4290 This was so hilarious. What if I'm Amish? Asking for a friend?
Epic! Bonus points for having Meaghan agree to wear that 'run suit'.
Whoever conceived this needs to make more of this... So good!
Sean THANKS! I'm Ben, the writer/director. And I have conceived more of it, we just gotta work out how to get it funded. (Although I do have to say all of the love from Dust is really going to help our chances of getting this made into a feature.)
@@benhansford4290 So psyched to hear that. Yours is such a refreshing voice among all the canned fodder out there. Viva El Ben!
a bicyclist being run over by a Prius.... Classic!
All that time and effort and money on special effects, and the best part was the playing card in the spokes. Hilarious.
little do we know that that is actually an extremely render intensive physics sim
this would make a refreshing series on Netflix
The funny thing is, these are the best robots/droids I've ever seen they are exactly how humans would program our own robots and from the influence they would gain off of us I love this way too much
RoboTeabag lol, the robot having relations with the building was really unexpected as well
"Having relations" -- I love that way of phrasing it.
That was really fun. Gives us more precious. Gives us more!
Bwahahaha. Love the reference AND your love for our film.
Seriously need a full movie of this!!!
Good to see Meaghan Rath outside of Hawaii 50. Good story and CGI. The little bin robot has a lot of personality. Well done.
Thanks Rodney. Trashbot is one of our favorites too. ((Oh && -- This is Ben Hansford -- the director of Uprising)
Wonderful, great piece. Would happily watch more of this :)
Gracias to you, eviljods.
I would pay to see a full movie of this!
Hopefully you won't have to and it will be on your TV sooner than later Poppabear!
Brilliant guys. I for one welcome our new robot overlords (and everyone else involved).
I love all the Wall-e References
I've been watching DUST for a long time and this one finally got me! Everything was top shelf. I'm still laughing. Nice work all the way around. Congratulations!
One of the coolest comments humanly possible.
Agree. Nothing was sub-par in this... pretty damn great... "all is fine, all is fine."
Don't stop here! I would honestly watch more of this!
Thanks Jeff!
It's like someone turned the old "don't worry, I'm from the internet" meme into a short! 🤣
The robot ball banging the building was great 😂
🤭🤭🤭
Most enjoyable sci-fi I have watched in a while. The best stories, be it tragedy or comedy, is always a human story.
This was fantastic! I would follow those two in a TV series.
Your wish is our command (and hope), Alan.
3 what about the lil guy waste robot!
Four...
@@notthesamecc1927 Can't leave out Trash-bot!
@@lukealbright8815 Trashbot is my spirit animalbot
DUST and ALERT are 2 of the best channels on TH-cam. I'm constantly amazed by the quality of shorts that are regularly posted. The ONLY downside is the feeling of wanting more, once a short ends.
Definitely hope @dust realizes how dope this one is... needs to be a feature
If you don't mind wading through all the garbage they put on their site to find the 1 out of 20 good ones.
I LOVE IT! the humor, the sound fx, the animation. 10/10
:08 “in association with 302 Kickstarter Friends” ….man you gotta love that a project can come to fruition with the support of friends and fans alike who believe in an artist(s) vision and know they are talented and determined enough to make it happen. Cheers to that.
Love some of the small details. The playing card in his spokes, the goofy smile after the bong hit, all the crap open on his desktop. Really creative stuff great short.
Kevin, huge love for noticing the details. Those are usually the things that I laughed at too, and I always worry no one even cares about. (Although another Dust fan noticed a bunch which made me happy. (I snuck a pick of Brad Pitt's fight club frame into this ) But yeah, thanks for noticing.
The Skull and Crossbones that appeared on the windshield of the self driving car that hit him whilst he rode his bicycle. If you blinked you missed it.
@@benhansford4290 Tons of hilarious details! Every time I watch - something new. The love you put into this is so obvious. May the gawds of cash rain their filthy lucre onto your next project.
Wow. That lead guy could be John Goodman's little brother! Quite the resemblance. Great little short here. Thank you!
Damn, shame this isn't a full fledged out movie, very interesting!
I 100% agree! One of the best shorts with amazing potential. This HAS to be developed!
Thanks HooplaH! We want it developed too.
Ditto best short on Dust in whenever, oops dropped my teabag!!
Somebody give these guys a budget and make this a series
This was pure fun. Leaves us all wanting more.
Best comedy sci Fi EVER!
Best film comment EVER! Thanks Wayne, that says a lot and means a lot.
I would absolutely watch a full movie version of this. I wish I could meet the creators and buy them a round - they have to be hilarious to hang out with. Bravo
Brenda Paduch, I'm Ben Hansford the writer/director and I love drinking. If you're ever in LA you gotta say hello.
@@benhansford4290 I’m very flattered that you responded, Ben Hansford, and if I’m ever in LA I’m holding you to that :)
this is better than most movies these days.
Amazing !!!!! Please turn it into a series !!!!! 💯
Masterpiece. I never wanted this adventure to end! Please tell me you are working on so many next installments!!!
Primitive, thank you thank you thank you.
@@benhansford4290 💓
@@benhansford4290 but for real. We cannot make your way to it. You have to. Talk to Netflix or something. But it was really cool
Thats a quality short film! 💪
I lost it when the robot was teabagging the corpse... and then the AF bot.... well done. 👍
Marvelous, cynical, creative, the other side of the unthinkable story
Ok someone make this a movie this was brilliant. The comedy is there and the idea is great
This was pure entertainment! I loved it😅
This would make a awesome series
Riann, the robots agree with you?!?!
We need a movie (or series) to see how this ends!!!
😍
THIS NEEDS TO BE A FULL LENGTH FEATURE FILM!!!!
I would watch a full length movie of this any day!❤
That was slick. No narration needed to really set the stage. Inventive robot style with just enough individuality and humor. . I could stand a little more of this.
Please, please, please make a sequel!!
Hands down the best Dust episode yet.
Turn this into a series!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Yes pls! Mini series, feature length movie, however you guys have to do it. Develop this story! Bravo!
This is incredible….. great job. Make this a full movie. This has a ton of potential. I love that you threw in a bunch of humor. Nice cgi work as well
Well done, you. Thank you for this. Also good lead in to a larger story I'd like to see.
That's the dream Tam!
Giddy fun and very good knife's edge of dark comedy! Well done!
What a perfect compliment! Gracias.
Needs a part two now.
Construction Mech dry humping the building....lmao!
That was hilariously entertaining! Robot Eat a bag of 🤣🤣🤣👍🥳🍻!!!
"We are your friends! Do not run! We are your friends! Do not run!
Would absolutely love to see this continued!
It definitely should be a show or feature!
This has to be one of the more original movies I've seen on youtube and a great take on the robot uprising.
This needs to be a full-length film! New take and angle on it all!
This would be a funny movie or show!
Very well done and top notch special effects and script
The final “DEEZ NUTZZZZZ!” did me in 😩😂😂😂
OMG this was fantastic! Loved it!
THANK YOU SWEETPEALEE!
Omg!!!! I had tears in my eyes!!!! Loved it!!!
Hopefully crying with laughter Moon and not worries of the inevitable apocalypse?
Awesome. A robot uprising with a sense of humor.
This full length movie needs to happen!
Absolutely love it. Need more.
Thank you Craig!
The main character is in an awesome music video and has amazing dance moves. So happy to see him again
Did they just say "Stone Mountain" OMG LOL! THATS AWESOME! Little Easter egg there hahah!
Love SciFi. Love Dust. Thanks for making SciFi dramas on TH-cam!
I would pay to watch this in a theatre.
One of the best on Dust I have ever seen. Well done!
Huge thanks, Michael. We're massive Dust fans so that is high compliment. What are some of your other favs?
Same thought... I've watched this so many times, and I find new nuggets each time. Solid gold.
i like how the crane literally has wrecking balls thats such a clever bit
hahhaa this is amazing
so many easter eggs in this thing
Wow, what a great production. The acting, story graphics...better than any from Hollywood. Hats off to you guys and the whole production team.
Apocraphon thanks for also noticing the graphics! There's suprprisingly a lot of little details in those. Did you have any favorites?
@@benhansford4290 I should say that I have 2 very close friends who are in video production in miami. One of them owns his own company called, cosmic cut productions, so i know more about the topic than the average lay person. I noticed the timing of your editing, the sound on set as well as the post sounds and sound track, the angles and type of shot you used, ect... Its just so well done. I'm also an amateur writer, never published, but i understand character arcs and character development. Your writer is a beast. The director, gaffers, sound guys, and actors are all top notch. I am curious what you guys are shooting with? Scarlets reds? It just seems so good. As far as my favorite parts...i love the mech robot with the guns. The shadows, highlights and movement feel like they are in camera effects. No greater praise i can give a cg guy. I was building a practical mech suit, with real titanium and kevlar. It uses a "Armorman man" type system of gimbals instead of actuators, but I ran out of funds. I love building stuff, but i tend to have ideas outside of my means. Again, like i said, I'm not a film guy, but I've gleamed a few things from hanging out with my 2 numb nut friends for the last 9 years. Being an amateur writer, i also understand the limitation a production can have, everything costs money. So you try to write in a way that gives a compelling story, while keeping all that in mind. Have you ever seen, " the man from earth" ? It's a great example of incredible writing . It's ALL exposition, but done brilliantly. Like what you guys did here. I wrote something like that. Its a story of aliens that come to earth, kind of like the Borg, they offer humanity to join them and become them, with bio nano synthetic bodies that share all knowledge thru a quantum entanglement link. 2 friends, one get upgraded and visit the other who was not and have a deep conversation on what it is to be human. Little effects, lots of exposition, but the conversation between the two is like a Joe Rogan show on steroids. Unfortunately, my friends are more into what makes them money now and wont take the risk you guys did. This production was made with love. The actors, writers, directors and producer all working perfectly together to create an incredible short story on screen. If any of you guys are in the Orlando area, let me know and we'll have a beer. First drinks on me. Sorry it got a little long. Imma Gemini, we talk a lot.
@@apocraphontripp4728 You sound like a modern day Renaissance creator. And just the fact you're building your own mech suit means we're all going to get along amazingly well!
@@apocraphontripp4728 You had me at quantum entanglement and Joe Rogan on steroids.
And please please PLEASE don't hold it against your friends that they're trying to earn cash right now. Films like uprising lose filmmakers a bunch of money and at least 3 years of your life. So you have to be able to run off and earn back all the savings you spent / lost / watched drift away. hahaha. Speaking from experience here.
Just keep reminding them how -- if your film has little vfx -- it has a much faster timeline to get finished.
@@benhansford4290 Is that how long it took? 3 years? You're my hero. Did you do some of the vfx yourself? Is that your background?
I can't thumbs up this hard enough. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Awesome work!
Yo Quadnick! This is Ben Hansford the creator of Uprising. And I can't thank you hard enough for watching this and lovin it!
This is the greatest thing ever! Need full length.
Gracias for the kindest words ever!
I want to upvote this at least a hundred times!!!
Someone needs to option this for a tv show.