Sci-Fi Short Film "Ident" | DUST | Online Premiere
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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How far will you go to make sure you remain you when you don't really know who you are?
"Ident" by John Scott 3
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After the sudden crash of her ship, a dying clone must face a fresh version of herself in order to save a generations-long project.
"Ident" Credits:
Written and Directed by John Scott 3
Produced by Alex Enman, Dan Gruenpeter, and Robbie Taylor
Executive Produced by Kim Klasner and Steve Mancini
Director of Photography: Dylan Law
Editor: Alex Enman
Production Designer: Steve Mancini
Stand-ins: Monika Oum and Julia Zachary
First AD: Alex Enman
First AC: Jake Davidson
Location Sound: TJ Wasserman
Makeup Artist: Laura Ruth Zeugner
Stunt Coordinator: Jess Malone
Equipment Provided by Rule Boston Camera
Production and Finishing by Bottle Tree Pictures
Special Thanks to Steve and Joy for all the sacrifices you made to make this film possible. You were truly amazing!
A Zero Aperture & Bottle Tree Pictures Production.
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JS3 here (writer/director)! Just wanted to express my gratitude to you all for watching. And to DUST for sharing, and the cast and crew for all the hard work that went into this piece. As someone who's struggled with identity myself, I loved the idea of using sci-fi/cloning as a way to explore the "self." Hopefully there's something here that can speak to all of you. Thank you again! And please... go out and create something. It's more important now than ever to get new voices telling stories.
I already wrote a comment, but let me interject and say that, if one stops to think about your story, there are a ton of interesting ways to go off of it. Themes such as self harm, isolation, identity and its loss, never mind the sci-fi aspects and the lore of this world you created.
For such a short story, it is really deep and meaningful.
Thanks again to you and your crew for creating it!
What is JS3?
@@bubbalove2261It’s my initials! My agents (at one point) dubbed me this and it stuck. 😂
@@GhrollHuggThank you! Your insight is extremely apt. You nailed all the themes I’d infused in there; and a few more!
I truly appreciate the kind words. Even if it fails in some areas, the crew and cast worked so extremely hard and it’s so nice to get comments like this to show that people appreciated what went into it!
Why is it more important now than ever?
One of the best shorts I've seen on DUST in quite a while. Great concept, writing, sets, acting, sound, everything.
I love Sci Fi that's driven by amazing writing, this told so much in such a short period of time. Loved every second!
Thank you! 🎉🎉
I love this sort of cerebral sci fi that relies purely on the writing, directing and performance. Shows you don't need a big budget. Inspiring to many independent film makers.
Thank you! To be honest, the goal was always just to make people think. And, as you said, you don't need big budgets to do that. Truly appreciate your insight and your watch!
Absolutely outstanding: The plot, premise, production, sound, everything. Perfect. And the basis of the "ident" is brilliant. I'm blown away.
Thank you! Extremely honored to hear this!
"You've been alone so long you don't know how to care for anyone that isn't you.". Hit hard. We live in a world where there are so many millions of people who don't care about anyone but themselves, who have lost all compassion and ability to love in any non-superficial way. Not to mention unbridled narcissism.
There was definitely an intentional element of modern societal selfishness modeled in the film. I’m glad someone caught it! Thank you for watching!
Hi, Cecilia here. Nice to connect with you!
Thanks for having CC enabled
John Scott’s writing is genre bending. You can always expect the unexpected in his storytelling. “Ident” is just another perfect example of his many talents, writing, directing, cinematography, editing, etc.!
Thank you, sir!
Wow! That was very intense. The actor was superb. She really drew you into the story, and spacecraft. I have watched quite a number of these shorts, and yours in the top five. The best of luck with all your future endeavors.
Thank you so much! We agree; 😮Kim is a phenomenal actress! And our production designer really went above and beyond with the set. Also, top 5?!? That’s an honor. Truly. Thank you!
Johnny is one of the most talented and creative people I’ve ever known. This is so good!
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The IDENT button on an aircraft transponder is used for aircraft identification and mitigation in case of communication loss. Fits with the story arc.
I'm gonna be 100% honest here: did not know that. But can you credit me with knowing that? 😆 Thank you for watching!!!
Kim Klasner is a wonderful and great actress. Just perfect for this short! Greetings from Acapulco.
Truth! Maybe th best actress I've ever worked with. Thank you for watching!
This was really well done. I don't know what the budget was, but it seems like they were able to accomplish a lot with what they had to work with. The acting was great, and I loved the color palette throughout. Kudos to the filmmakers!
Thank you!!! ❤
How this channel doesn't have at least 15M subscribers is beyond me. So many epic shorts on this channel.
I completely agree! And thank you for watching!
There are two things I didn't like the most: the helmet doesn't sit naturally on her head, as if she was wearing it over braids or bows. At 2:35, there is electrical wiring that is probably not used in transportation and other equipment.
I also didn't like the ill fitting helmet, it took a lot of my attention, But I'll give them a mulligan for being low-budget.
Wow, that was an ending I didn't see coming! At the same time, i was a wee bit disappointed it ended that way too, although I could see why Ana was fully focused on her mission.
There was no story told. There were hints of a story, but I have idea who these people are, where they are, why they’re there, where they’re going, what’s going to happen to them, and why I should care. Great premise, not enough storytelling.
Weird story. Good but weird. Every ending is a new beginning. If you continue this story I’d love to hear it 😊
We love weird but good! That means it'll be memorable. Thanks for watching! 👾
@ tu
Writer/Director here! Thank you! I have plans to revisit this in some format.
@@johnny1up thank you it was great
awesome sci-fi short, the acting, effects and story all praise.
Thank you!!
Wonderful😮
Thank you!!!
Well done! Excellent acting and the music was well chosen to add tension.
Thank you! The actress (Kim Klasner) gave a powerhouse performance! Hard to keep a film engaging all by yourself! Thank you for watching!
@ Kim was a powerhouse! I enjoyed the film.
In the absence of any documentation of my first memory as a human who then am I?
😆Who are any of us! (Thanks for watching!)
Enjoyed the journey. Very engrossing and good development for such a short… this would be a good longer feature…
Thank you so much! It was always our desire to one day flesh it out into a feature! Maybe that day will come! Either way, I truly appreciate your watch!
I love short movies. The overwhelming majority of "full-length" films are the same story with extra nonsense just to make them take up more time.
The finger used to mash the Fast-Forward button has a callous. 😆
@@TheWanderingFinnegan We're huge fans of short films. I eat them up any chance I get. They're some of the most passionate stories out there. Thank you so much for watching!
everything about it i love
Thank you!! 🎉
That was trippy, I like it!
Thank you so much!
You’re doing a fantastic job! Keep it going!
Woah. Whoever made this film must be so awesome and talented!!!!!
Insane. So good.
Thank you!!! ❤
Ana (as well as each of the others) was created with an initiative presumably of Woman (the original): that her eight clones were intended not to create individuals...but rather a collective whole (aka KORA) comprised of two teams. However, it can be presumed that other people making use of cloning would not all do it in line with this approach. That is, a clone could be produced with an intent to simply to develop as a new individual...much like the person who Olive had turned/reverted into as a result of trauma/stress encountered in their rough landing. It's safe to assume the mission was known to be high risk. That even a single lander making it was not at all guaranteed. At first I thought this was just a staged event...one designed to evaluate how clones respond to stress in advance of a mission. But at the end with the lander door open, I now believe they did arrive at some planet/moon. Can the mission still succeed with only two clones? It's uncertain.
But aside from cloning technology, in this future there also exists memory control...which is accomplished via injection of the fluid contained in the vial. With such power, programmed memories are introduced supporting the importance that KORA must remain intact...up to and including administering a forcible injection in a situation such as this...and to do it quickly. The recitation of their creed/code is an indicator that a particular clone's programming is intact. Ana already understands clearly that Olive isn't interested in administering the fluid herself. So she takes the first opportunity she gets to subdue (knockout) Olive and forcibly give her the injection.
The periodic cuts briefly showing Woman is presumably her listening in to the communications of the KORA mission. I would presume she is an active member of the mission. Not that she's in charge of the mission (but quite possibly). And that's an interesting aspect: Did she willingly consent to this? Prior to cloning, maybe all the team members were evaluated as to who offered the best personal attributes for addressing the needs of the mission. In a dystopian future, she was essentially 'compelled' to do this. And she remains assigned to the mission to provide insights. In a less dystopian future, maybe this was a great honor being selected for this. Maybe this is a mission of China...where collectivism is regaled over individualism. In any case, it broaches the issue as to putting at risk a clone's life. Are they in fact viewed as less beings? Just expendable cogs in a KORA unit? Is Woman looking in with horror at the goings on? Or indifference?
But that's just my musings. Thanks much to JS3 and his team for this fun production. Kudos!
Great summary! I always feel like I'm missing something in these abstract shorts. Heck, a lot of the time, I'm left with more questions than answers.
I would like your opinion on one thing: What if Olive wasn't given the injection? Wouldn't the end result be the same which is "waiting for a rescue ship"?
@braintic A rescue ship certainly could be in route. But without Olive's memories, it's possible her lack of access to valuable learned skills could drastically effect her and Ana's ability to survive. For sure, though, mission objectives would be compromised. My view, however, is that no rescue is underway. That in this future clones are very much expendable...ideal for being sent on risky missions to develop outposts. Thanks much for your kind remark.
Very good and the situation with self even your other self's is fascinating. It's like you are looking at yourself through a mirror reflecting on itself.
Exactly! Thank you for catching that, and watching!
At the 3 44ish time mark... on the display, in American English the selection named hydraulic is spelled as "hydrolic". Was this intentional?
It was! We leave one misspelling in every film we do to see if anyone will catch it! Nice eye! ❤
Outstanding! ❤
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Way cool 😎, this is what sci-fi should be, but honestly I felt a little sorry for Olive.
I agree (but I’m close to it 😂). That ending was tough to write, but I did feel it was as organic as the story allowed for. Thank you very much for watching!
Poignant.
Thank you!
Wow! Great job!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!!!
Great short story. Loved flashbacks which fill in blanks. Not sure why clone started to self-actualize, but I guess added to story. It made me think what I would do in real life if I was in same situation. Would love to see more about this story and more from director! 10 stars!
the one part which needs edit is description. its too cliff-hangy. give a descent description and ppl would complain about not understanding story
Thank you for watching! And your kind words. Criticism noted. Clarity is (if I'm being honest) something I struggle with a little in my writing. It's difficult at times to walk the line between overexplaining a story and underexplaning; to make sure you're not insulting your audience.
nice movie
Thank you!
For the most part I enjoyed the film. Can you please however explain the ending. I just wasn't able to follow it.
There’s a lot to it. What don’t you understand? Thanks for watching!
Great stuff, loved the music soundtrack 🎶
The music truly is fantastic and adds so much to the tone! And thank you!
Although I disagree with Ana’s decision (or with ‘her’s decision’ as Ana put it), I really enjoyed this story. It has many philosophical implications, specially, again, if Ana chose a different path…
My only complaint is that I had to watch it with subtitles, since the sound was a bit muffled.
Here’s to hoping we get to see more of your stories really soon!
This was my second short film and made on a shoestring budget (the entire set was built by an amazing engineer in his carport!). Our audio was a weakness, but future projects will have better audio for sure! Thank you for watching!!!
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Not really sure I get it, or the ending. Can someone explain?
Reminds me of badspacecomics episode “long goodbye”.
Interesting, I’ll have to check that out. Thank you for watching!
One of the best short films I ever seen
Thank you! An honor!
How do you pick the people to be in your episodes? I have a prosthetic leg if you ever need a person with one?
Successful film! I liked it. I was rooting for the clone the whole way and she won! :-)
Thank you!
Darn...EGO constantly gets in the way😊
This person gets it! ❤ thanks for watching!
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Interesting but confusing. Where were they? Who was the stoic women in the dress? How did the clone with the punctured lung manage to knockout her rescuer? Why did she do it?
It was interesting, but the concept's been done a bunch of times before. The earliest example I know of is in a short story called "Think Like A Dinosaur". I've forgotten who the author is because I've only seen the T.V. adaptation in the '90s series of The Outer Limits. (They kept the original name of the story.)
Hmmm. I’ve never heard of that story. As a kid, I did love Outer Limits, so this gives me an opportunity to revisit that show!
name any ANY other story which had same concept about a crash trying to convince own clone to help them.
We (basically) nucleotide are all 1/2 clones of our respective parents each.
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I actually got drawn in, which is not common for me with DUST shorts. Impressive acting. My only (tiny) complaint, please teach the violin player more than six notes. It was just repetitive enough to be distracting plus it seemed mismatched to the scene. Nicely detailed set and great acting easily got my attention right back though. Thank you for making this.
Thank you for this! And watching! I'll pass along your notes to the sound library we used. 😆 But seriously, thank you!
@ the pleasure was all mine. I look forward to more content.
Very cool, I liked the concept, but I'd have liked it more if it went a different way or were longer, I think it needed more time to expand the idea a bit more.
Hey, writer/director here! Thank you! When developing this, we definitely bit off a lot. I'd love to revisit this as a feature at some point.
Uh what good acting but what
We’ll take it! Thanks for watching!
Some one please enlighten me? Although i enjoyed this film, i dont understand it. We're any of the 4 human? Is there a rebellion? There were 2 at the end...where is the 3rd?
Imagine a long lineage of cloned women, faxes of faxes (so to speak). Even if I was a clone, I’d want to be “real.” The two at the end were clones with the memories of the core four rehoused.
Thank you for watching!
This is SO COOL that it's inscrutable... which makes it lame. What are the producers thinking? Did they story board the video?
I'm sorry you had trouble with it, but I do appreciate your honesty! Thanks for watching!
So, all the men died or what?
úgy néz ki.. !
Not necessarily. We just wanted to explore themes of identity and "the self." Thank you for watching!
Everyone is a clone of the same person, a woman. I don't see what your confusion is.
Very deep ! But do you really think "The West" is your utopia. I can tell you, as a Westerner your society seems much happier.
Help me understand your comment a little more? It confused me. And thank you for watching!!