Sci-Fi Short Film "Apotheosis" | DUST
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2022
- Selene, a young aerospace engineer, dreams of going to space, but was born naturally in this near-future society where the first generation of genetically engineered humans has come of age and has more privileges than those born like Selene.
When her mother loses her job, Selene decides to compete against these genetically engineered humans in order to secure a job position on the first habitable space colony, Rusk Venture's Ourania. However, she'll be competing against her friend Fabrizio, Rusk's engineered son. Their friendship is pushed to the limit as their willpower and determination are put to the test.
"Apotheosis" by Max Pearce
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"Apotheosis" Credits:
Selene - Rene Leech
Fabrizio - Dor Gvirtsman
Minerva - Jane Casserly
Rusk - Ross Turner
Trainer - Vincent Stalba
Newscaster - Wei Wilson
Swimmer 1 - Hallie Kingsey
Swimmer 2 - Oscar Martinez Baile
Swimmer 3 - Rielle Oase
Swimmer 4 - Keanu Ross-Cabrera
Director - Max Pearce
Produced by - Maria Sara Santoro
Co-Producer - Brian DeAngelis
Written by - Max Pearce & Maria Sara Santoro
Director of Photography - John Burroughs Hanle
Production Designer - Maria Sara Santoro
Edited by - Riley Sweeney Lynch
Costume Designer - Sonya Berg
Visual Effects by - Shaman Marya
Music by - David Myles Lewis
Associate Producers - Hatuey Rodriguez, Josh Powell
First Assistant Director - Tony Gx Shi
Second Assistant Director - Yizhi Shi
First Assistant A Camera - Catalina Parra
First Assistant B Camera - Amber Rose Jones
Second Assistant A Camera - Sayali Upadhye
Second Assistant B Camera - Caleb Smith, June Kim
Steadicam Operator - Lars Struck
Gaffer - Louven Ryes
Key Grip - Laura Stone
G&E Swings - Sean Farley, Chris Hall, Chris Ube, Cory Ewing, Devon Johns
Sound Design - Carter Tate
Sound Recorder - Evan Hartney
Sound Mixer - Vera Tin
Art Director - Cat Johnson
Set Decorator - Addison Rolleri
Hair and Make-up - Kaia Langois
Set Production Assistants - Ziqi Huang, Bingliang Li, Victoria Interiano, Greg Shell, Elizaveta Kaminski, Tayla Dixon
Script Supervisors - Santos Herrera, Ian Kent,
BTS Photographer - Rielle Oase
Storyboards - Nhan Le
Concept Art - Catherine Wu
Additional Visual Effects by - Josh Steede
Colorist - John Burroughs Hanle
Titles and Credits by - Craig Lief
On-Set Lifeguards - Devon Coates, Kyle Brandstater
USC Faculty Advisors - Mike Fink, Brenda Goodman
Festivals & Distribution/Licensing - Sandrine Faucher Cassidy
Catering by - Too Tasty Catering
Stock Footage Provided by - Pexels
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Reminds me of the movie Gattaca, one of my all-time favorite movies from the late 90s. It's the exact same concept, but done even better in a full length movie with Ethan Hawk, Uma Thurman, and other great actors. If you enjoyed this at all, go watch Gattaca. You'll like it even more.
Definitely, Gattaca came to my mind too ..
Gattica was great in the 90's. Now, you can see the poor acting across the board from a then lesser known cast.
The actors in this short have even Thurman beat in comparison 🤷♂️
More than little TOO familiar, actually. They have tried to do a more original take on the premise, which goes all the way back to 1942 with Heinlein's "Beyond this Horizon."
Only opinion i have on the movie is the guy ruins a space mission
True, it was a unique sci fi film in its day. An indictment of perfectionism, pedigree, and discrimination.
Excellent! She put Mom in a nice place and upgraded her Bionics! "Where there's a will there's a way"
Director here, just want to say thank you to everyone who has watched so far to get us to 300k views, and thank you to all those who will watch in the future!
Thank you everyone for both your praises and criticisms. If you have any questions let me know!
There are many comments indicating a similarity between this film and 'Gattaca' yet I appreciated this more. This piece not only dealt with issues of class, it looked at the sticky aspects of the father/son dynamic. In addition to friendship and how quickly it can turn when competition an jealousy is involved. The jealousy that quickly overtook the young man when his father showed compassion for the young woman was obviously something that he has struggled to acquire in his own relationship with his dad. Considering that these subjects were fleshed out and resolved in under 20-minutes speaks volumes. This is an excellent production all the way around from the screenplay to visuals and acting.
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T gattica waaay better. This was too short, simul test had only 2 things to it, not enough.
Comparison to Gattaca is a great thing and it's not a competition where there needs to be a winner. we can just love both. In fact i would welcome more stories addressing this interesting concept of enhanced versus natural and the value of the will in that equation
@@joestitz239i agree this same. story could have been better served as a feature where there would have been more time to explore the interrelational aspects that were introduced and we could have milked the drama of the test even more. But it's a short film and of course with limited budget they did a great job with limited resources.
Good to see the old Thrustmaster still making it into futuristic movies!!!
Completed with the line of script, "Grab your stick and pull it".
This movie has Gattaca and Elysium vibes.... and that is a good thing. Very nice.
It's amazing that there is such talent out there for writing, acting and cinematography.
A short film that draws you in with believable characters with growth and positivity.
Hell is better than most of the full length films I have seen for the last few years!
12:08
"You know you'll fail, right?"
"Engineered, and still so petty."
nothing beats natural, kudos, brilliant, deep and meaningful
inspired by Gattaca. including the shot up the white circular atrium. and that's a great thing. Gattaca is the best and this movie channeled the spirit really well.
It proves you may engineer the body but you cant engineer the human spirit or desire to truely grow as a person. To give of yourself 100% to your dreams
To borrow from the movie, a testament to independent movie makers everywhere!
3 minutes in and I love this. She just like me fr fr. Engineer with the skills and position to replace my own mother's job with... and also wishing she didn't have to struggle so much 🥺
Well done one! I liked the concept. Reminiscent of Gattaca.
Yeah definitely and Gattaca was so underrated
This is a terrific movie short that amazingly told a fascinating and captivating story in just under 18 minutes. I would have to say it's one of the top 5 best short movies that I've seen on Dust. This is why I come back to Dust. The actors, the story, the characters that make you care how it ends. Again, one of the best I've seen. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
🤣😂🤣😂
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She made the swim the first time, the time it takes to stop and look over her shoulder puts here under 5 min!
6:00 Watch the hand touch the wall and start counting... it's 2 seconds until you see the clock.
Wow! It pulled me in & several times I found myself holding my breath so I was so engrossed. This story was fully told & made me feel like I watched it much longer than it actually was. Great job!!! Like another person said, I also thought about Gattita ; it's one of my favorites.
I got dizzy in the centrifuge. Guess I'm earthbound.
There's something to be appreciated and acclaimed about independent movies and their makers wouldn't you agree?
I agree with others' comments...well acted, filmed, written..
And strong moral story.
Maybe could've made it a longer movie by continuing the story...
The pair are both accepted into the program...and later on the space habitat face a real emergency...and once again the story displays how their teamwork succeeds again.
😊
And again, Another GREAT short! Thank you for this little movie clip.. It was GREAT!
One Word...... AMAZING!!!!!~!!!!~!!!! 🤨👍 Once again, DUST comes thru showcasing ANOTHER Video that would be VERY interesting as a mini-series!
Nicely done. Well acted, good story of determination and not giving up on ones dreams.
This is wonderful! What a pleasure to find a good story so well acted and executed. Kudos.
Apotheosis is an extremely enjoyable experience.
This would make a great series.
So GATICA with a twist.
Persistent determination will win a great many of life's hurdles...
Well worth watching. I liked the Film should be a full length at move theatre
This is one of the most captivating stories I have seen from Dust but it is done in such a way that shows what the future may hold. Genetic engineering is in its infancy at the moment but may one day be fully realized with genetically engineered individuals, but there is one thing that can always overcome any odds, a little luck and pure will to succeed. The reality that is facing all mankind one day will be the ability to make someone for a very specific purpose but, what will define that individual wont work. They may be good at what they do but they will never be Great if they lack the will and desire, no matter how genetically perfect for that role they may be. Only a being with commitment and true will, can ever be great at what they do. That is what it means to be Human.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Really nice one. Not just a teaser, got a whole movie in in 20 min seemingly without effort. However, that being said, would enjoy seeing this being further developed
Hooray ! HAPPY ENDING AT LAST! So much sci fi is doom and gloom. Why not a positive future.
I liked the BGM.
Everything in this movie is amazing.
Great Sci Fi short
Loved this! Excellent writing and character writing and how when you really want something nothing stops you!
When I started this video, I thought "Ugh, almost 18 minutes isn't short". When it ended, I thought "That was almost eighteen minutes? Wow, it went by so fast!"
Thanks. Excellent work.
Really well done. Had a very 70's dystopian feel to it. At times I forgot I was watching YT. I would love to see more of this/her/world's story in the future!
Why was the final test co-operative? Wouldn't the guy have done anything possible to avoid being paired with a natural if he thought she would fail?
Teamwork is important in a small space colony. If anyone is such a jerk that he couldn't work with anyone else, I wouldn't want him there.
Plus, his father has PR issues to worry about, as the girl pointed out to him. I suspect the boy was ordered to behave himself.
It's a film; not a documentary
his dad probly set it up that way since he knows his son is a brat. i doubt the son had a choice. in fact the dad probly knew Celine would ensure his son's success because he saw the will to succeed in her
Lovely work! Great story. True friends are so undervalued in today's societys. Impressive degendering all around. Selene is magnetic. I hope to see her in other movies.
EXCELLENT! Thoroughly entertaining, well done. THANK YOU! Great actors, plot and production. Would love to see more of this one . . . please?? 🙂
much love, this is super solid! Thank you!
nicely done! I really felt the story hitting just past halfway
Yeah...,GATTACA revisited. Great short video. Thanks.
Loved it 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Must see! Please more! ❤
Beautiful... love it
I was very immersed in this film. Great work!
Very, very good!
Sound engineer needs to up the volume.
Wonderful stuff great acting a glorious throwback to the age of idealistic science fiction feels very much like amazing stories 86!
This is the first one I've enjoyed watching. Entertaining.
Thank you-simply great!
Excellent and has an ending!
Great Movie .
Very nicely done. Outstanding!
I rarely comment, but this one is worth it. Wow, how well done. 👍👍👍
Well done and very "complete" story in a compact timeframe! Kudos!
Nice story but the audio seems so quiet!
I had to turn my sound up to full and still couldn't hear some of it.
Yeah, a lot of videos on this channel are. One would think after the first few *hundred* times they would learn.
@@peasant8246 99% of the videos on TH-cam have bad audio levels. You would think that when they are converted to TH-cams format, the problem could be taken care of. I'm a retired broadcast engineer, and I took audio levels quite seriously. I also hear a lot of bad micing from people who think they need to spit into their microphones. You need space between you and the miicrophone and to talk across it instead of directly into it.
@@michaelterrell Me as well... maxed out volume levels, then had to use closed captions, and I dislike having to read a film instead of watching it.
a great story folks. well written and acted too
Bravo, Good Story, Great Writing, Good Actors. Keep on, Keeping On.
Very well done!
Very cool vid. Nicely done!
Bravo! This short film is awesome!
I would love to see a full length cinematic feature version of this film.
It kind of reminds me of a creative prequel to GATTACA
WoW! Well done.
Nice job guys.
Damn good just wow !!
This was so well done on many levels. And I wanna know what happens next!
Just wonderful!
Much thanks for the CC :)
Bravo!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
Loved it great job
Nicely done.
I really liked it.
Beautiful ending graphics.
Very well done!!!
awesome, very well done!
this was fantastic.
That boy is so stuck up! But that’s the beauty of how well his character was written. He’s a character you love to hate.
Great short film!!
This is really put together great
Great one. 🖐🏻
This can be made into tv series
You good Director Nice movie sci fi
Nice ride!
Gattaca!💪
Good story line and characters I wanted to know more about.
That was great! Good story!
This reminds of of Gundam Seed where you have Naturals and Coordinators.
I enjoyed that very much.
Excellent 👍
I either read or heard from a psychic, that engineered babies will start sometime this decade. What will happen to all of the other children who are normal; not only because of that, but also from A.I. robots coming along? I am sure glad I never had any children; so that I have never had any grandchildren to come along to have to live in a world like that.
Interesting how many people are mentioning Gattaca. My thought was Gundam SEED. I've only just finished watching Gundam SEED, I last saw Gattaca some years back.
Great video!
A good’un. Thank you
Cool !
the human nature needs strive and progress
*¡watched at 9:15 am Pacific Standard Time on Monday, 12 December 2022!*
You commented as it was uploaded so unless early access you hadn't watched it
Enjoyed that
Very very interesting film!
Mullet of tomorrow!
well done
its like a mini version of Gattaca. I liked it.