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"Near Future" Collection Features:
"CC" by The Spear Sisters (Kailey and Sam Spear)
In this suspenseful sci-fi, an AID (Artificially Intelligent Device) by the name of CC, has been leased by a nanny agency to Lena to help care for her daughter. When a violent incident occurs between CC and Lena, an investigative team is tasked with determining exactly what happened.
"The Super Recogniser" by Jennifer Sheridan
They know your face and they are watching. Starring Jacob Anderson who played Grey Worm from "Game of Thrones."
"Nine Minutes" by Ernie Gilbert
In the near future, an experienced astronaut, Lilian, and her A.I. explore a newly discovered planet. After weeks of research, a malfunction during the return launch forces Lilian to choose between survival and completing the mission.
"This Time Away" by Magali Barbe
Nigel is an elderly man living as a recluse, haunted by his past and memory of the family he once had, until an unexpected visitor arrives and disrupts his lonely routine.
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(dramatic music) (tense music) (siren wailing) (blades whirring) (leaves rustling) (electronic beeping) (electronic beeping) - [Woman] This can be
disastrous for our plan. Head office is
coming any minute. Let me see her. - [Man] This the best
programmer we have. She's doing a scan right now. I don't know. This has never happened
before, so we're just-- - Is this it? If this isn't sorted out
by the time my phone rings, we are pulling our investments. - Scan's done. No anomalies in the aid code.
It wasn't a program misfire. - See? Now can I please see Addy? - Hang in there, CC. This is just so, our
nannies aren't violent. It couldn't have been her fault. - You mean your fault? - I was protecting Addy! - These things
record footage, yeah? - Yeah. (computer beeping) - Earlier, I need
to see the lead up. Stop! Start there. ♪ Darkness cannot get
here fast enough ♪ ♪ La luna ♪ ♪ My moon-a ♪ ♪ Come down, come down ♪ ♪ My moon ♪ (soft music) - I love you, CC. - I love you too, my little one. N
ight night. (steps thumping) (electronic whirring) (door closing) (glasses clinking) (water running) (Lena sighing) - Lena, please keep
the noise down. - [Lena] Shit! - Addy's sleeping. - Sorry, I. She's asleep already? I wanted to give her
a kiss goodnight. - Her bedtime's 7:30. - Well, it's just past. I'll pop in quick. - Lena. Addy needs her sleep. And you've been drinking. It's best if you don't go in. - I've had a rough. Okay, just show me the
highlights then, please. - Of course. (somber m
usic) (water running) (electronic beeping) (soft music) Good morning. (laughing) You can't sleep. Are you okay? What happened today? - I got fired. Replaced by an AID. - Oh. I'm sorry, Lena. I know how hard
you were working. - Fuck them, I was keeping up. - [CC] Your favorite, isn't it? - [Addy] Thank you. (speaking foreign language) - [CC] Good. (both laughing) Who's that in the picture? - [Addy] Me and you. - [CC] That's me and you? Wow! Good job! There's nothing more
you could have done. AID
workers are better
suited to some jobs, and when they are, it's just best to
let them take over. ♪ My moon-a ♪ ♪ Come down, come down ♪ ♪ My moon ♪ - I love you, CC. (dramatic music)
- I love you too, my little one. Night night.
(electronic beeping) (knife chopping) - Is that Adelaide's
snack for tomorrow? I'll do that. - No need, I know
how she likes them. - It's carrots, I can do it. - I'm quicker too. You get some sleep. You need your rest. - No, it's fine,
just let me do it. - They're alread
y done. - You bought Prosper juice? That's way too expensive. - Prosper's the best. Addy deserves the best. - Well she'll survive
on something cheaper. - Lena, is this about
you losing your job? There's no need to
sacrifice Addy's wellbeing. - I am not! Just no more Prosper juice. Okay? - Lena, please put
down the knife. You're not in a stable frame-- - I'm fine! (somber music) - Yes, why? - What? Well I have more free time, so I can look after
Adelaide myself. - No, you can't. - Excuse me? - Ad
dy needs me. - I may not be the
best mom, but I'm okay. She'll be fine without you. - Are you sure? Do you know what
she's most afraid of? - The dark. - Jellyfish. But it's not the sting
she's most afraid of. It's the slime. I remember everything
she's every said. I have knowledge that would
take you lifetimes to learn. I can identify a sickness
and stop it in its tracks. If she runs out
in front of a car, are you quick enough
to get to her in time? Strong enough to keep
it from crushing her? Ok
ay is not good enough. Not when Addy can have the best. I know how to keep Addy
happy, healthy, and safe. You don't even know
the best juice to buy. - I'm her mom. She's my child, and I know what's
best for my child. - Where are you going? - To kiss my daughter goodnight. - I can't let you do that. (hand thumping)
Lena. Lena, please try to calm down. (Lena struggling) - Call Clover Hill Nanny Agency! - I can't let you
do this to Addy. (ominous music) - This is Lena Howard. I would like to
shut d
own my AID. Yes, I'm sure. Her registration number? It's um, AID, (Lena grunting) AIDCC280. (Lena gasping) - Addy will be
better off with me. - [Addy] CC? - Addy, honey. We have to go now. (somber music) (phone ringing) - What did I just see? - She's programmed to make
the best choice for the child. She thought she was
the best choice. - We all know that the
best can be programmed and reprogrammed. A shortsighted
mistake in programming doesn't have to cost us. Does it? You can fix this, right? -
Yeah. - No, it, it wasn't a mistake! - The mother? - Well, if she survives, we can offer her compensation
to keep her quiet. And we can always turn this
thing on her if we have to. - You found what you needed! I get to see Addy now! Please! You promised! Let me see Addy. - Oliver, showing emotion
is just a tool for her. She'll be fine. (mouse clicking)
(electronic beeping) (soft music) - Where's CC? - Hey, Adelaide! Don't worry, I'm gonna be okay. We're gonna be okay. (light music)
♪ Luna ♪ ♪ M
y luna ♪ ♪ I'll stay asleep til dawn ♪ ♪ My luna ♪ ♪ My luna ♪ ♪ Darkness cannot get
here fast enough ♪ ♪ La luna ♪ ♪ My moon-a ♪ ♪ I'll stay asleep til dawn ♪ (dramatic music) (heavy music) - You are being watched. But if you're not
doing anything wrong, doesn't matter, does it? I know your face. You must have done something,
and I will find you. That's what I do. (gentle music) (earth rumbling) (singing in foreign language) (mouse clicking) - [Computer] Match identified. Please enter location
code. (keyboard clacking) (electronic beeping)
Location code accepted. (ominous music) - [Agent Williams]
Where is that? - It's in east direction. - [Agent Williams]
Is it in the webs? - Pretty sure, yeah. Oh, cheers. - Did you see the new
high priorities today? - Yeah, got 'em. - So we're gonna be
concentrating very
hard, aren't we? - Idle hands. What did they do? - What? - What did they do to get
on the high priority list or whatever? - Nothing specific yet. - Oh. - So, get back to
it, then, y
eah? - But, I mean, some of these
people don't look very. Look how old this dude is. He's old. - Well, this guy's a serious
threat to national security, otherwise he
wouldn't be on there. Trust me. - Okay, but then, who
gets to decide he, bye. (electronic buzzing) (birds chirping)
(ominous music) (lighter flicking) (foreboding music) - [Computer] Rest time exceeded. Please continue. Rest time exceeded. Please continue. Rest time exceeded. Please continue. Rest time. (earth rumbling) - What are y
ou doing? - Don't worry. She's not on the list. - Then why is she
on the screens? Oh, you've got to be kidding. - [Scott] I draw lots of people. - Yeah, and who else
have you missed? - Haven't missed anybody. - Well, now you've got to
watch the last 24 hours. That puts us a full
two days behind. - I haven't missed anybody. Stop it, can you stop it? - Do you not understand
how important this is? - No, not really. You don't tell me anything. - Okay, well, you need
to stop asking questions. - Look,
it would really help me just to know that I'm
not sending people to some sort of
concentration camp. - Well, if you keep this up, you'll be going
somewhere much worse. - What, worse than a
concentration camp? - I'm not joking. - Yeah, I know, you never do. - Scott.
- Can I have a cigarette, please, just a really quick one? - No, I've got a really
important meeting
in five minutes, and you better hope
that you don't come up because you are on
thin ice right now. - Oh, really, really? Sorry. Oh,
sorry, what was my
facial rec score again? 90%? Maybe you need me more
than I need this job. - Is that right?
- Yeah, maybe. - Well, that's
really interesting. - Yeah, it is, actually. (earth rumbling)
(electronic buzzing) (mouse clicking)
(computer beeping) - Match identified. Please enter location code. Please enter location code. (keyboard clacking) (electronic beeping)
Sorry, I didn't get that. Please enter location code. (electronic beeping)
Sorry, system override. Case escalated to supervi
sor. (tense music) - Fuck this. Agent Williams!
(hands pounding) (computer beeping) - IT department, please. - I wanna get out! (ominous music) What? (Scott panting) (computer beeping) - Seems to be working all right. - Well, check him again. His recognition rate
dropped this week. (earth rumbling) - Might be one of the soft ones. They tend to drop off
a cliff after a while. (ominous music) (computer beeping) - What? What? What, I don't, I
don't understand. I don't understand,
I don't understand
. (tense music) - Well, I haven't
seen that before. - Well, he can't wake
himself up, right? - No. No, don't think so. - Wake up. Agent Williams! Agent Williams! No, no. (discordant music)
(Scott screaming) - [Computer] System error. System error. System error. - Fix it! - System error. System error. - Yeah, I know what to do. - Make it stop! Please! - What are you doing? - I'm gonna force a reboot. - Oh my God, that is your
answer for everything. - System error.
(plug snapping) (plug clicking)
(machinery humming) - Is that it? (button clicking)
(electronic beeping) - Yeah, he'll be all right. (gentle music) - [Scott] You're being watched. I know your face now. I think they're watching me too. But I will find you, right after I find myself. (singing in foreign language) (dramatic music) - [M.A.R.C] T-Minus 15
seconds and counting. (electronic beeping) Guidance is internal. Ignition sequence starts. - [Lilian] 10 away. Let's go home.
(soft music) - [M.A.R.C] Five,
four, three, two, one.
Boosters ignited,
we have lift-off. - [Lilian] Control,
this is Bravo 2. All engines look good. Begin. What's that? Diagnosis, now! Main engine failing, diagnosis. - [M.A.R.C] Manual
override engaged. - [Lilian] We need to eject. Eject now! (rocket exploding) (wind gusting) - [M.A.R.C] Lilian? Your breathing is irregular. Lilian, do you copy? - Call Alpha, update them. - [M.A.R.C] Lilian,
are you feeling okay? - What do you think? Update Alpha. - [M.A.R.C] Alpha
isn't reachable. - What do you m
ean? - [M.A.R.C] The data-link in
your shuttle isn't responding. (Lilian grunting) - The departure failed. - [M.A.R.C] I'm afraid so. There was an electrical
malfunction with the boosters. Is there anything I can do? - Where's the ship? - [M.A.R.C] Looks like
the crash is located a quarter mile southeast. - Quarter mile, okay. (eerie music) Oh, God. Oh, my arm. - [M.A.R.C] Are you okay? - Well, it feels disconnected. Is it broken? [M.A.R.C]- With
communications down, your medical module is limit
ed. - And my samples? Do you think they
could still be intact? - [M.A.R.C] I'm
sorry, I don't know. - Right. Southeast? - [M.A.R.C] Yes, looks
like 90 degrees clockwise. Your three. (eerie music) - Okay. (wind howling) - [M.A.R.C] Lilian? - Yes? - [M.A.R.C] There is a
problem with your oxygen. - Are you able to diagnose it? - [M.A.R.C] There is
a rupture in the tank. Movement is only going
to irritate the breach. - Well how much
oxygen do I have left? There's probably no
hope of communication un
til we reach the ship. - [M.A.R.C] 33 minutes
standing still. With movement, less
than 30% of that. - Fuck! - [M.A.R.C] Talking
reduces oxygen capacity. - Okay. (sand crunching) (discordant music) - [M.A.R.C] 150 meters. - The samples?
- You should find fresh oxygen first. - Where are the goddamn samples? - [M.A.R.C] The mission
package is located at the near side of
the main wreckage. (electronic beeping) - Now fresh oxygen. - [M.A.R.C] I can't see it. Oxygen located,
five meters ahead. Near th
e wreckage to your right. It's obscured. - Fuck. - [M.A.R.C] Monitor
your breathing. - There should be another
spare on board right? - [M.A.R.C] Yes, to your
left, another three meters. It's wedged behind the engine. Careful. (earth rumbling) (air hissing) Lilian. (Lilian grunting) - How much time? - [M.A.R.C] Just
under four minutes. - Then there's nothing. - [M.A.R.C] Try to
conserve your oxygen. - This is why we're here. They may be able to
retrieve the case, if I could ensure its safety. (el
ectronic beeping) (soft music) It's beautiful,
isn't it M.A.R.C? - [M.A.R.C] It sounds like
you genuinely think so. - What can you tell me? - [M.A.R.C] Two minutes. - God. - [M.A.R.C] What? - Can you read me a poem? Maybe sing me a song? - [M.A.R.C] What sort of song
would you like me to sing? - Nothing. - [M.A.R.C] Battery
critically low. - What's going on? - [M.A.R.C] I'll have
to shut down soon. - I understand. (alarm beeping) It's green and red. How can it be green and
red at the same time?
- [M.A.R.C] Conserve oxygen. - I just, I just wish, M.A.R.C? I can't stop thinking. I feel like I should
be able to stop now. And you know all I can
think about is gardening with my mother. And that's. Can you help me? I'm so tired. I feel like I just wanna
close my eyes, but I won't. I will keep, I will keep on. You know, for a long time, for my whole life really, I was happy. And proud of who I, or what I was. And then one day, I, it wasn't one day, but
it felt like one day, It just changed. A
nd that day I just, I knew that I could
only live in my work. And all my relationships, I'd just neglect. Somehow, I became cold. And I realized maybe that everybody
feels this way, but I don't even
remember how it felt. How do I feel, what do I feel? Sometimes, I feel separated. If you touch me, you won't know what you have done to me, all of it. (Lilian crying) I'm sorry. (wind howling) (somber music) (dramatic music) (soft music) (snow crunching) - [Robotic Voice]
This is a test. This is a ma
n from
another dimension. (foreboding music) He is looking for something. He is looking for it. (eerie music) (hand pulsing) (crow cawing)
(suspenseful music) An answer will set him free. I got him with the hand. (traffic rumbling) But he does not like to listen. (sirens wailing) He thinks it isn't pain. It isn't. (hand pulsing)
(suspenseful music) (soft music) He's stuck. His friends know the answer. He loves them very much. (phone ringing) I have something to tell him. (suspenseful music) (wav
es crashing) It manifests. But he does not understand. (hand pulsing) (shoe crashing) (gulls squawking) (light music) He cannot speak,
but he can sing. ♪ Whisper from that
lonely secret ♪ ♪ Creeping through the floor ♪ ♪ The happiest I've ever felt ♪ ♪ Was right behind a door ♪ ♪ Little Russian
chairs and tables ♪ ♪ Affected me for more ♪ ♪ I know I've been
here years ago ♪ ♪ I've seen this place before ♪ (crow cawing) He thinks it is what
he leaves behind. He is wrong. (thunder rumbling) It's r
ight in front of him (light music) Love. ♪ Message from myself ♪ ♪ Is waiting far
beyond the stars ♪ ♪ He hums a little melody ♪ ♪ And plays with his toy cars ♪ ♪ A memory he's hardly felt ♪ ♪ An echo from afar ♪ ♪ And falling from
from the darkened sky ♪ ♪ He hands me his guitar ♪ ♪ I can't bear to
think of it any more ♪ ♪ Why is it always
such a goddamn chore ♪ ♪ I can't bear to
open up that door ♪ (door knocking) - [Landlord] Hey man. Someone told me that you're
getting pets in the apartment.
It's against the policy, man. Just try to figure it
out by the weekend. Please. (soft music) - [Robotic Voice]
Some choices are hard. But that's what it is. That's what he is. I know what is best for him. I used to be him. (hand pulsing) Listen to me. (hand pulsing)
(glass shattering) (light music) Someday he will realize that
it's not in the rainbows. (uplifting music) (crow cawing) He doesn't understand it lies. It is time. Show me what you've found. (happy music) Nobody is going
to look at t
hose. It is right in front of you. He gets another chance. (telephone ringing) He wants the call
to mean something. (door knocking) He won't find the
first time ever. Maybe if he went away. This is a test. - Hello? (dramatic music)
Comments
It is amazing that most of the shorts on Dust are so well done you hardly want them to stop. Imagine how much talent we missed over the years when the entertainment "industry" filtered what we could see and who could produce entertainment. Yup, that last video was touching.
I loved the last one best! We could all do with a Max!
Wow, Jewel Staite. I figured she would have been credited in the video description. Great storyline.
That little cute robot, Max, in the last one, so precious. So eager to please. Im not sure why I am crying my eyes out. Very emotional, but so simple.
All were extremely good, but the last part really evoked an emotional response.
That last entry... The daughter's creativity and ingenuity level..? Chess Master! Well played.
That last one hit hard. I'm doing the same thing since she passed. I was gunna build the furniture and she was going to set the decor with her crafts. Years of filling the house. Two weeks ago I bought all my missing wood working tools that I needed to do the job. And last night was my first night in 18 months I went to bed without the bottle. Sober on day 1. I feel she sent me here to see this when I've seen nothing else with her telling me it's going to be alright. I'm f*king bawling. It's time to get to work. Edit: spelling
"This Time Away" How the heck did I miss this one! What a GEM of a short. Left you wanting more (like all good shorts should). Personally a little bot like Max would be SO good for so many seniors.
We all need a Max! ❤❤❤😍🙏🏼 He's the most best AI.
When someone yells "I want to be alone" what they really mean is I need is just a "friend"!
That last story was great!
This time away: I like to imagine the daughter gives cues to the robot such as "Get the scrabble game", "clean up the workshop". It makes more sense than a robot that understands humans so well that it knows exactly what to do.
Now those are Dust episodes that I love.
Well done. ⭐️The last one made me cry. I love how it ended so much. Bravo Dust.
IMO, the final premise in This Time Away was simply that Nigel's daughter wanted to spy on him. So, to accomplish it, she bought the robot and set it up so it could invade his home to allow her to see all that was going on inside. Nigel told the robot,"I like being alone." When I say it, I mean exactly that.
Fun fact: One of the directors of CC has the same first name as the best character played by the actress whonplayed CC.
A tear from CC!!! That is what got me, Wow thank you.
Ritu Arya, second story, had a HUGE roll in The Umbrella Academy (mid-2nd and all of the 3rd season). I like her look, her accent, and she's actually a good actress, not someone they found waitressing at Hooters! Surprised how Dust can get these level actors. Bravo!!
Dust's movie shorts are just enough tim,e to enjoy a movie without having to wait 2 hrs to be dissapointed. The shorts are very well written with the most interesting and reversable characters that i've seen in so called "blockbuster" movies. Good to know that are screenwriters and movie makers that are willing to make "Short and to the point" movies that we can all enjoy.
The last story was brilliant 👍