BEYOND - sci-fi short film | Joe Penna
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2015
- A multi-era tale of immortality and time-travel.
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Directed By:
Joe Penna
Written By:
Joe Penna
Ryan Morrison
Executive Producer: Joe Penna, Sarah Penna, Byron Ashley
Production Manager: Michael Green
Producer: Karolyn Szot
1st AD: Ryan Morrison
2nd AD: Karolyn Szot
Director of Photography: Jan Michael-Losada
THE IMMORTAL: Ray Trickitt
WADE: Circus-Szalewski
CECILIA: Jade Harlow
AVA: Amanda Christensen
TV HOST: Jay Jackson
CARTER: Chidi Ajufo
WARNER: Michael Reed
BANKER: Jason Horton
BENEDICT: Emilio Palame
YOUNG FRENCH WOMAN: Cassidi Leigh Parker
OLD FRENCH WOMAN: Rhoda Pell
ADOLESCENT MONK: Jeremy Jude
CHILD MONK: Brayden Ferrell
STEWARDESS: Debby Gerber
STEWARDESS 2: Leeron Amiel
CYPRA BOSS: Shawn Boyd
CUSTODIAN: Jim Donnelly
HEAD RESEARCHER: Scott Speiser
DOCTOR: Jason Paul Field
MUGGER: Vlad Varro
YOUNG WADE: Kellen Ford
CYPRA EMPLOYEES:
Mahedi Rakib
Lan Doan
Elizabeth Betta
Mason Hankins
Elena Choo
Meredith Thomas
Dennis Pastorizo
K. Cameron Lau
MONKS:
Harry Lands
Bogdan Szumilas
PLANE PASSENGERS:
Annie Hardin
Robert Artz
Claudia Montano
Louwra Preyser
Michael Lofgren
Jon Henri Matteau
Kenn Schmidt
Alex Roth
Monique Gelineau
AJ Knight
Joey Lewis
Bea Reyes
John Rodiger
Patrice Gibbs
Christopher Baiza
Rebecca Grimes
Jorge Piano
Linnea Snyderman
Ana Vukicevic
Brian Thompson
1st AC: Ryan Magrish
2nd AC/DIT: Alex Delvecchio, Allyson Laquian
Gaffer: Tyler Hart
Key Grip: John Mijares
Best Boy Grip: Sean Delahunt,Trent Turner, Michael Perry, Kirill Iakimetc
Best Boy Electric: Dyron Pacheco, Joel Sutherland, Marcos Valadez, Tom Peake, Ivan Herrera
Electrics:
Dyron Pacheco
Trent Turner
Sean Delahunt
Production Sound Mixer: Terrence Mulhern
Boom Operator: James Little
Production Designer / Set Decorator: Eddie Inda
Art Director: Brian Hilburn
On-Set Dresser: Mackenzie Stetzler
Prop Master: Steven Alfaro
Key Hair and Makeup Artist: Trista Metz
Special Makeup Effects Artist: Douglas Murphy
Special Make Effects Artist: Eric Fox
Assistant Hair and Makeup Artist: Erika Diehl, Sioux Sinclair, Mo Meinhart, Stephanie Quinn
Lens Tech: Sava Markovic
Costume Designer: Jennifer Garnet Filo
Production Assistants:
Patrick Burke
Erica Castillo
Micah Conrad
Editor: Ryan Morrison
Music Composer: Gabriel Hays, James Frank
Sound Designer: Gerardo Montejo
Audio Post-Production and Mixing: Sticky Notes
Re-Recording Mixer: Steven Cahill
Sound Assistant: Aaron Bartscht
Colorist: Loren White
VFX:
Ryan Morrison
Micah Conrad
Latin Consultant:
Marcel Losada
Sarah Van Der Pas
French Consultant: Paul Revet
Special Thanks:
TH-cam Space LA
Tanner Thomason
Creative Artists Agency | Frank Jung
Cinelux
Historical Society of Southern California | Lummis Home
City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks
Alison Ivosevich
Samhain Contact Lenses | Chuck Silva
RBFX
Imagineer Systems | Mary Poplin
Red Giant
Zazil Media Group: Megan Linebarger
Secret letter: G - บันเทิง
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Finally a short SF short movie not only well acted or directed, but also with a true idea, a plausible plot and a well defined conclusion. A little masterwork, a must see.
staredsky it ties up the time travel stuff very well also.
Staredsky, this is a very good film, however, the book part makes it not plausible. He did not write the book he copied it. My question would be where did the book come from.
@@bossboss-xd6dd Yeah!
Not the worst paradox I've ever seen.
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Also, the formula came from his blood, and was put into his blood by the injector, which was researched from the compound put into his blood by the injector, which was researched...
When you're riveted to the screen for the entire duration, you know the story is of the highest quality.
Absolutely superb.
This ranks as an “A” movie. If all science fiction movies had the tenets of this shorty, there would be so many more great sci-fi movies. Outstandingly well done! Kudos to all that made this movie!
too boring
I’m not a big fan of the time travel and multiple demensional genres. But like the man who is searching for the answer to his return to mortality in this film. My search for a Dust short with a storyline that didn’t leave me hanging with questions at the end has finally been found!
40 minutes of incredibly well-orchestrated sci-fi drama. I'm blown away. And on TH-cam nonetheless!
Whow, nothing else to say....
Well fucking put!
Why good ?
because:
1) until the end you cannot understand the next scene, mystery until last minute
2) absence of violence, but still a good movie for the average person of this era
3) well mixing of new and old costumes, like medieval time and modern era
4) plot of a men that gives his blood for the "humankind pain relief" sounds an old story, but still actual ...
5) cast high level
6) sounds high level
7) camera high level
it could be nice to see more movies like this in cinema halls ...
Good job !
This is absolutely, the best short I have ever had the privilege to watch.
I have been made smaller and yet , instilled with the possibilities that are to come.
Thank you.
TII
Absence of violence? Guy stabbed in eye. Guy tries to rob possibly rape girl. Plane crashes everyone dies except main character. I would say relatively little violence.
this is one of the examples where you can see that the short films on youtube are definetly better than some of the million dollar blockbusters! This is an awesome film! And it's the best "Awesome Film" i'd ever seen! Thumbs up
*I DID NOT EXPECT THIS TO BE THIS GOOD.......*
Oh my goodness......😭❤️ wow!!!
It's Joe. That's his style, man. 😎
On so many levels, this 41 minute SciFi is one of loveliest I have ever seen.
I am SERIOUSLY impressed, this is one of the better "short" sci-fi movies I've seen for quite some time. Well done to the original team who made this movie.
i have watched nearly every sci-fi short film on TH-cam, & this one really stands out! The story, acting, mystery, music, etc... its is excellently done , one of the best i have seen! Great job A+
Me too with just one little difference, this is the best I have seen!
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Wish this was a full length feature film. Excellent! Wanted it to continue.
You must not have anything else to do with and in your life except to watch junk Sci-Fi short films.
Man, don't you know junk movies when to see it? This is trash of the first order.
+Kathy Lynne
There are cheese haters and there are cheese lovers.
First, totally captivating: the story, the characters, the whole execution of this work. Second, time travel stories usually get so convoluted and never work themselves out in such a satisfying way as this one. I love this film!
Me: Huge fan of Sci-fi...
TH-cam: Wait let me recommend you this masterpiece after 6 years...
this film is beyond short
Taz Squatch HA!
At last. The perfect comment. Thank You.
Was glad to be part of this. Looking forward to the screening tonight!
Loved your part in this!
I felt the presence of the greats watching this film. Robert Heinlein, Asimov, Phillip K. Dick and so on.
Wow, I felt like I was watching a movie that was an hour and 50 minutes long this short film is incredible. It is great, I couldn't believe how put togther this film is you get everything you need in this short film. Excellent work!
Wow, I was thinking the same thing and then I came along to your comment. Hmm.
This was such a great story. Brought a tear to my eye in the end when the old man realized he was the one to set future events in motion to help mankind. Very cool movie. Very well done!
Did not expect to watch all of this.. Amazing work. Kept me glued to the screen.
Thank you! This is my favorite comment so far!!
man, i am so glad i didn't give up on it because of the subtitles at the beginning. this was awesome. great story, solid acting, just an all around good film. the only complaint i have, is that it wasn't longer. this would make an interesting tv series.
I first saw this years ago and loved it immediately. I rewatch it every so often - skipping or fast forwarding through nothing - because of how good it is. It ranks as one of my all time favorite short films and I could not be happier with how well it was made.
The story is astounding, compelling to watch and full of suspense, and is absolutely a thrill even though its direction and destination is no longer a mystery to me. The story flows smoothly and answers the questions it sets up neatly. There are story threads that receive no follow up, but that is a product of good storytelling. You care about other characters and are interested in where they go, but you don't need to see the end of their journeys.
I love things like this that are static and stand-alone. It's a story that you can enjoy and finish without being left wanting. It ends with a greater sense of completion than almost everything else I've ever seen. To me, it is greater than many full-length feature films on the market today. I would have gladly paid to see it a dozen times over.
This was beyond all doubt the best short film I have ever seen and is better than nearly every film I have ever seen in theaters. If only this was a full length feature, I'd pay money to see this on the big screen.
Bothering to get the Latin and French right was crucial. That was what got my buy in.
Well, Latin was so-and-so...but that's just a detail.
The French was terribly unconvincing. The rest of the film was quite good though
"Short film" Dude, this is almost a movie, and I loved it
Holy cow why wasn't this in theaters?? Amazing in every sense of the word. Had me enthralled with characters and costumes and settings and time and just wow. Everything is spot on. A must see!
Well, Mr. Penna, I have seen many time travel sequencers. This one is unique for not having the usual over and over jumps to tidy countless events up. Of course, they all have substantial narratives to final conjunctions. Truly remarkable for its passage and meaning behind. A piece of art, bravo...
This is the best short sci-fi movie that I've watched so far!!!
Are you building a cohesive sci-fi universe?
That's awesome!!!
You're onto us!
If i may quote myself, "That's awesome!!!"
coldray5 If I may quote you, "That's awesome!!!"
CoderCandy If I may quote both of you, "That's awesome!!!" "That's awesome!!!"
Ok. This is getting ridiculous... :D
Just goes to show you don't need crazy fancy CGI to tell a great story.
I love crazy fancy CGI , with a good story! Here goes 41:07 of my quest !
Watched a movie in the same breath, the film very much, very wonderful and beautiful film.
Thank you very much
The BEYOND short film is now subtitled in English, Français, Deutsch, Português, српски, y Español! Come check it out, world.
I watched it with French subtitles and it's French, but just the literal word for word translation. Some of it doesn't make much sense because the wrong definition of a word was used or the expression wasn't properly translated. It's probably best not to have subtitles than to have them like this. But the film is very well done.
Two souls
The german translation was the worst :D its now revised till minute 18. ;) later ill do the rest. btw the story is very nice!
Suzanne Martin I've updated it to another French translation. Let me know if it's any better.
Luna1337 Updated! Let me know if it's better :)
This is one of the best sci-fi shorts I've seen on TH-cam. No, let me correct that. THE best. Acting, dialogue, cinematography, pacing, sets, wardrobe, etc., all believable and absorbing in support of a great plot. Kudos.
That was a well-filmed, well-put-together story. I personally found it very entertaining and thought-provoking.
My only disappointment after watching it is that...
I wish there was more to it.
Very nicely done.
Keep up the great work.
You need more funding so you can make even better longer movies like this one. This could easily have been a very successful 2hour long movie if you had the backing of a wealthy company to fund it. All in all 10/10
All I need is $3.50
God DAMN! It's the God damn Loch Ness monstah!
Its perfect as it is.
One of the Best Shorts I have ever watched.... Well Done.
This was a beautiful story that left me full in a way most Hollywood films don't. It didn't need explosions, long, running battle-scenes or pointless "romance" thrown in to keep the hormonal guys engaged. Forgive me but SPOILERS AHEAD (well, some little, some larger): The romance was taken care of with the sweet "Highlander" styled clip of the Immortal and the French girl with no fuss, no sloppy cringe-worthy kisses, just a plain, hello-meeting under a tree and her quiet, poignant passing in their home. The quiet note of his continuance of his ancient tradition of the yearly tattoos slowly creeping up his arm, then continuing to his other arm was a nice touch. When he realizes that there really was no villain at all, and that his own very existence was needed as a boon to humanity was gorgeous. The girl gaining that odd ability from her cure for her palsy was a strange twist and makes me wonder if other people will be experiencing similar effects. All in all, a lovely little film.
This is the best short film to ever exist, thanks for giving a great plot and satisfying ending.
Waaaaait... Cypra... Time travelling...
Are you building a sci-fi universe with coherent rules?
I love that!!
What coherent rules? Where did the ideas for the tech originate?
Ah, everything goes full circle, reminds me of your old time paradox videos :) I love the little crossover bit there, big things are happening!
David Lam Bag Thief? This one? th-cam.com/video/rQYBKtBwAM4/w-d-xo.html
That's it ;)
***** yeah
You must watch this film! Absolutely phenomenal!!!
Years after watching I still think about this short film from time to time.
This needs to be a series! Amazing work!
This was so beautiful :'(
:D
:3
Watched it 3 times now.
WOW! This should be a full length film...absolutely brilliant! Thank you.
Unbelievable. Couldn’t stop watching. Interesting take of the time traveler’s paradox. Especially finding the blank journal.
I can´t believe, that i missed that masterpiece for three years. I have enjoyed every second of it. Great acting, great pictures and music, excellent story.
still one of the most amazing pieces on TH-cam I've seen to this day
Wow, to live 1500 years, I can't imagine all the events and inventions one would witness in awe.
Being someone who lives a thousand years and he NEVER changes his hair AT ALL. Though it is a minor detail it has a significant impact in the quality & believability of the story.
Brilliance. Absolute Brilliance. Joe Penna, you need to become an actual director, because this movie could easily be shown in theaters. I'd love to see it there.
Well, he directed this movie, so he already is an "actual director"...
Completely agree!
This has to be one of the best shorts I have ever seen. You took two hours worth of feature film quality story and did an excellent job of compressing it into 41 minutes. Nothing was lost, from the writing of the story to the acting and filming this was a class A job. Well done to your whole team.
This was well written, directed and acted. A real plot with no evasive undermining of the outcome. Direct and to the point with nothing but one conclusion. Bravo to the cast, to the author and all the staff who made a well rounded story of time.
This was absolutely amazing!!
Great work!!
Beautifully told and love that it starts by referencing the end.
awesome film, great work from the whole team!
This short is absolutely amazing. This ranks of one of the best movies ever. I'm going straight to the beginning to watch this again. WOW.!!!
This was a truly excellent film, and I was captivated throughout. The characters, acting, script everything was just 100%. Please continue with your exemplary work and I hope you find the budget to do a longer production, perhaps expanding on this theme. Great, great work to all of you.
Excellent story is an understatement. Truly the greatest short I’ve seen. Absolutely loved it
This looks cool...
Thanks, me.
Lool
***** lol, you're funny, he is funny guys!
you should watch it it not only looks cool but it is cool!
possibly from the past
I'm simply in awe of how you consistently pump out creative content. I love your work. You are inspiring. Keep it up!
I have come back to watch this film so many times every single year since release, still so amazing. I really admire the work of Joe Penna, and how he can create all of this with such a small budget. Really well done :D
Now this is some great work. Outstanding story, acting, music, lighting, sound, everything. This is a professional quality production. Thanks so much for sharing.
Wow this was really good. Just watched on my 4K TV and it looked amazing. The story was very well written, I look forward to your next one.
That app he was playing actually looked pretty fun
VayMatt I'm really considering making it into a real game!
Beautiful work...spot on with just everything! My how even the plot and storyline are right up there with big label/big money productions!! I have watched hundreds of scifi shorts in the past 6 months or so... And I must say this is one of the very best! Thank you everyone who participated in the making of this film... It is truly a masterpiece to be proud of.
BRAVO. One of the best things I've ever seen on DUST. Well thought out, well acted, not over the top.
Absolutely the best one I ve ever seen, congratulations for this masterpiece, everything was perfect, the best 41 minutes used to watch a movie
This was amazing. I would have paid to see this.
Nice work Joe!
This has been an outstanding piece of work - so much power and intelligence packed into this short film, I’m completely blown away.
Joe!?!
I’ve missed you’re creative content! This... was beyond expectations. Thank you!
Amazing. The best short sci fi on time travel that I have ever watched
This was extremely beautiful. You earned yourself another subscriber. :)
An excellent film. Acting, camera, sound, effects, props, story are all top-notch.
Give us more like this!
BRAVO!
Best Ever So Far. Unbelievable. Superb. Story - Direction - Editing - Acting - Sound Effect - Action - Camera - Everything too Good. Thanks !!
New favorite short!
wow this was really good, one of the best short films I've seen recently
Wow. Best on this platform I have watched yet. From the beginning to the end, or the end to the beginning. Masterfully done.
This was a very long " Short" film but wonderfully put together and had lots of story line changes to keep you enthralled but by the end you get it. So different to anything I have watched before. So glad I got to see this one, Thank You.
I can't wait to see more short films like this. WOW I am finding it difficult to express my positive thoughts about this film, the creators really have a greater view of our purpose here on earth.
If you want more short film you should pay sum funds
Beautifully done. Reminds me of Jorge Luis Borges 'Book of Sand' for the time paradox / loop ...
(Watching from Melbourne Australia)
And that's how you fit a full movie script into 40 minutes. Brilliant story, casting, locations, effects. Thank you. I loved this.
A very well thought out concept. I actually watched this a few times to get a fuller understanding of how the timelines were working, & how the characters were interacting. Very well made, I look forward to you future movies.
For some reason, I love time travel stories about causal loops -- information or material that exists because it exists, as its own cause and effect. (In the case of this story, that applies to both the handwritten book - copied from itself -- and the special protein in the narrator's blood.)
In the tradition of stories like "By His Bootstraps" and "The Red Queen's Race", and maybe the greatest one, "All You Zombies".
Nope. That shit needs to be explained or it is just another incomplete story on youtube.
I feel like i've watch a 2hr movie, nice work guys.
Excellent.
Loved that.
Complete package.
Thanks.
Luv and Peace.
Simply awesome! Great story, wonderful actors and I loved the complexity. Thank you for sharing this with all of us.
This is awesome! Sequel please!!! Please!!!!
Awesome really, great film, when i start seeing i couldn't take my eyes of the screen for 1 second completely awesome good job guys this is a outstanding short film way better that many movies of big companies, completely amazing great job to you all, that many more like this one can be done guys good luck you have all that you need to success :)
i watch the film from Portugal and the part that i liked more has when he realized that it was him that started all and was with peace with him self, but i kinda that imagine that something like that would happen
Thank you all for creating and developing this perfect short film BEYOND its a completely perfect short film it has that a real film needs, great job
Beautiful job. Thank you for share a very impressive work!
Very nicely done! Absolutely the best short film I have seen on youtube so far. Need more like that!!
I cant express how happy it makes me to see what's becoming of Joe and his crew. Instant Getaway was already astonishing and on a completely different level of what I was used to see from MysteryGuitarMan and now there is this. As a nobody I have to say I can see the emergence of something big for him.
If I had to give some constructive criticism (even though I know I'm in no position to and my personal opinion shouldn't be relevant to a project as ambitious as this films is) I would have to say that the teletransportation effect was somewhat lacking compared to what I know Ryan's team is capable of. Besides that I think the casting of Cecilia might not have been the best choice and the whole spy-girl theme was a little off putting to me personally. Other than that I think this film is flawless and makes me excited for Joe's future in filmography.
Really good, very well written and acted out.
Magnificent showing on all levels.Congratulations and sincere thanks to everybody involved. Poetic and perfectly paced. Viva!
Simply amazing! My favorite movie . Couldn't of been done any better than it is. Thank you.
Fantastic Story, very non sci-fi but sci-fi! I really enjoyed this short film and thought it was well crafted and entertaining!
wow! Awmazing movie, brilliant acting, a great story and would love to see more, this needs to be a series where he chases after what that book is really about, maybe the 2 of them team up and save the universe etc, such potentials! Great work, love these short movies, theya re so much better than all that hollywood crap!
I saw this about a year ago, and stumbled upon it again tonight. I watched it again and was great, just like the first viewing.
Absolutely fantastic film! So thoroughly enjoyable! Great acting too!! I love love love the main character’s voice! Well done! Splendid! Thank you!!
An ageless Bruce Willis. . .
Okay, even with my quip, this was one of the best movies (short or long) I have ever seen!!! It actually made me think in a similar way I did with the movie, "Arrival", but even more in depth. I'm really wowed by it.
I haven’t adequate words... this is epic - a complete movie in so few minutes - everything was top-notch, from acting to audio, to the fantastic plot. Bravo!
A truly stunning and thought-provoking short film - Excellent acting, direction and camera work. SUPERB!!
This was fantastic... the first piece of entertainment I've seen in years that gave me hope that there are still some people who can create.. thank you for giving this to the world