Sci-Fi Short Film "Sol"

Sci-Fi Short Film "Sol" | DUST

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Жыл бұрын

Sol is a story set in a world ravaged by climate change. A mother races to teach her daughter the emergency preparedness that comes with each disaster after experiencing a tragic loss.
"Sol" by Andy Alvarez
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"Sol" Credits:
Paul Armstrong - Executive Producer
Erin Mussolum - Executive Producer
Mike Johnston - Producer
ANDY ALVAREZ - Writer/Director/Producer
MARTIN CALVO - Writer/Producer
Diana Parry - Producer/Director of Photography
Kate McCallum - Producer
Joely Osika - Production Designer
Hayley Sawatzky - Editor
Sean William, Katya Semynova - Composers
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@sisterstar4NM Жыл бұрын

Has anyone noticed DUST FILM'S are more worthwhile and worthy of recognition than Hollywood.

@ieatcaribou7852 6 ай бұрын

Oh God no, I'm not saying Hollywood has done anything lately than boring reboots, but DUST is like Disney quantity over quality. You have to wade through 20 pieces of garbage just to find one decent one.

@justcallmejessz3712 Жыл бұрын

Obviously instinct teaches us to shelter and protect out young. In a situation like this the mother KNOWS there is danger everywhere. So much as she runs ER Drills. But never taking the girl outside when they have the means to do so is selfish and dangerous. Not only should the girl know what is in the vicinity of the shelter but giving her that experience takes away the absolute curiosity. Which led the girl to do it alone. Mom and daughter are (seemingly) alone. So the rule about never ever traveling alone is a bad rule. As the girl points out, SHE travels alone. If mom is hurt or killed on one of her excursions the daughter is alone. And eventually will need to leave the shelter for some reason. Regardless. Great film.

@MatthewElvey Жыл бұрын

And the mom has clearly learned this lesson; see 11:58.

@justcallmejessz3712 Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewElvey I know. I was only speaking to the reasoning not the actual action/correction

@jv-lk7bc Жыл бұрын

so, you're saying theres no classes for being a parent, and they have to figure it out as they go along?

@goldenagenut Жыл бұрын

Some writers and directors are really producing some quality works nowadays. 👍

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

Hey all, the filmmaker of Sol here 🙋🏻‍♀️, let me know if you have any questions , and I’ll do my best to answer! Ps, this was shot pre-pandemic…. And it was shot, edited and made in 8 DAYS. 🤯

@thomasblackburn3953 Жыл бұрын

Well done! Please keep it up.

@johnl4469 Жыл бұрын

Good onya Andy. Great effort..... and you made my eyes leak!

@bigcity2085 Жыл бұрын

There is a relevance since we dumped/clouded leaded gasoline exhaust all over the world for how many decades?.....and notice how crazy this 21st century has been ? There is no acceptable level for lead in the human body, and we(or your parents) sat in traffic just sucking that stuff in.

@lauriejoneswilson5925 Жыл бұрын

@Andy Alvarez What was the inspiration for this short? And BTW, very well done!

@valeriebarlow5773 Жыл бұрын

Excellent movie, so well done. Both actors were outstanding. Thank you!

@rubinbarber6781 Жыл бұрын

Dust network is what SciFi/SyFy uses to be

@LiquidJeM4031 Жыл бұрын

Just found this youtube channel last night and i stayed up all night watching these shorts. Absolutely amazing.

@randylenhart Жыл бұрын

There is a podcast as well. 3 seasons I believe. Good content there as well.

@bryanfogle6672 Жыл бұрын

It's all good til they go woke

@loopslytle Жыл бұрын

Life is more than survival. In the end, they took a step towards living.

@danzap3844 Жыл бұрын

what is Life? sum of your lies?

@venth6 Жыл бұрын

@@danzap3844 life is cum

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

I love that perspective

@danzap3844 Жыл бұрын

@@venth6 or yum.

@ecphorizer Жыл бұрын

Hey Andy, thanks for a fantastic short. You found gold in those two actors. Hoping to see more from you.

@stevenscott2136 Жыл бұрын

So Marisol was so frightened by a grungy old teddy bear that she forgot how to get home? She didn't seem to be trapped or disabled in any way.

@sweetvegan74 Жыл бұрын

I was a bit confused on that too. She just sort of fell down then was lost?

@annemckeon6532 Жыл бұрын

Well I guess panic made her lose her sense of direction. The teddy bear could even have seemed like a real dead animal and she may never have seen death before. Or it may have reminded her of her dad's death. Maybe she saw that happen and that's why she hallucinated over it.

@carameldoll96 Жыл бұрын

She probably hasn't been outside at all. Factor in thick fog and seeing the world as it is vs what she thought it was and seeing a stuffed animal showed her how real it is. Maybe it showed her kids who might have died,and that it could happen to her. Things aren't always real to kids until they see/know it for themselves, nothing like the possibility of death to scare the crap out of you

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

@@carameldoll96 you got it 😜

@kellyjohnson9524 Жыл бұрын

It was probably her teddy bear.

@hilaryc3203 Жыл бұрын

Excellent performance by both actors in their portrayal of a world on the horizon.

@annemckeon6532 Жыл бұрын

Great story. It's amazing how the mother was trying to make everything normal for Mari Sol. She managed to grow lovely, colourful, salad leaves for her breakfast. Parents are brilliant. But the film was about a threshold being crossed. Mari Sol growing up and the mother accepting that.

@pn4775 Жыл бұрын

well put i couldn't have said anything better

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

@@pn4775 i agree! Well put!!

@stampboi_author-writer Жыл бұрын

I couldn't have said it any better

@shawnerz98 Жыл бұрын

Great short film. I enjoyed it. Thought of 38 Special's song, "Hold On Loosely".

@azuloceano Жыл бұрын

Excellent, compelling.

@markeidt6404 Жыл бұрын

A very disturbing view of our possible future. Excellent film, bravo.

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🎉

@JohnInTheShelter Жыл бұрын

This is so well-made. Unlike a lot of short SF films it doesn't just show off that it can have professional production values, it has an interesting and suspenseful story and interesting characters.

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! 🎉

@jamesevans3492 Жыл бұрын

Very Well Done, And Cute . . . :-)

@rickbrasche8781 Жыл бұрын

the first rule is really: "Always Listen to your Mother" :)

@christafarmer9705 Жыл бұрын

Well that was the most gripping 13:11 minutes. That very brief moment at the end made for a great ending. Touché DUST, oh how I love you!

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

Yay!! 🎉

@sunnyorbit Жыл бұрын

Rukiya Bernard. She was good in Van Helsing series.

@ianmiles8635 Жыл бұрын

Breathtaking!!!

@1nerdylegokid Жыл бұрын

I was trying to remember where I've seen Rukiya Bernard from... she played a few small roles in Supernatural she was I the episode The Mentalists in season 7

@darkage5 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that was her on a bunch of seasons of Van Helsing when it was actually a good show. She had been turned prior to the Rising and Axel kept her locked up. After Vanessa woke up she turned her back human again. That played a big part of her character arc.

@Journeyjunckies Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤ awesome

@johnrudy9404 Жыл бұрын

Alien gave us the concept of space travel and science fiction NOT being clean, orderly and comfortable. The portrayal of Nostromo being cramped and generally run down was a key component(for me) I. Delivering a more believable story. The mundane atmosphere of this DUST short does the same. Experience is a hard task master.

@yemarican Жыл бұрын

what if someone from the future sees this and thinks (wow .. they knew it was coming) .. scary

@wayneclarke1727 Жыл бұрын

WOW!! Very impressive to the Maker of this film! Well done! Bravo! The binds that tie! immesurable!

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! ❤️

@thaska6106 Жыл бұрын

You know?.. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there.☀️

@MatthewElvey Жыл бұрын

Every morning it reappears on the horizon for someone looking for it. ☀

@haroldmcbroom7807 Жыл бұрын

Moral of the story, do what your mother says, even if you don't understand why, because whatever you think you're missing out on, she's already been there and knows. Grow and learn for a time when "responsibility" is passed down to you, but as a child, don't rush things when you are too young and unknowledgeable to fix things when they go wrong.

@luddity Жыл бұрын

Because she took the calculated risk of breaking her mom's rule, she will now be able to accompany her mom each time she goes out. That's a huge win for her.

@noeraldinkabam Жыл бұрын

That’s not how brains work, Harold. Also not how progress is made.

@stevenscott2136 Жыл бұрын

@@luddity So the moral is, you get rewarded when you break rules, as long as it's really dangerous! Good parenting, Marisol's Mom! 😁

@timwilkinson2797 Жыл бұрын

Great post H M

@thomasrdiehl Жыл бұрын

I thought it was "give your kids space and make them feel treated fairly so they don't grow so frustrated they will do something stupid. Because they are humans that need interaction and a purpose in life. If you deny a child its autonomy, they will go against you because they will want to break free from the prison you created."

@l.m.892 Жыл бұрын

Nice.

@MatrixDownload5150 Жыл бұрын

Humanity will evolve but be unrecognizable to its predecessors!

@danielrazulay Жыл бұрын

We will be a collective hivemind by the end of this century, mark my words. Brains act as if they are one organ when connected via devices like neuralink.

@alexconti7932 Жыл бұрын

So cool to see the metric system being used in an english film.

@pnemonic Жыл бұрын

... in an American film

@tng2432 Жыл бұрын

Was there a correlation with the found teddy bear?

@dancollado8308 Жыл бұрын

Great chapter:'3

@WhiteDragon689 Жыл бұрын

What is the purpose of survival if there is no humanity left?

@eviljods Жыл бұрын

Surely as long as someone survives there is Humanity, and the chances are if one survived there will be more somewhere. Just a thought :)

@stevenscott2136 Жыл бұрын

There was a news broadcast -- surely they weren't watching recordings of old pre-apocalyptic news. I figured they were just out away from the population centers.

@robertheinkel6225 Жыл бұрын

Hope

@treebeardtheent2200 Жыл бұрын

@@eviljods Your words nailed my first thoughts very precisely.

@sanderfilmes902 Жыл бұрын

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎬🇧🇷

@alexnmendes Жыл бұрын

"Novo normal" é?!

@EggBastion Жыл бұрын

Just because it's there Don't mean you see it anywhere...

@sunshinec.9733 Жыл бұрын

I THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSE SHE GOT TO FAR FROM HOME THE COMPUTER TOLD HER MOM SHE HAD NOT BEEN DETECTED FOR 45 MIN!!??

@meatsackulationscongratula3154 Жыл бұрын

who does it better, dust or black mirror?

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

Wow 🥹

@marcelmoraisluna Жыл бұрын

Sol part2? hope so.

@screamingiraffe Жыл бұрын

Meh.. a small snippet from what would seem to be a full movie. 6/10 just because I'm curious about the history of what transpired and it reminds me of another movie, The Mist

@glen7228 Жыл бұрын

Very good. It just sucked that they went to have breakfast and she missed the very thing she was so desperate to see.

@irfanbanning5393 Жыл бұрын

2:52 A scientist ought to report dates in ISO8601 format, so "2042-02-03".

@DrachenGothik666 Жыл бұрын

Why? How is this relevant to the story?

@irfanbanning5393 Жыл бұрын

@@DrachenGothik666 It builds better immersion when characters talk the way they ought to do.

@PrimitiveInTheExtreme Жыл бұрын

☠🌞☠

@bjb7587 Жыл бұрын

Probably not 20 years in the future (2042), but quite possible in this century. The failure of COP23 right now makes it more likely. BTW, the 1985 cyberpunk dystopian TV show Max Headroom was set "20 minutes into the future". If you haven't seen it, you should.

@rwbyrose7269 Жыл бұрын

Good story

@beautifulfaith9367 Жыл бұрын

Very good, hope there is a next chapter!

@norb6492 Жыл бұрын

I expected the team up ending, yet it still was well done. However, don't understand the final frames of the plant at all.

@ketocutie2981 Жыл бұрын

I think we are supposed to focus on the flaming light in the background.

@norb6492 Жыл бұрын

@@ketocutie2981 What I (inaccurately) saw was the plant glowing like some weird special effect. Rewatching I saw better the light hitting the plant. Thanks for the pointer.

@unocson9359 Жыл бұрын

Very good. Who was the cast, I didn't see them listed?

@graywalkerjoin3rdparty74 Жыл бұрын

If they are living in a hard scrabble life in a post apocalytic world, where do they find the time to put their hair in such tight braids?

@gryphonshire Жыл бұрын

Those of us with hearing impairment would appreciate closed captioning.

@EggBastion Жыл бұрын

[spray bottle hissing] [cup clattering] *_( they're up ; )_*

@briand7731 Жыл бұрын

Do you not have the CC button in the right side menu between the Autoplay slider and the "Settings" gear icon?

@meat-hook Жыл бұрын

That the lady from Van Helsing?

@andyalvarez7098 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@allgrudge Жыл бұрын

Reeeettooooo

@sunshinec.9733 Жыл бұрын

IM SORRY 43 MINS 😆 🤣 😂

@pegefounder Жыл бұрын

03:10 US makes progress, at last they changed to SI system.

@azbidotch Жыл бұрын

this is a typical American story: people behave irrational and emotional, which ensues in a drama that could have been avoided in the first place. Hollywood Sci-Fi follows normally the same pattern: a non-professional crew brings people into problems, which is followed by panic, emotion, and more irrational behavior. In the end there is a happy end by sheer luck of incidents.

@HumpX Жыл бұрын

Dust movies are becoming less and less worth the time investment to watch them. Sol is a perfect example

@mikekennedy4572 Жыл бұрын

I hope this isnt the earth's future. Scary to think about.

@treebeardtheent2200 Жыл бұрын

Well the accuracy record of the world's new fear-mongers is pretty dismal ... it's nil. Legit fears are still very old school and basic, not apocalyptic.

@makrohrd Жыл бұрын

2:17: A wrench is used to tighten or loosen nuts. Now look at the size of that wrench and the size of the machine (stirling motor with some cables?). Any nuts in the right size present? Please: Do consult an engineer and do not mess up all the details. You did have a pretty good idea for a short film. You know how to create the right mood. You tell a story. You ruin it, messing up all that technical details. Btw: What's the purpose of that random microscope @2:35? Next time: Get the irrelevant things right and make your project a gem!

@makrohrd Жыл бұрын

I feel the same

@makrohrd Жыл бұрын

Mee to

@makrohrd Жыл бұрын

Don't call me a split person ;-)

@stevenscott2136 Жыл бұрын

Maybe that represents that the mom has done a terrible job teaching Marisol any mechanical skills?

@bigsarge2085 Жыл бұрын

✌️✌️

@emzywillrich7243 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@douglas9607 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@AlexTrusk91 Жыл бұрын

Hard to imagine an operational government in a scenario where it's impossible to stay alive outside without the help of a hazard suit

@AlexTrusk91 Жыл бұрын

Forget to say: better then Hollywood 🖖

@GeorgeBenedictBaldwin Жыл бұрын

oxygen at 100, change to AIR. any welder will have a problem with oxygen. or NASA whatevertherecalled.

@MRCRAZYSCOTTY Жыл бұрын

We are groot 💪

@MAILLADY2010 Жыл бұрын

Very well done. Would love to see more!

@ieatcaribou7852 6 ай бұрын

SPOILER for this absolutely NOT sci-fi mess: Just what every viewer wants, a mother who's a complete jerk and let her husband die and a child that doesn't listen and makes dumb decisions (like not going back to her house when in trouble). If you want more than 3% thumbs up next time maybe you'll create likable characters.

@phillipayoung10 Жыл бұрын

10+ A+ sequel?

@chrisrusso4904 Жыл бұрын

Post apocalyptic world where everything appears dead and atmosphere is apparently bad enough to need space suits and oxygen. “So, what do you want for breakfast?”

@jv-lk7bc Жыл бұрын

is there any of dad left?

@jv-lk7bc Жыл бұрын

now we know what really happened to him..

@telumatramenti7250 Жыл бұрын

At this age she should be solving far more complex physics problems. I know I was.

@user-xn4uf4wl9f Жыл бұрын

The only idea I have after watching - you need a good script writer...

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@LittleEvilPenguin Жыл бұрын

more please.

@danzap3844 Жыл бұрын

FY Edison

@gjnbouwmeester5860 Жыл бұрын

Trying to be 'square' with that picture frame..?!

@dhm7815 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, not getting it.

@jv-lk7bc Жыл бұрын

hella acting

@KINDLY7 Жыл бұрын

🪐

@Thomas_jefferson69 Жыл бұрын

Winners and losers will be decided by how much ammo they have.,

@Briefguyy Жыл бұрын

The mother is rather hypocritical. Dont travel alone, yet she does all the time. No wonder the kid rebels a bit. Not a likable character

@gilbertwilliams7256 Жыл бұрын

When I think about not having the precious gift of a child @ 49yrs of age I quickly remember the world I would leave them. The world of deniers accepting truth of BIG OIL and BIG COIL denying our world destruction. I begin to think I don't want my child or grands living in the world clearly coming forthwith in self destruction

@gilbertwilliams7256 Жыл бұрын

@@ChickensAndGardening Seems as though mannkind has not learned our lesson

@gilbertwilliams7256 Жыл бұрын

@@ChickensAndGardening Well let's hope you're right that this is history repeating. Not a doomsday to man's extinction.

@hendrixfan08721 Жыл бұрын

Almost every 10 or 20 years it's a different dooms day scenario. In the 60's it was Atomic bombs in Cuba, we'd hide under our school desk drill which if a bomb dropped wouldn't matter. Then there was Global Warming, oceans would rise, flood NYC 100 ft of water. Never happened. Or the Earth would freeze. Now it's Climate Change because Global Warming was too specific. Climate Change covers everything. Seems thought the politicians every few years comes out with a new world destruction scenario if you don't vote for them. Funny, they get richer, buy homes on the ocean. Fly in their private jets everywhere. Climate Change. Right, it changes from winter to spring then summer, Fall and then winter again. Hurricanes are about the same. Just more destruction because more people building more buildings to be ripped apart by the storm. Drives up the damages. Makes it sound more destructive. But give the politicians more money and they can fix it. Right? They will all fly from around the world to a Climate Change meeting. Then tell us we must buy electric cars. Which I'm sure they are heavily invested in. Getting richer at our expense This world will gone on. Climate changes all of the time. It's called Season and weather. I've noticed that Hollywood injects the Climate Change narrative into videos and movies and tv shows . Gently brainwashing

@HeathLCK Жыл бұрын

I thought I'd come back to check....Sure enough....."woke". Such a shame.

@Stars1gma Жыл бұрын

Second comment

@SynthoidSounds Жыл бұрын

Various versions of a dystopic future have been portrayed by many, but this is particularly bleak. 2043 or whenever it is . . . well, hey, better start investing in survival gear and existence enhancement supplies. Meanwhile, nicely produced, the quality bar of these selections offered by DUST keeps getting raised to new heights, this is just such an example. The ragged teddy bear she found triggered past memories? Not sure why she suddenly panicked and remained frozen at the "tree fortress" . . .

@DrachenGothik666 Жыл бұрын

She got turned around in the fog and her GPS was damaged when she had tripped so she couldn't find her way back.

@scotthultin7769 Жыл бұрын

964👍's up thank you for sharing

@PhillipBlanton Жыл бұрын

I like Dust, but this one was ... meh. I didn't care about the characters and didn't care about the story. Then it was over. ☹

@LiveWildandFree37 Жыл бұрын

Ho hum. Boring, no surprise wild ending. Hope the next one is better.

@jayflow7949 10 ай бұрын

This is By Far The Worst Shirt Movie I’ve Ever Watched….

@angelenathomas-scruggs4308 Жыл бұрын

Sorry not that good to me

@kevinkall8547 Жыл бұрын

At the end, the mother does the worst thing she can do in front of her child, and that is weep. Kids pick up on this and mirror it for no reason.

@dot-hubbard-i-luv-my-beretta Жыл бұрын

Greetings Kevin, I dont known why but your comment seemed to come from, waaaay over there. Not right or wrong, I was just shuffling around in my head, the films meaning, what I can understand, and coming fo comments for insights.. and yours just made me say, what?? So she paused. 📺