Another smash!! I loved everything about this movie! Acting, story, suspense, production, storytelling, cinematography, and the directing was some of the best I’ve seen in a long, long, long, time!! I always forget that when you see one thing in the beginning of a movie, 9 times out of 10, your going to see it in the end. That’s how good this movie was. I love the build up to each seen, not knowing what direction it was going to go in. Here we are thinking she was the alien and in fact it was them trying to guard their home! Brilliant!! Great job on this one! Hollywood needs you really bad!!!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
John lamar _I wondered how the teenager didn’t know to boil potatoes? But then I was thrown off and distracted by the close relationship between the brothers. When the boy and girl both messed up with corn harvesting, I didn’t know what to think. I caught on at the very end, I mean during the “radio broadcast” end - but that gives me a reason to watch it again_
Turns out there was a lot more to the story than I initially thought... Very well executed. First playing into the tropes and stereotypes of the genre, and then subverting them.
She totally deserved that. Those boys were completely kind to her. Even though the humans came to their planet & tried to claim it for themselves. As we do
This is the type of writing that I love to see especially with the ending. With both of them screwing up how to harvest corn wasn't sure who was the alien the we saw the little brother turn his face. Great ending with the planets in the background.
"The [native] species is extremely hostile"... This is easily the best line in the film, and it has all the appropriate layers of irony to make for excellent science fiction. The human settlers of the "Homestead" project have all but wiped the natives off their own planet going back to 1972, as human settlers have historically done pretty much everywhere. Only in this case the usurped native species aren't the pushovers the settlers originally think for 1) being able to adapt far better than the humans expect them to and 2) exacting the same types of vengeance we would have unleashed had it been our planet being taken over. Her begging for mercy as she knows he is about to walk in and find his children massacred is probably fitting as many of these species likely begged for mercy and didn't get any when the humans settled and tried to obliterate them. The audience of human beings likely feels torn here, at least a bit in this conclusion; our desire for self preservation wants her to survive as a fellow human being, but we also know she is about to get what she deserves for the pain she has unleashed on this family. Perfect ending, really. Great stuff!
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper we invaded their planet. We wouldn’t have done research in their cooking customs so WE would know. But the people who we invaded would have no idea about ours. That’s why I said why should they find it a red flag. They wouldn’t know we cook our food to plan accordingly.
@@chinwevivianaliyu Corn grows above the surface, not beneath it. Aliens wouldn't know this fact, which is why the boy said he used a shovel to dig the corn at his farm.
I used to love climbing the corn trees as a kid. And then in the warm afternoons we would press fresh squeezed corn juice and drink it on the porch. So delicious.
I did not see that coming!! Swayed by the suspense, story, the somehow awkwardness chemistry between characters, and then BOOM!! Story left me a in awe moment! This is a masterpiece, congratulations!
Fantastic filming, constantly moving the story. In a short period of time, it took a common plot and applied multiple twists, dropped hints but craftily applied a distraction from them, and tied the last scene to the first scene.
This was an awesome short. Everything about it was top shelf, first rate. I also want to mention the late Robert Forster. He was a tremendous character actor with a long career. RIP.
Very very good little movie. The spareness and economy were impressive--every piece served its purpose. Almost forgot about the bear trap at the beginning. Almost. But the return of the father was a nice touch. Then the final reveal. Story-telling at its best.
SPOILER ALERT. Sorry, but that movie is either severely flawed or far from self-contained. We have 973 "alien" colonists on a foreign planet that are presumably a threat to the native species - would require some superior technology, wouldn't it? But where is it? Why do the siblings live in a house that looks 100% human? Why do they behave human, learn human history and religion, even their language and even *look* like them? To hide from one of the last unarmed and frightened humans remaining on their own planet? Ok, the humans thought they had "killed them off", causing them to fear humans; but then why didn't he slay her with his axe right in the beginning as he surprised her (like other "natives" obviously do)? Anyway, how was it even possible that humans almost "killed them off" lacking any signs of that superior technology? Also compare this to the morphing skills of the "extremely hostile" natives. It's obvious who has the advantage in this colonization game. No matter how I turn it, there are always broken links. Yes, the plot twist catches you. But I can't see that it's rooted in the story's setup. If I missed something essential, please correct me, since I found some sentences hardly comprehensible, i.e. where their father went, what their father said about their home or the radio call in the end.
Summary : people of earth needed another planet to live. When they did humans started war against the indigenous people who were nice and welcoming. But the incapacity of humans to stay out of war lead to their own demise their.
@@basedbear1605 Sure, the original immigrants came because of religious persecution, but further westward expansion and ideas of manifest destiny were predicated on greed. You can migrate somewhere without killing the original inhabitants and taking their land. There's a difference between immigration and colonization. Colonization is always bad.
WOW!!!...Forster participated!!!... very good feature!!! Common theme of man's inhumanity to man being carried forth in our will to dominate... reminded me of Avatar (movie)... if you have something someone wants, they try everything in their power to get it until told, no, then they feel justified in just taking it... but that is what happens when you think and believe you are living without consequences.... There are three understandings of an individual: giver, keeper or taker and time, somewhat, plays a role in that choice... All in all, very good short, one of the better ones, to say the least... thanks for the upload, DUST, much gratitude to all who participated...
Back stabbing scenes was well placed, that what the colonists did to the inhabitants, first they took their land, made friends and then back sstabbed. Good scripts. Subscribed
An amazingly well done short by John Hinkel. Very imaginative plot with fine acting. I would like to see this be picked up and extended into a full length film. If I had the funding in hand I would pursue this project myself.
Dang. This one was thoroughly great. Good tension throughout, and excellent job setting me up to think I'd figured it out before being proven wrong. The sort of short you want to show other people after watching it, to see others see it for the first time.
@@jabberwocky1707 Enthusiasts buy vinyl and even then the format almost died completely not that many years ago. It's not comparable anyway, vinyl has it's own sound as well as it's own look, DVDs are about as collectable as compact cassettes, CDs or VHS tapes and from a technological view point they can't hold enough information for the higher quality film formats that will come in the future so they will die out from mainstream use. When fast 5G internet means you can download an old movie in seconds there will be no financial incentive for manufacturers to produce them, the sales numbers are already dropping.
Taxi Rob In this scenario if you find a locked property there is a fifty fifty chance someone is inside. An unlocked property would give you the impression that nobody’s home, relaxing the intruder and giving any occupants time to surprise the invading threat. Just a random comment. Have a great day.
That is normal in a country setting. People traveling break down along the way and your house is the first house they can refuge in. So allow them in or let them kick the door down or break the glass windows to get in. Travelers spend the night and continue on their way the next day. Remote bush cabins are the same way. Using the facilities is O.K.. Leave split firewood for the next person that may need this as a refuge. Many people who travel RESPECT those simple rules. Not abiding by the rules, ruins it for everyone. You would not be able to use the OUTHOUSE so you got to take a dump on the ground like an animal.
Gripping, I was glued to the screen for the entire 18 min. Hated the ending but we can't all have rainbows and fairy tails. Overall well done. Another perfect short.
What you are referring to actually has a name. It is referred to as “Chekhov’s gun” and is a dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed. Elements should not appear to make "false promises" by never coming into play. Eg. "One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off. "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there." In this movies case it was eating raw potatoes which got the call back.
Excellent. Hey, Dust, keep up the good work of finding so many gems. It's clear you all work hard to find the best sci-fi short stories being produced out there.
How did they get the legendary Robert Forster to be in this? Nothing against the film, but getting a Major Talent like him to be in your short film like this is a major coup. He said so much without ever speaking a word.
@@BrettCooper4702 I looked on his IMDB and on Wikipedia and they don't even list this as one of his credits. But you can tell by how he looks that he was nearing the end when they filmed his scene.
Often big names will appear in shorts if they see potential in the story or director as a way of giving a "boost" to their careers. There are quite a few shorts available on this channel that have big name actors/actresses.
He probably did this as a favor for a friend....you know, a friends kid was shooting this project etc. Happens...I worked in the movie biz financing features for over 20 years. Actors will do this sort of thing.....some of them are actually pretty cool people...
Молодцы, так закрутили сюжет, до последнего не понял кто есть кто:) - - - Well done, so twisted the plot, until the last I did not understand who is who :)
what trick? That could have backfired on her just as quickly. As he wasn't buying digging with your hands, AND, she cooked it, which screwed the 2 boys as they were eating it raw before she showed up. She knew they were bogus right then and there.
@@alexb3617 that's a stretch! The look the older guy gave her after eating it cooked was NO narrative. Alas, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The boys certainly gave up the bed fast enough as she could have grabbed the floor. The boys being 'so small and scared' and owners of the house.
WOW....just wow. Brilliant story...and film making. Amazing acting. Where TF is Hollywood?!! (...or more to the point, Georgia these days.) They need to jump on this and stop making Predator 50 times! This did what it was suppose to do and left me with a 1,000 questions! You hunger to know what the hell was going on as well as piece together the things Mr. Hinkel is trying to show you...all in a short complete story. Awesome...thank you sir.
But...were they? The older boy was planning on killing her with that axe. Perhaps he thought she was one of the lizard folks, since he was able to "correct" her corn talk (even though he got it wrong himself...he didn't know she was testing him as much, or more, then he was testing her) and misjudged terribly?
Or a tv series. Can go from the first human invasion, to the war against the Natives and thinking they've been beaten, to the Natives slowly figuring out a plan and how to infiltrate the human colony and reclaim their planet.
Great film. And real horror. And loo-oow budget. Just shows you don't need CGI and laser beams to do sci-fi. If it's a calling-card film, start calling, they really will get back to you.
@@johnhenryhinkel The film was excellent! It was great to see the whole story played out in that short amount of time. Everything worked together greatly to evoke the perfect emotion for each scene. Wonderful job!
Pretty clear, the manifest destiny quote and the biblical quote attributed to Jesus, forgive them father for they know not what they do made it clear the indiginous aliens were peaceful, it was the invasive human colonists that were violent. She tells the story of her mom screaming while the invasion occured, it is clearly not earth so if she's human she would have been the invader. This must have been a story the young was told. I'm not sure if this was a mistake in the story or meant something. The children have been manipulated with stories. I'm not convinced she's not an alien as all colonists are said to be lost. The overall theme is solid, but I think for the twist to be extra excellent, the story writer sacrificed some details in the story that didn't make sense to keep it hidden until the end.
There was a flash of her face just as she was walking away and her left eye looked odd, that had me wondering; perhaps their disguise it too good, they are even fooling each other? They were both wrong about how corn is harvested.
@@martinwyke Well, that is a way to trick them. You say something stupid and if they were human they would have corrected her. Of course, if there is a double bluff all bets are off.
There was an outer limits episode that at first seemed like the stereptypical alien invasion except humans were the invaders with the advanced technologies. There was a Star Trek Next Generation where the Riker was injuried visiting this alien world disguised as one of the aliens. The aliens were humans although they do have different facial features. Again, we were the aliens with the advanced technologies. That world's military advisor was paranoid about an alien invasion that will wipe out their world. So, eventually the leader of this world decided to cover the existence of our arrival. He then acknowledged that there is going to rumor spread of a visit by aliens and of course, a government conspirancy to cover it up. But, he felt their world is not ready. He also said he was forced to put the scientist that have seen our technolgy under house arrest to protect the public. Ironically, she does believe in the existence of extraterrestrials from other worlds. She volunteered to travel with the Enterprise D. So, it is the standard alien arrival story except it was flipped around. We were the alien vistors. The human inhabitants of this world were us.
No, she was human. The transmission we hear at the end likely happens sometime after she is killed, when the last (or only person) at the meeting point figures out no one else survived to reach him, and he's about to be killed. And if she was one of the lizard people, why didn't she help the older boy after stabbing him? He did a *chirping* noise (the same one little brother did in the bath a minute later) that was totally non-human. If she was one of the Natives, she would've known right then and there she hurt one of her own.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this short film! I had to watch it 5 times (4 of which in slow motion and with closed captions on) in order to pick up all the nuances. A brilliant critique of colonialism, one that was way overdue.
Good ending, just before she walked into the trap it looked like there was something 'wrong' with her left eye, just a flash, that had me wondering. The sun glasses were a bit of a give away hiding the eyes, it might have been better to have his face obscured by light contrast, with strong sunlight behind him until he leant down for a close look at the girl. Sorry for the nit picking, this was one of the best recent releases on Dust.
Very entertaining. That's what makes a good movie for me. A good story, good acting and directing, as well as a good set and good filming. If I can get 2 or 3 of these then I know I have found a good move worth watching. As it turns out, this short had all of what it takes to make a great, watchable movie. Evoking emotions is the last thing that makes me like what I've seen. Congrats, and great work. I'll keep an eye out for your films. tomato meter: 9.5
This was made some years ago. Robert Forster played the dad who we assume comes home. He died in 2019. Wonder if the kid who gets killed over the radio broadcast was done by the dad.
Note to self; You dig corn out of the ground in winter with your hands, NOT a shovel; you dig corn out of the ground in winter with your hands, NOT a shovel. I've got to remember that. Click. click. click...
SPOILER ALERT: (for whoever doesn't understand the plot) . . . . . . . . . . The two brothers are originally not human. They are just adapting, talking, behaving, and taking form as human, since their planet had been invaded by human. The only human in this video is the girl herself. The older brother and the girl began to suspect each other, when they mention "weird" story about not cooking potato first, praying, and how to grow corn in farm. At the beginning of night, he also read bible so awkward, like learning how to read for first time. The native species in this planet maybe like a lizard thing, who can change skin and transform into different species. You know the hints, by seeing the younger brother feel unwell (maybe dehydrated), telling the girl that his little brother needs to use the bathtub so long, so she has to use another bathtub outside. And at the end, you can clearly see the younger brother's half face turned into originally form (lizard face). The story is about human invading and colonizing this planet, but it went bad when the natives strike back, so the colonization mission is failed (listen to radio transmission). The girl probably is just one of rest human survivors who barely escaped. That's why the older brother is in dilemma, whether killing her (using axe) or not, since they are enemy on each side. But he didn't do it, maybe because he likes her and thought she is a good human. Unfortunately, not for the girl. When she is certainly know that the brothers are the same species with whom attacked the human colonization, she killed them all. The older man in the end, perhaps the brother's father, because he has different eyes.
Another smash!! I loved everything about this movie! Acting, story, suspense, production, storytelling, cinematography, and the directing was some of the best I’ve seen in a long, long, long, time!! I always forget that when you see one thing in the beginning of a movie, 9 times out of 10, your going to see it in the end. That’s how good this movie was. I love the build up to each seen, not knowing what direction it was going to go in. Here we are thinking she was the alien and in fact it was them trying to guard their home! Brilliant!! Great job on this one! Hollywood needs you really bad!!!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Thank you for your detailed review, we're very glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for the kind words, John!
They were trying to guard their home, people were the invaders.
John lamar _I wondered how the teenager didn’t know to boil potatoes? But then I was thrown off and distracted by the close relationship between the brothers. When the boy and girl both messed up with corn harvesting, I didn’t know what to think. I caught on at the very end, I mean during the “radio broadcast” end - but that gives me a reason to watch it again_
Kudos on your detailed review,
but ---> * scene
Turns out there was a lot more to the story than I initially thought... Very well executed. First playing into the tropes and stereotypes of the genre, and then subverting them.
Thanks, Joris!
She totally deserved that. Those boys were completely kind to her. Even though the humans came to their planet & tried to claim it for themselves. As we do
@ No, as humans do.
Corona Rights Activist lol
@ Because no other nation in the history of Earth ever invaded anyone else, besides the Europeans, that's what you wanted to say?
what do you mean"as we do?"
@@MegaAce54 as we humans do
There are moments where the older boy looks like a young Matt Damon. Great job on this film, everything was fantastic!
Thank you!
This is the type of writing that I love to see especially with the ending. With both of them screwing up how to harvest corn wasn't sure who was the alien the we saw the little brother turn his face. Great ending with the planets in the background.
Thanks, Connie!
"The [native] species is extremely hostile"... This is easily the best line in the film, and it has all the appropriate layers of irony to make for excellent science fiction. The human settlers of the "Homestead" project have all but wiped the natives off their own planet going back to 1972, as human settlers have historically done pretty much everywhere. Only in this case the usurped native species aren't the pushovers the settlers originally think for 1) being able to adapt far better than the humans expect them to and 2) exacting the same types of vengeance we would have unleashed had it been our planet being taken over.
Her begging for mercy as she knows he is about to walk in and find his children massacred is probably fitting as many of these species likely begged for mercy and didn't get any when the humans settled and tried to obliterate them. The audience of human beings likely feels torn here, at least a bit in this conclusion; our desire for self preservation wants her to survive as a fellow human being, but we also know she is about to get what she deserves for the pain she has unleashed on this family. Perfect ending, really.
Great stuff!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
yeah all the natives got wiped out by colonization that's why there's so many billions of them stfu lol
U fuckin' WROTE A BOOK didn't u?
@@LTPottenger Where did you learn to count?
The word HOME is deleted with a dash in the title: it is spoiled since the beginning :)
That's how you make a good film with the budget of bag of potatoes. Well done.
Thanks, Richard!
@@johnhenryhinkel Nice work!
@@RealLifeFinance Thank you!
Will done, mr. Original potatoes
That the aliens didn't know we cook our food was a major red flag.
Well, considering humans invaded their planet lol. Why should they?
Bf
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper we invaded their planet. We wouldn’t have done research in their cooking customs so WE would know. But the people who we invaded would have no idea about ours. That’s why I said why should they find it a red flag. They wouldn’t know we cook our food to plan accordingly.
Also a possibility many of the aliens did know...just not the two young brothers who were still figuring out how to act human.
Aeryn Stormcrow You're not very clever are you ? .
That corn conversation was genius.
I did not get it though
@@chinwevivianaliyu Corn grows above the surface, not beneath it. Aliens wouldn't know this fact, which is why the boy said he used a shovel to dig the corn at his farm.
How do you know what the winter is like on an alien planet?
I used to love climbing the corn trees as a kid. And then in the warm afternoons we would press fresh squeezed corn juice and drink it on the porch. So delicious.
@@basedbear1605 depends on the climate. You can grow anything year round in the right conditions.
That was good. The older brother is a good actor. He has a look of a young Matt Damon about him.
Thanks, Anne!
I thought he was John Boy from The Waltons. ;)
@@johnhenryhinkel superb story and acting ...
@@johnhenryhinkel subscribed just in case lol
RedhairedGirl if you check IMDB, he is the writer not the actor.
I did not see that coming!! Swayed by the suspense, story, the somehow awkwardness chemistry between characters, and then BOOM!! Story left me a in awe moment! This is a masterpiece, congratulations!
Thank you!
Fantastic filming, constantly moving the story. In a short period of time, it took a common plot and applied multiple twists, dropped hints but craftily applied a distraction from them, and tied the last scene to the first scene.
Thank you!
This was an awesome short. Everything about it was top shelf, first rate. I also want to mention the late Robert Forster. He was a tremendous character actor with a long career. RIP.
Thank you, Tony!
Please bring back Sunday Night DUST! It's been a horrible year without Sunday Night DUST.
Wow. I ran into this accidentally. This is one of those hidden gems. Well done
Thank you!
One of the best short films I've seen in some time. Well Done!
Thanks, Roy!
Very very good little movie. The spareness and economy were impressive--every piece served its purpose. Almost forgot about the bear trap at the beginning. Almost. But the return of the father was a nice touch. Then the final reveal. Story-telling at its best.
Thanks so much, Rona!
I want to see a Netflix series now. Great concept, acting, tension. Loved it!
almost every DUST short could be an awesome netflix series but no, they rather to make the same old plots and crappy series ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Netflix will have the humans raping and pillaging the planet and aliens
SPOILER ALERT. Sorry, but that movie is either severely flawed or far from self-contained. We have 973 "alien" colonists on a foreign planet that are presumably a threat to the native species - would require some superior technology, wouldn't it? But where is it?
Why do the siblings live in a house that looks 100% human? Why do they behave human, learn human history and religion, even their language and even *look* like them? To hide from one of the last unarmed and frightened humans remaining on their own planet?
Ok, the humans thought they had "killed them off", causing them to fear humans; but then why didn't he slay her with his axe right in the beginning as he surprised her (like other "natives" obviously do)? Anyway, how was it even possible that humans almost "killed them off" lacking any signs of that superior technology? Also compare this to the morphing skills of the "extremely hostile" natives. It's obvious who has the advantage in this colonization game.
No matter how I turn it, there are always broken links. Yes, the plot twist catches you. But I can't see that it's rooted in the story's setup.
If I missed something essential, please correct me, since I found some sentences hardly comprehensible, i.e. where their father went, what their father said about their home or the radio call in the end.
I like the twist... it's really their home planet, not ours. NICELY DONE.
Thank you!
Whelp! His dead give away was the growing corn in the winter time and digging it up with a shovel!! He REALLY messed that one up!!
Can't blame him. All he knew were potatoes and those you DO dig up with a shovel.
@@DNTMEE true. Uncooked potatoes at that!🤢
@@thurin84 well I don't. Guess I'm an alien
Togel di kr
This guy is a exacellent young actor. So much potential. They all have.
I agree!
He nailed every role he ever played. I hope he gonna be in some new movies
Fantastic job Mr Hinkel! (and thanks to Dust too). This was special. I loved the way things got turned around and I didn't see it coming.
Thanks, Geoff!
Heaven forbid that 2 different cultures (or in this case humanoid species) adapt to living in peace without a war, first.
A suspenseful, surprising story, portraying a struggle for survival between two hostile races of beings. Very well produced, directed and acted.
Thank you!
Summary : people of earth needed another planet to live. When they did humans started war against the indigenous people who were nice and welcoming. But the incapacity of humans to stay out of war lead to their own demise their.
They were not "nice and welcoming" according to the last transmission, so they were much like humans in that regard.
According to the last transmission, there were only 937 colonists, hardly enough to wage war.
She's careful.. But not careful enough. 😣
exactly!!
she's the villain lol
@@basedbear1605 colonizers historically colonize for greed, not survival
@@basedbear1605 Sure, the original immigrants came because of religious persecution, but further westward expansion and ideas of manifest destiny were predicated on greed. You can migrate somewhere without killing the original inhabitants and taking their land. There's a difference between immigration and colonization. Colonization is always bad.
@@basedbear1605 : How ironic that you accuse others of propaganda. LOL! Perhaps you should check Christian scripture in Matthew 7:5...
This was so sad. Excellent short. One of the best.
Thank you!
WOW!!!...Forster participated!!!... very good feature!!!
Common theme of man's inhumanity to man being carried forth in our will to dominate... reminded me of Avatar (movie)... if you have something someone wants, they try everything in their power to get it until told, no, then they feel justified in just taking it... but that is what happens when you think and believe you are living without consequences....
There are three understandings of an individual: giver, keeper or taker and time, somewhat, plays a role in that choice...
All in all, very good short, one of the better ones, to say the least... thanks for the upload, DUST, much gratitude to all who participated...
Thanks for the kind words, Fred!
Back stabbing scenes was well placed, that what the colonists did to the inhabitants, first they took their land, made friends and then back sstabbed.
Good scripts.
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Thanks, Vella!
Very true even for this world
Found the lefty
Which colonists? You described every countries origin story.
@@johnhewick1145 yes, this is the history of every country and relationships, it happened within family and friends also,also in your work space.
An amazingly well done short by John Hinkel. Very imaginative plot with fine acting. I would like to see this be picked up and extended into a full length film. If I had the funding in hand I would pursue this project myself.
Thanks, Lori!
A wickedly great movie. Everything was spot-on in this flick and was very believable. Hey, always watch your step in the woods....
Thanks, Johnny!
So much skill and talent in these short movies. Great twist in the story.
Thanks for watching!
Bravo! Spectacular... as usual for Dust.
Thank you!
Now _that's_ what *I'm* talking about...scifi at it's best!
I take my hat off to everyone concerned.
Thanks, Billy!
@@johnhenryhinkel
Haven't seen a scfi short as good as this for quite some time
The best on dust in a long time!!
Thanks!
What a quality film! Loved the scenery, the editing and the acting. Yes, the twist "got" me, and I'm a pretty jaded viewer! Bravo!
Thanks, Sally!
Dang. This one was thoroughly great. Good tension throughout, and excellent job setting me up to think I'd figured it out before being proven wrong. The sort of short you want to show other people after watching it, to see others see it for the first time.
Thanks so much, David!
Wow, loved the Robert Forster cameo!
Thanks, Ian!
Skss
They need to start selling this stuff on DVD's.
people still buy DVDs???
People still do
People still buy 'vinyl' records.
- You know, black disc, ~ 18 inches across, hole in centre, 2 sides.
- Plays music on a record player?
@@jabberwocky1707 Enthusiasts buy vinyl and even then the format almost died completely not that many years ago. It's not comparable anyway, vinyl has it's own sound as well as it's own look, DVDs are about as collectable as compact cassettes, CDs or VHS tapes and from a technological view point they can't hold enough information for the higher quality film formats that will come in the future so they will die out from mainstream use.
When fast 5G internet means you can download an old movie in seconds there will be no financial incentive for manufacturers to produce them, the sales numbers are already dropping.
Vhs forget DVDs
Brilliant! Brilliant! The writer never leaves anything behind.
Ps. More like a great horror/suspense than sci-fi.
Thanks, Jo!
Loved this especially Robert Fuller at the end. He made the ending
Me too, except hat was Robert Forster.
Wow! This is an amazing film. Definitely one of the best I've seen on Dust. Congrats!
Thanks!
This is the 4th time I have watched this. Just love it and got me started on my DUST journey 🤪
Thank you!
so, he locks his bedroom door after someone comes in the house, but he didn't lock the door to the house?
I thought the very same thing
Taxi Rob
In this scenario if you find a locked property there is a fifty fifty chance someone is inside. An unlocked property would give you the impression that nobody’s home, relaxing the intruder and giving any occupants time to surprise the invading threat.
Just a random comment.
Have a great day.
@@decab8292 that's absurd, do you leave your door open when you leave your house? because if you do you're another reptilian
Demian Figueroa
My reasoning is based within the scenario.
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That is normal in a country setting. People traveling break down along the way and your house is the first house they can refuge in. So allow them in or let them kick the door down or break the glass windows to get in. Travelers spend the night and continue on their way the next day. Remote bush cabins are the same way. Using the facilities is O.K.. Leave split firewood for the next person that may need this as a refuge. Many people who travel RESPECT those simple rules. Not abiding by the rules, ruins it for everyone. You would not be able to use the OUTHOUSE so you got to take a dump on the ground like an animal.
Okay this is thrilling dude like seriously imagine that one day we decided to find a new home and this is what waiting us
Well Done DUST !! It was great to see Robert Forster in the end, I always enjoyed his acting and the movies He was in.
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Gripping, I was glued to the screen for the entire 18 min. Hated the ending but we can't all have rainbows and fairy tails. Overall well done. Another perfect short.
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What you are referring to actually has a name. It is referred to as “Chekhov’s gun” and is a dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed. Elements should not appear to make "false promises" by never coming into play. Eg. "One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off.
"If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there." In this movies case it was eating raw potatoes which got the call back.
Brilliant short film, all round everything good ,well done!
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Excellent. Hey, Dust, keep up the good work of finding so many gems. It's clear you all work hard to find the best sci-fi short stories being produced out there.
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Wow. This went all sorts of ways, I didn't expect. And Robert Forster near the end. Excellent all around.
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That was just bloody brilliant !!!👍🤓
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How did they get the legendary Robert Forster to be in this? Nothing against the film, but getting a Major Talent like him to be in your short film like this is a major coup. He said so much without ever speaking a word.
That must have been one of the last things Robert Forster did before he died.
@@BrettCooper4702 I looked on his IMDB and on Wikipedia and they don't even list this as one of his credits. But you can tell by how he looks that he was nearing the end when they filmed his scene.
Often big names will appear in shorts if they see potential in the story or director as a way of giving a "boost" to their careers. There are quite a few shorts available on this channel that have big name actors/actresses.
He probably did this as a favor for a friend....you know, a friends kid was shooting this project etc. Happens...I worked in the movie biz financing features for over 20 years. Actors will do this sort of thing.....some of them are actually pretty cool people...
Wonderful job. Thank's to all who made this film possible.
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One of the better movies I have seen lately. I think it would make a great full length film.
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You never forget your first winter corn harvest.
my first thought was "hey I already watched the whole Dust's Invasions playlist, why it was not there?"
Молодцы, так закрутили сюжет, до последнего не понял кто есть кто:)
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Well done, so twisted the plot, until the last I did not understand who is who :)
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I like how she tricked him with the corn story.
you dont take corn in winter time?
what trick? That could have backfired on her just as quickly. As he wasn't buying digging with your hands, AND, she cooked it, which screwed the 2 boys as they were eating it raw before she showed up. She knew they were bogus right then and there.
@@scottrussell1006 those boys were going with "we are so small we don't know how to be without our dad" narrative
@@alexb3617 that's a stretch! The look the older guy gave her after eating it cooked was NO narrative. Alas, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The boys certainly gave up the bed fast enough as she could have grabbed the floor. The boys being 'so small and scared' and owners of the house.
Scott Russell yeah... who doesn’t know how to cook at this age
I forgot just how good this short film is!
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She was wrong daddy did come home and he doesn't look happy.
WOW....just wow. Brilliant story...and film making. Amazing acting. Where TF is Hollywood?!! (...or more to the point, Georgia these days.) They need to jump on this and stop making Predator 50 times! This did what it was suppose to do and left me with a 1,000 questions! You hunger to know what the hell was going on as well as piece together the things Mr. Hinkel is trying to show you...all in a short complete story. Awesome...thank you sir.
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When aliens are more humane than the humans themselves...
But...were they? The older boy was planning on killing her with that axe. Perhaps he thought she was one of the lizard folks, since he was able to "correct" her corn talk (even though he got it wrong himself...he didn't know she was testing him as much, or more, then he was testing her) and misjudged terribly?
@@qwipperty Was planning but he didn't!
Yet she did it.
Nice cameo from Robert Forster. And a nice film all round. Very very well done.
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"I got me this far". Damn straight
Very, very good! GREAT guest appearance too!!! Can't wait for more by John Henry Hinkel!
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Thanks for adding captions!
Agreed - am working on it now!
@@johnhenryhinkel Thanks, there is an autogenerated subtitle now!
Well done! Excellent use of resources and the acting is on point. I want to know more, which is the best reaction you can ask for in a short film.
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Wow! DUST is turning things around big time.. Another great flick with a plot! Keep it up, DUST!
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For a short movie, you have an incredible acting and cinematography 👏
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Alot of these short movies.would make amazing full length movies
Thanks! I agree
Or a tv series. Can go from the first human invasion, to the war against the Natives and thinking they've been beaten, to the Natives slowly figuring out a plan and how to infiltrate the human colony and reclaim their planet.
All I can say is Wow.
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Great film. And real horror. And loo-oow budget. Just shows you don't need CGI and laser beams to do sci-fi. If it's a calling-card film, start calling, they really will get back to you.
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@@johnhenryhinkel The film was excellent! It was great to see the whole story played out in that short amount of time. Everything worked together greatly to evoke the perfect emotion for each scene. Wonderful job!
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AWESOME!👏👏👏🏆
The story, direction, acting was BRILLIANT! LOVED it!
Stay 'safe' everyone! Blessed be~🌙
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this needs to be longer... or made into a series.
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Plain and simple, that was really good. Thank you, keep it up
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Pretty clear, the manifest destiny quote and the biblical quote attributed to Jesus, forgive them father for they know not what they do made it clear the indiginous aliens were peaceful, it was the invasive human colonists that were violent. She tells the story of her mom screaming while the invasion occured, it is clearly not earth so if she's human she would have been the invader. This must have been a story the young was told. I'm not sure if this was a mistake in the story or meant something. The children have been manipulated with stories. I'm not convinced she's not an alien as all colonists are said to be lost. The overall theme is solid, but I think for the twist to be extra excellent, the story writer sacrificed some details in the story that didn't make sense to keep it hidden until the end.
There was a flash of her face just as she was walking away and her left eye looked odd, that had me wondering; perhaps their disguise it too good, they are even fooling each other? They were both wrong about how corn is harvested.
@@martinwyke Well, that is a way to trick them. You say something stupid and if they were human they would have corrected her. Of course, if there is a double bluff all bets are off.
There was an outer limits episode that at first seemed like the stereptypical alien invasion except humans were the invaders with the advanced technologies.
There was a Star Trek Next Generation where the Riker was injuried visiting this alien world disguised as one of the aliens. The aliens were humans although they do have different facial features. Again, we were the aliens with the advanced technologies. That world's military advisor was paranoid about an alien invasion that will wipe out their world. So, eventually the leader of this world decided to cover the existence of our arrival. He then acknowledged that there is going to rumor spread of a visit by aliens and of course, a government conspirancy to cover it up. But, he felt their world is not ready. He also said he was forced to put the scientist that have seen our technolgy under house arrest to protect the public. Ironically, she does believe in the existence of extraterrestrials from other worlds. She volunteered to travel with the Enterprise D. So, it is the standard alien arrival story except it was flipped around. We were the alien vistors. The human inhabitants of this world were us.
@@martinwyke If both the girl and the boy were really aliens that would be a super twist...
No, she was human. The transmission we hear at the end likely happens sometime after she is killed, when the last (or only person) at the meeting point figures out no one else survived to reach him, and he's about to be killed.
And if she was one of the lizard people, why didn't she help the older boy after stabbing him? He did a *chirping* noise (the same one little brother did in the bath a minute later) that was totally non-human. If she was one of the Natives, she would've known right then and there she hurt one of her own.
Wow. That was a stunner. Great in every respect.
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Slow moving in the beginning. But wow! What an ending! Great job!
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Invasion of the body snatchers, the short short version. well done
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Really good cinematography, storyline and acting. Quality entertainment captured in an 18:43 nutshell. 👏
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Robert Forster. Great actor. R.I.P.
great movie! thanks for upload!
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This is one of my faves! Very good.
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Well..well.well...another masterpiece .👌
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I thoroughly enjoyed watching this short film! I had to watch it 5 times (4 of which in slow motion and with closed captions on) in order to pick up all the nuances. A brilliant critique of colonialism, one that was way overdue.
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Good ending, just before she walked into the trap it looked like there was something 'wrong' with her left eye, just a flash, that had me wondering. The sun glasses were a bit of a give away hiding the eyes, it might have been better to have his face obscured by light contrast, with strong sunlight behind him until he leant down for a close look at the girl. Sorry for the nit picking, this was one of the best recent releases on Dust.
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Very entertaining. That's what makes a good movie for me. A good story, good acting and directing, as well as a good set and good filming. If I can get 2 or 3 of these then I know I have found a good move worth watching. As it turns out, this short had all of what it takes to make a great, watchable movie. Evoking emotions is the last thing that makes me like what I've seen.
Congrats, and great work. I'll keep an eye out for your films. tomato meter: 9.5
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Superbly paced and well cast. Robert Forster at the end was a nice surprise.
Oh wow, that ending! Brilliant film, thank you, humans the invaders? Honestly, we are trouble, a total shower
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That was the father coming home..... it really was brilliant
Elegant gem of a short. Thanks.
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Injoyed this movie very much. Good job building suspense and nice twist in the end. No glaring flaws and would like to see a longer version.
Thanks, David! Me too ;)
This was made some years ago. Robert Forster played the dad who we assume comes home. He died in 2019.
Wonder if the kid who gets killed over the radio broadcast was done by the dad.
Wow when are you filming the follow up? David , Far North Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Hopefully soon!
Note to self; You dig corn out of the ground in winter with your hands, NOT a shovel; you dig corn out of the ground in winter with your hands, NOT a shovel. I've got to remember that. Click. click. click...
SPOILER ALERT: (for whoever doesn't understand the plot)
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The two brothers are originally not human. They are just adapting, talking, behaving, and taking form as human, since their planet had been invaded by human. The only human in this video is the girl herself. The older brother and the girl began to suspect each other, when they mention "weird" story about not cooking potato first, praying, and how to grow corn in farm. At the beginning of night, he also read bible so awkward, like learning how to read for first time.
The native species in this planet maybe like a lizard thing, who can change skin and transform into different species. You know the hints, by seeing the younger brother feel unwell (maybe dehydrated), telling the girl that his little brother needs to use the bathtub so long, so she has to use another bathtub outside. And at the end, you can clearly see the younger brother's half face turned into originally form (lizard face).
The story is about human invading and colonizing this planet, but it went bad when the natives strike back, so the colonization mission is failed (listen to radio transmission). The girl probably is just one of rest human survivors who barely escaped. That's why the older brother is in dilemma, whether killing her (using axe) or not, since they are enemy on each side. But he didn't do it, maybe because he likes her and thought she is a good human. Unfortunately, not for the girl. When she is certainly know that the brothers are the same species with whom attacked the human colonization, she killed them all.
The older man in the end, perhaps the brother's father, because he has different eyes.
Cause no one's gonna warn you
And no one's gonna yell attack
And you don't feel the steel
Till it's hangin' out your back
Another one gem from @DUST
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As most sci-fi of last few decades, 1% sci-fi, 99% human soap opera drama.
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Another brilliant short film. Very captivating.
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@@johnhenryhinkel Ur totally welcome.
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