Sci-Fi Short Film: "Ikarus" | DUST
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- After her brother is fatally wounded, a naïve but ambitious scavenger, must learn to shoot down a futuristic military drone while avoiding a vicious group of hunters, in order to obtain life saving antibiotics before her brother succumbs to infection.
"Ikarus" by Shaun Escayg
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Teenage scavengers, Queen and her older brother, Birdie, are on their usual hustle of hunting down cargo drones. However, unbeknownst to Birdie, Queen has navigated the pair onto new paths, with the hopes of landing the ultimate payload, Nano-biotics. Queen’s plans go awry when her home-made honing device accidentally sounds, attracting unwanted attention. The siblings narrowly escape capture but, during the chaos, Birdie is shot in the stomach. With Birdie unconscious and consumed by a high fever, Queen must now attempt to hunt these very Nano-biotics on her own, if she’s to save her brother’s life.
"Ikarus" Credits:
Shaun Escayg - Writer and Director
Annabella Escayg - Executive Producer
Teri-Leigh Bovell - Line Producer
Oliver Milne - Director Of Photography
Shane Hosein- 1st Ad
Carly Coutts- Coordinating Producer
Lori Antoinette - Production Designer
Shannon Cockburn - Makeup/Special Effects
Alex Blecher- Composer
Jeremy Rogers- Supervising Sound Designer
Jamir Blanco- Cg Supervisor
Chris Ilvento- Animator
Matt Tovar- Animator
Visual Effects- ILM
Jeff White - Visual Effects Supervisor
Katherine Farrar Bluff- Visual Effect Producer
Cast
Nida Khurshid - Queen
Stephen Hadeed- Birdie
Pricilla Chung - Control
Gervais Aleong- Main Shark
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Ikarus has been quite a journey with an incredible team. We're so happy to be joining the DUST family and we're excited for you all to see the film. Post your comments, thoughts and questions. Would love to share what we've learned along the way. Hope you all enjoy it.
Very good. I would love to see you explore this world more.
@@KolTregaskes thanks. Can’t wait to share more of the world!
@Shaun Escayg Does it scare you that this will be reality soon?
@@shaun_escayg More like any of the world considering how dark it is. I could have saved batty by just turning off my phone screen.
@@john-lenin Lmao
This movie short was like watching part of a larger movie or series that makes you wanting to see more. The actors were excellent in their roles and I definitely wanted to see more of the story of what happened to get them to where they are and what does the future hold. I would love to see this in a full length feature.
My thing is what is the reason for these movies? A lot of these movies are great. Why is not a full movie. I seen a lot of movies that was trash. Not from here but from movies that I seen
@@derrickmcpherson44 I think reason why big studio movies are garbage is because the corporate execs and sponsors all have a say in the movie’s actors, script, and production. This ultimately alters the original story, tone and message. Sad but true
*peanut McPherson*
Costs, proof of concept, gaining experience, take your pick.
This is the strangest thing I have found about ALL films or TV shows. When the leading Det. or someone equivalent enters the interview room, they always carry their sidearm. That NEVER HAPPENS. In fact, you need to check in your sidearm as soon as you enter the building. Watch or rewatch some films or TV shows and look for it. It's insanity to think this really happens.
Also, you never enter the room alone.
Always have a witness recording everything said and done.
Also, how the hell did they not find *the huge knife* she was carrying? Or realize that she was not one of their agents? Like, who thought it would have been a good idea to let any agent keep a hood on that would obscure the face?
Lockpicking a sophisticated restraint, by feel alone, using a fighting dagger? I doubt it very much.
Good to know, I’ll remember if I make a cop drama
@@patrickkenyon2326 nah cops enter the room alone matter fact detectives usually do to try to build rapport/put the suspect at ease but you’re right in the fact that there’s always a camera recording
This should be a full movie. Bravo!
Very well done. The CGI was superb. Though it flows more like a trailer or teaser for a larger movie. There is certainly the source material for a bigger project. The three most claring inconsistencies are the prisoner being left armed with a knife, the interrogator taking her sidearm into the interrogation room and the inappropriate crying when she finds the bionanites followed by the nonchalant stroll away from the crash scene when she should be frantically trying to get away as fast as possible to avoid capture and save her brother.
The Lincoln quote is so relevant today.
Dust is so good it’s literally the only channel I turn on autoplay for
When firing the AA gun, she flinched downward at the last second, making a hit at that angle and distance utterly impossible. Super-picky, I know, but as a marksman that jumped out at me instantly.
Have ya shot a lot of the Plasma laser 9000A like this one?
@@RustyNeverSleepz Did you pay attention in Geometry class? Did you even take Geometry?
@@jcg9998 I play pool. Does that count? I was making a joke.
@@jcg9998 lighten up, Pythagoras. Lol
@@RustyNeverSleepz Lol!
Nicely done! 👍
Three comments though:
She runs around with a backpack with the weapon. When she assembles it, she struggles under the weight. Then disassembles it and easily runs around with it again. That weapon can change its weight massively! :)
The hooded figure in the interrogation room was too obviously not shown, and we haven't heard a sound. In a place where you are supposed to be searched and stripped. Twenty seconds into the film, and it was already obvious that the figure will not be what the presented assumption is.
Officers do not bring weapons into interrogation rooms.
All in all, I see a great potential in this team, you just need to hone your script a bit.
Officers on our Earth generally don't bring weapons into interrogation rooms; but we don't know for sure this is our Earth. Most likely it is, but we're shown that the date is 2220 at one point and we don't know where this takes place. Maybe the rules are different? But I agree that assuming that you are interrogating somebody without bothering to check who they are is darned lazy. And I agree that her running around with a backpack of random objects and showing no signs of their weight was a bit off. Of course the weapon was very lopsided when put together so maybe that explains it.
I agree, overall it was a good clip. I liked it. One little thing though that irritates me every time i see it in movies or clips like this. After entering the craft after bringing it down, she goes inside and scans the crates. She identifies the crate, opens it, and realizes she finally got what she wanted...THEN...she putts around examining the contents, wasting time, you could predict exactly what was going to happen. Who does that? Get what you came for and run!, you know someone is not far away and you don't want to be there when they arrive.
@@osbourne2811 People who want to make sure their home-made tech is working? We'd seen that none of the tech she had was reliable so double-checking made sense to me. I would have. But you are right she did spend WAY too much time doing it.
Yeah I wondered how all that fitted in a backpack
well the shape massively changes the way you can handle something heavy
so in a suitcase its easier to handle than it being a long weapon
I love seeing the creativity used when shorts like this make props. It's gotta be incredibly challenging when you don't have a huge budget. Lots of great shots throughout this entire thing. Could've been a full-length movie. Very well done.
Better scifi than what is on 📺!
That was THE most satisfying hand stab.
It so was. 🙏🙏🙏
“Great civilizations are not murdered. They commit suicide.” ― Arnold Toynbee
....Because of greed, complacency, pettiness, and too many chefs screwing up the pot.
Wrong, those you call great are not great. Great civilization go through process of decay and then plundered by foreigners.
@@realseekers5500 So, kinda like euthanasia.
@@realseekers5500 That's only because Rome started outsourcing it's troops. Eventually the loyalty of the troops was to local leaders, not Rome.
@@bugstomper4670 because they married local, have children and stayed loyal to their family
THAT was good! I liked it! I would love to see more!
Wow! Yet another post apocalyptic short film on dust?!!? Say it isn't so!!!
Scifi.
It goes with the territory.
Fantastic cyberpunk story ! there's room for much more of this !!
Enjoyed it alot! Thanks for another quality production! My mom agrees. We made sure to catch it as soon as it was posted.
Awesome!!! More More More👍
A powerful film of a dystopian future two hundred years from now with a painful baptism of fire, it would certainly make an intense, fast paced film or series.
I thought it was good...it kept me on the edge of my seat from the very beginning.
Very well developed, among the best that DUST has yet presented. As others have noted, aspects of Elysium came to mind, but no matter, still a great production in its own right. I could see this being developed into a full length feature, it would definitely be well worth a watch.
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Run on sentences aside, VERY well said sir!
Heart pounding, almost unbearable tension,gut wrenching, superlative acting!
that's pretty generous, Jenesis
it all happens in the dark...including the storyline.
People wearing dark clothes, running around in the dark for 20 minutes, and saying that Icarus flew into the light.
There was alot of information that transferred in 19min., but they did a good job getting it out. I admit I had to stay glued watching leaving for a minute or two meant watching it over.
Looks like a bleak future for some willing to risk their lives, while others enjoy a better program, only the ambitious get to move up or the dead become free. Where this Short ends is where a Movie starts filling in the background and Story of the Characters I certainly enjoyed it and it held my attention...
Finally a Dust short that has a conclusion! I figured it out just before the ending, but it was still the best Dust short I have seen BY FAR!
Dam that was intense! Possible future to come? Intense!!!!
Hopefully our ambitions don’t get the better of us.
Brilliant!…Another Epic short in the universe of DUST! 👍😎
So, cool! 🤜💥👏👏👏
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More please!
Interesting film. Thanks.
Glad you liked it
Thanks for watching!
Shaun, if I could one favor, whenever you do a dark scene, please don't make it too dark that the audience really can't tell what's going on.
Lighting, or lack, thereof, sometimes employed for technical reasons, eg, budget didn't run to convincing prosthetics, make up, clothing, weaponry, machinery, architecture, etc, or because, as in the case of cosmic horror, the intention is to hint, rather than fully reveal, so being less able to be discerned draws less criticism.
Considering many shorts are on a punishing budget, I find this understandable, so forgive them, but in big budget films it actually enrages me, as it's usually lazy technique and nothing else.
Very well done. It could also be nicely tailored into a mini-series.
ahhh ja??? tell me what was well done here?
An outstanding episode1
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I see "Rambo's field surgery" is still alive and well in the cinematic universe 😅🖤👍🏻
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More! More!
The END was so Satisfying for me.
What a twist!
Wow!
I remember a 2016 short, Code 8, which became a movie in 2019. I was very happy with that.
Ikarus has the power to advance this and bring us the Queen's revenge for her brother.
These guys are one of the best group of story tellers around. Thanks for sharing
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Which guys?
The Dust group. Who ever is writing these story's
That was, as a number of others have written, an excellent and enthralling trailer to what feels like a more encompassing story. As to a couple of the 'disconnects' that others have pointed out; I agree that the prevailing authority has such little regard for "the commoners" (as the interrogator put it toward the end) that they didn't bother to check the one being interrogated for weapons, and, in the same spirit, didn't see any reason to bother with (current-day) protocols of not carrying a weapon into an interrogation room. I got the impression that that was meant to convey a certain arrogance, noting that the interrogator avoided looking at the one being interrogated while from the outset sporting a weapon and neatly positioning the torture-cum-compliance device on the table. As far as the seeming disconnect with regard to the disassembled weapon being carried by the sister sibling which she indeed did carry with little sign of stress while on her back but was taxed by its weight when fully assembled and held in her arms, I didn't find that contradictory. I know from personal experience that, if one has a strong back, then it's far easier to carry weight on your back than it is in your arms. Different muscles being used; different weight distribution. I wish I could explain what I mean better but it's late and I'm tired and thanks so much for the short film. It was horrifying as a glimpse into a possible future, but very well done.
I am only 3 minutes into this and I want more!
Thank you!! Can't wait to show more!
Then stop typing and hit the play button...
@Denver Now I did watch the whole video.
Bravo. These kinda shorts are great. And lengthwise perfect to watch while having some dinner.
A very short affair, compared to mediterranean repasts.
Here we go again. Too f...ing dark
Wow! That one hit me hard at the end!! Didn't know it was her until the very end and then BANG! Awesome ending!!!
I've watched too many films, as I found it quickly obvious who sat hooded at the interrogation table, as did many others, however, I still enjoyed the film.
Timely. Terrifying. Comes to us at a time our own country is tearing itself apart, without regard for what we'll do afterward if they finish.
Truth. I very truly doubt the US will survive the 21st century intact. Likely will break up into subsets. Currently it's the DSM: the Divided States of Murika.
I doubt the US will stay as one entity beyond 2024, let alone the 21st century. Some parts of it have been preparing for a civil war for a generation. The other half is catching up quickly. The elections mid-decade will be the spark that ignites the powder. I could be wrong but I don't think so.
Wow, fantastic flow and story!
A pretty tight storyline.
This is a good one
Now that is a short...beginning, middle, and and end that, altho open ended, is still satisfying. Although I feel like this may parallel Elysium, but without more context not sure. I would like to see this plotted out further - maybe as a series? Great job.
thank you!
Most excellent!!!
This one is so good 👍
I would like to see more! Really good, Thank You ♥️
THANK YOU!!! I would really like to make the feature version!
@@shaun_escayg That would be so cool! 😊♥️
Great production design and VFX! Not much of a story and the twist was way too easy to see coming, but the production values were awesome!
yeah dust congrats 4 ur series... welcome 2022...
Enjoyed watching this short film! Curious what pushed the siblings into their situation, and what happens with the sister moving forward.
For years it's been. Why so dark
Can't make most things out.
awesome , shame it wasnt longer 9 outta 10
Nicely done. I'd watch this show.
Uber cool thx for posting
Love it !!!
that was super well done and the acting was great
Smart girl... She was sharp enough to know there was no way out.
The opening quote is so true.
🟦 Birdie tells HER to be quiet and then (@5:30) he starts YELL'N louder than the noise that the GADGET was make'n!!!.....Smh
That was a bigass gun she had :)
A brilliant depiction of an America that has lost hope.
Nice one!
👏👏👏👏 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Amazing production 💯💯🙌🙌🙌
Great world building, just enough without being over the top. Really engaged with this, A+ short!
The cello music was beautiful and haunting.
What an excellent storyline. Great casting too.
Thanks. Hope you’re excited for the feature film!
*Shaun Escayg*
Sounds promising and I wish you good luck!
Awesome!!!
That was good. Make a follow-up. Pretty please.
Lincoln was on the dot correct.
That was excellent work
Really enjoyed
Top notch casting.
Good one!
What an excellent film, I am always impressed by the quality of these short films.
Please make full length movies! It's so good, but way too short. Give us 2 hrs of this awesomeness, or a season of one hour episodes times ten or more per season. Your talents are wasted on shorts. Other than too short, ten out of ten, fantastic job
*Dust* is not a film studio.
Think of it more as a dedicated film channel on your TV focusing solely on short films.
Independent film makers submit their work and *DUST* considers them, then screens the ones they think will appeal to their audience/subscribers.
Short films give film makers the opportunity to gain experience within their craft or show proof of concept, in order to raise interest and financial backing for bigger projects.
Full length movies are expensive and, unless pirated, would cost the channel, who could not afford it, unless they began to charge the viewer.
@@billyandrew if you can shoot 10 minutes of film, you can shoot 120minutes of film, if they made full length films they could sell them to the streaming services and make money not lose it. Netflix, Hulu, etc. Would pay for good movies if they were available, but every movie that comes out now is total shit, send them good stuff and they'd buy it.
that was intense thx DUST your hard work is much appreciated x and what great acting
I really like this they should have tv series on these different shows. Top rated. I guess she had an improvised ion cannon. Well it worked at least . I love science fiction and it be fun to be in one.
Who should have a tv series?
*DUST* is already doing that, although on the internet, *DUST* being the channel, just as you have on your tv.
Extremely well done especially the ending. 👍👍
Brilliant. Congratulations. Full length feature to come?
These shorts are nothing less then stunning & in my opinion all are very well done & thought out great short films! If you love Sci Fi!
I enjoyed this! Also, great camera work and visuals!
authoritarians . . . either at your throat or at your feet.
Excellent! Want more! The whole story! Great acting
damnn this was so good! I want more!
Amazing acting, production, and story line. Watch in a dark room at night w surround sound cranked up…..and PLEASE let’s see more of this story!!! 👍👍
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This one was great !! Love these shorts:)
Amazingly good, photography, lighting, acting, dialogue, and even... that most neglected component of the movie... the screenplay. Great work. Thanks for giving us this.
Is it me, my monitor, my eyes or what, but for the most part of the movie, it was nearly impossible for me to see what the actors were doing, or where... a kind of "midnight in the mine" setting.
That's seemed to happen often in DUST films. Is that intentional or Producer's/Director's choice?
Makes me reluctant to watch some of the features. :(
That was so good why did it have to end, could of taken another hour or maybe i can not wait for part 2
🙏🙏🙏 feature film in the works
honkong wa s A Metropole few yrs ago AND HOWWWWW BEAUTIFUL ........ !
😮 OMG.... This would make an AMAZING series! Sign them up SyFy Channel!! I could really get into this Dystopic 2220 Future! 💖❤️💕❤️💕
heros
The missle is too lit. Gives away your location to the enemy. But then again, we'd see nothing on the screen if it was that realistic.
The original Battlestsr Galactica from the 1980s, was like that with the helmets. They lit up to show the actors faces in the cockpit of a Viper.
The acting is very good
Excellent
Great video!