Sci-Fi Short Film "The Simulation"

Sci-Fi Short Film "The Simulation" | DUST

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Жыл бұрын

An insomniac young woman from another universe generates an AI to alleviate her guilt and finally get some rest.
"The Simulation" by Faye Fillingham
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"The Simulation" Credits:
Agatha - Molly Mcnerney
John - Emmanuel Berthelot
Director - Faye Fillingham
Writer - Faye Fillingham
Producer - Kenny McCracken
Producer - Rebecca Lunato
Director of Photography - Kenny McCracken
Editor - Faye Fillingham
Composer - Vanessa James
Radio DJ - Melissa Vaughn
Radio advert - Nick Denton
Man in club - Louis Charnaud
Woman in club - Faye Fillingham
Animated character -Troy W. Hudson
1st Assistant Director - Morenike Besan
Props Design - Peter Harris
1st Assistant Camera - Joseph Felix Guez
Gaffer - Jonathan Nicol
Spark - Rob VonGlas
Sound Recordist - Cassandra Rutledge
Sound Editor - Seosaimhin-Comfort Gleason
Dialogue Editor - Gillian Dodders
Sound Mixer - Robert Malone
Costume Design - Gresham Blake
Stylist - Stephanie Teraned Simmons
Dress maker - Snezana Citakovic
Production Assistant / Stills - Louis Charnaud
Animation - Faye Fillingham
Visual Effects Editor - Aslan Steel
Colourist - Kenny McCracken
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@skun406 Жыл бұрын

3:40 "How do people do X?" - "I wouldn't know, I'm a computer program". Roll credits.

@thaska6106 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations to Faye Fillingham, to Molly Mcnerney, to Emmanuel Berthelot, to Kenny Mccracken and to Rebecca Lunato. This fast-paced soup of emotions, feelings and reactions has completely knocked me out. It perfectly links the dualism between good, evil, resentments and reflection with a constant light-hearted comedy. It is very impressive how hooked you are watching the short film from the first second to the last, and yes, it has been short for me. I am convinced that we have all deeply felt the final disconnection on her part from that mischievous, knowing that it was the end of a great performance. I loved the sound effects (brilliant music notes), the costumes (not sure) and the computer. Thank you very much for sharing The Simulation.

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm so so glad you enjoyed it. This is such a lovely comment and I'm sure the cast will appreciate it!

@alijay Жыл бұрын

SO GOOD!

@thaska6106 Жыл бұрын

@@zenkiddo4136 Thanks a lot Zen Kiddo 🙂.

@thaska6106 Жыл бұрын

@@alijay Thank you very much Sir 😊.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, hope you enjoyed the film! The team and I would love to hear your thoughts about it and if you have any questions! Thanks for watching xx

@billmurray7473 Жыл бұрын

Do you think this could work as a Netflix miniseries? It's One Step Up The Ladder 🪜 from MORK & MINDY and BIG BANG THEORY. A new wrinkle in sitcoms.

@mynameispremo Жыл бұрын

Hi Zen K. I’m a bit confused by the title. I get that the man is a product of the simulation; but, the overarching story seems to stem from the mad scientist’s bi-polar creation going awry. Nice film overall and def entertaining. Thank you.

@SuperWittleGuy Жыл бұрын

THOROGHLY enjoyed! See my comment below! :)

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

@@billmurray7473 Agatha bringing back evil people from throughout history to discuss ethics and other fun topics? The Midnight Gospel podcast style meets Bill and Ted? Just give me the money! haha.

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

@@mynameispremo Hey Ray, I do get where youre coming from with that. We went back and forth with titles but this is the one that seemed to outline the concept and fit the genre's the best! Got any suggestions? Would love to hear them. Really glad you liked it!

@n3r3sh77 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Anderson. You're the chosen one. I wonder where they got that lol

@n3r3sh77 Жыл бұрын

Awesome short tho

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

@@n3r3sh77 I spent way too long putting easter eggs in there tbh haha. Really glad you enjoyed it!

@FirstnameLastname-qp3qn Жыл бұрын

Very entertaining, and good acting. I loved the 70's tv title and sound, When Agatha shakes her head and tiny bells are heard, I just fell off my chair! Congrats.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@donm5354 Жыл бұрын

0:10 Moral of the story... its a bad idea to buy your deep discount Sociopathic Homicidal Clones from CLONES, CLONES, CLONES even if they are at a deep discount....🤣 I wouldnt mind seeing a sequel to find out what happens next.... does she go into POLITICS?😆

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Haha. She does seem like the type!

@stevenscott2136 Жыл бұрын

Ironic that she wanted to know how people can casually do bad things to others, while casually erasing a sapient entity's entire home world to save room for her music files. It's all a matter of perspective.

@Dazza_Doo Жыл бұрын

Mad Respect for that classic watch :D

@SynthoidSounds Жыл бұрын

Definitely . . . quirky. Threads of seemingly intense existential ponderings, the very fabric of existence woven into a hopelessly silly but very clever leap through a retro-futuristic vortex of a parallel universe. Unique would be an understatement, but very fun to watch. All of the aesthetics were perfectly matched . . . the cheesy outfits, computer game box, twinkling background music, etc., and of course, the characters! But the mystery lingers, who was the real clone? Of course, I can guess, but no spoilers here, you'll just have to watch to find out.

@hewleith3215 Жыл бұрын

Love the visual style... but the star of the show was the Kubrick-style computer. Props to the prop-maker who made it!

@kevinth66 Жыл бұрын

To be honest, I was hating it at the beginning. But it got better. And better! Fantastic ending. Interesting twist on so many sci-fi shorts that take a very normal world and add one bit of tech that we don't have yet, in that this one uses two specific bits of tech and integrates them into a very succinct storyline. Nice!

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@jasonwall7751 Жыл бұрын

The title music at the beginning reminded me of Killer Clowns from Outer Space. And that was the best bit.

@colonelhermesl.1710 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant and entertaining, I can't believe how many snack size good movies I find in this channel! The actors did a super good job, very comical in some parts, and the director really managed to create a new, absurd world in a few minutes (not so easy, sometimes short movies have the problem of unclear background and plot because of the lack of time to explain). Bravo!

@horton9623 Жыл бұрын

My favorite of the last 5 years of Dust shorts.

@donkenmuir9504 5 ай бұрын

Well done. Worth watching. Good movie. Need more Of this Full length film. Please

@ultraultra6726 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely fascinating!!! I loved every thoughtful moment of it!

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@JeanDAVID Жыл бұрын

they go through anything but the floor !!!!

@SuperWittleGuy Жыл бұрын

Oh this was some creepy, dark goodness right here! I liked it! LOL! Nicely done! As always with these gems, I wish it was longer, with greater character and story development... A guy can dream, right? :p

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Hey, So so glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully, we set the mood for the scary season! Man, I wish it was longer too. The number of fun jokes I had to cut to get it down to something that was considered "short enough" was a little heart braking!

@SuperWittleGuy Жыл бұрын

@@zenkiddo4136 LOL, I can only imagine. But hey, totally entertaining regardless! Thanks!

@zenokarlsbach4292 Жыл бұрын

Anything better than the war in Ukraine.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@t.me_s_petizioni_2220 Жыл бұрын

@@zenokarlsbach4292 Bravo! Anxhe per essa c'è un personaggio artificiale (Z) che crede o finge di non essere malvagio! Estratto da una serie televisiva, si muove in modo allucinante. Però, a differenza che in questo video, ha soggiogato gli Usa e i suoi satrapi.

@donkenmuir9504 5 ай бұрын

The ending is very good

@kimchiman1000 Жыл бұрын

Clever.

@ricrandmfx Жыл бұрын

GREAT SHORT!! It's clever, creative & fun. Tough to say what I liked most without ruining it. Let's just say it might surprise the viewer. Keep up the good work 👏

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@ricrandmfx Жыл бұрын

@@fishhookstudiosI am certainly willing to do that!

@endrankluvsda4loko172 Жыл бұрын

The sound design on this was fantastic!

@Rippypoo Жыл бұрын

OK. At the very least, this was interesting. And we did find out who was the clone and who was original recipe. Well done.

@ricardioscarbonara102 Жыл бұрын

She's gorgeous, and a good actress, I enjoyed this

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@mandolinic Жыл бұрын

Great film. Loved the twist at the end.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@bryanfogle6672 Жыл бұрын

Loved it!!! Reminded me of Tales From the Crypt 👍👍👍

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

This is a huge compliment. Thank you.

@kelsey5410 Жыл бұрын

I know this is nitpicking but how could he punch through the chair yet bang on the floor when he fell?

@bjb7587 Жыл бұрын

You're right. Nitpicking. Or maybe this answer. Since this is a skit about a world that does not exist, the director can portray that world any way he/she wants.

@kelsey5410 Жыл бұрын

@@bjb7587 "he/she"? Wow, you just excluded the creators gender if they identify as non binary by assuming they identify as a he or a she. Please try not to be a bigot @BJB

@bjb7587 Жыл бұрын

@@kelsey5410 Old habits die hard. But you calling me a bigot based on that bit of evidence reveals more about you than me. Strive to be better. And less pedantic.

@mandielou Жыл бұрын

@@bjb7587 usually the ones accusing others of something are the ones who are actually doing it themselves. Sounds like Kelsey is a bigot herself or has some strong prejudices that she's has guilty about) We have hundreds of thousands of bigots now, some are unknowingly being bigoted (overly compassionate, bigotry of low expectations, affirmative action, segregated activities, equity etc), and many of them know what they are but are screaming the loudest and calling everyone else bigots when they can't win an argument \debate. Cowards

@goddessmelanisia Жыл бұрын

Program parameters.

@unocson9359 Жыл бұрын

Loved it, Just loved it.

@PrimitiveInTheExtreme Жыл бұрын

WoW!!!

@hidefmatt Жыл бұрын

Great stuff., made me laugh, both actors played their parts perfectly, and the comments are also a laugh - all the people who have no idea how easy it is to simulate bounding conditions for a base level floor and not every piece of furniture in the apartment.. muppets.

@raphlvlogs271 Жыл бұрын

simulations can come in many different forms in sci fi

@b-radsadventures6846 Жыл бұрын

Loved it!

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@odanesolomon8683 Жыл бұрын

Smh cold 👍

@jenesisjones6706 Жыл бұрын

Clever! 🙃

@okancanarslan3730 Жыл бұрын

good plot twist at the and

@RWU3125 8 ай бұрын

lol, that noisy ad in the beginning is almost as loud as the voice that says: SUBSCRIBE TO DUST at the end of each short 😂.

@mikeheffernan Жыл бұрын

Hooked me, well done, film makers, very entertaining.

@SylerHusky Жыл бұрын

This was great! All the Matrix vibes, but a cool new story line. Filming was great and all done primarily within one location with wonderful lighting. I was a little mehhhh when the protagonist hero when to villain so quickly, but I get the idea and still thumbs up.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@eddiepitts Жыл бұрын

I loved this film!

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@norb6492 Жыл бұрын

Too Real!

@robm7543 Жыл бұрын

That was very good.

@mizu_the_floatzel Жыл бұрын

So this what the Sims 5 is going be like lol

@AlexTrusk91 Жыл бұрын

Gives about the same existancial criss Westworld gave me, and in just 10 minutes, genius!

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

hahaha sorry...

@AlexTrusk91 Жыл бұрын

@@zenkiddo4136 It was way more time-eeficient for that sake tho :D

@AlexTrusk91 Жыл бұрын

Your film fits well into the grant sheme of dust "better and more creative than most of hollywood". SOme day i wanna publish something too and would be glad if I reach half your level of quality. It was great and i even plan to show it to guests to see their reaction too. All seem to did a great job on this project, 10/10

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@AuthenticDarren Жыл бұрын

Good one.

@truejim Жыл бұрын

I don’t like most DUST videos. I liked this one. Well acted, well directed, nicely edited, sets & lighting were on point, good costuming…well done.

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@Insightful_Inquiries Жыл бұрын

Great concept, and execution! (no pun intended)

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@raghavishnu2899 Жыл бұрын

It's awesome

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@TimmyMoza Жыл бұрын

Made me smile. Good vid.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@MrSubsound90 4 ай бұрын

This way you can scar sentient beings personally instead of trolling youtube and hoping.

@tablescissors67 Жыл бұрын

I liked it! The acting was brilliant.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@creamrising Жыл бұрын

How do people do bad things and not feel bad about them? Two ways. They either know not what they do or they are dead inside already.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@bobalicious2696 Ай бұрын

So, is this a casual warning about cloning? Did the cloning process mutate a gene that had a very serious side effect? Or was the "intent" always within the original and the cloning process brought it to the forefront?

@bradleyhiggs3824 Жыл бұрын

Damn, this was really good

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@sysfx Жыл бұрын

Beware tech that helps banalize evil and elude responsibilit/guilt. (Misuse is not a consequence of technology, it is inherent to human thoughts and acts.)

@edition-deluxe Жыл бұрын

Dope af, straight genius level, banger--from start to finish, perfection!

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

Wow, thankyou!

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@pasindumadusanka6215 Жыл бұрын

@prettybrowneyze9133 Жыл бұрын

Can everyone please stop focusing on why he stops at the floor 😂😂

@durasaxon5131 Жыл бұрын

Very possibly The commentary on our present day society and what is next for us as a species? This is rewarding? Ha ha

@ryan8374 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Anderson with red and blue pills.

@JasonGillman Жыл бұрын

hahaha brutal!

@barrahart Жыл бұрын

... Yep.

@Dazza_Doo Жыл бұрын

Super Bad Person, forgot Mum's birthday (Err, I do that all the time) - Add me to the list 😂

@BlueScreenOfDead Жыл бұрын

ok,, this was creepy, but funny to.

@Len5 Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@Leandro-X.2024 Жыл бұрын

Could someone explain to me how is it he isn't falling through the ground???

@spinne0007 Жыл бұрын

when will follow part 2 ?

@tribulationprepper787 Жыл бұрын

Definitely mirrors the sick, disgusting world we live in today.

@donp3997 Жыл бұрын

How come he falls thru the chair but stops at the floor?

@dbp192000 Жыл бұрын

wouldn't he go through the floor as well?

@ieatcaribou7852 6 ай бұрын

It was ok, a 6 out of 10, but honestly I just enjoy reading all of the sucking up comments by the film students who have to watch and comment on these. They never give one tiny bit of constructive criticism. They just slob the knob of each creator. Let's be honest, DUST has and always will be like Disney, it's all about quantity over quality with them.

@ShawnLH88 Жыл бұрын

Why is the computer from the 1980s but the AI software is from 2180? So weird

@adilsongoliveira Жыл бұрын

The Matrix by Robert Crumb? 😁

@Time.and.Spoons Жыл бұрын

I would have preferred if she was talking to a clone who had a different life experience about how to feel better about killing the guy. Much more interesting

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

That is a really cool idea

@nicolaphenixborgonon5723 Жыл бұрын

But that wasn't the finality! It's a brilliant hawk... Us women are representative as closer to "Good" and that's of course what we expected... Comes out she's worse than him (and for many reasons, I mean she starts by stealing His Life etc....). In such a short film there is Much to think about, hmm? Bravo to the creators

@nicolaphenixborgonon5723 Жыл бұрын

Awful but as a female myself I exploded in laughter 😃. Good job "guys?" !!

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

So so glad haha. Thanks!

@syn4441 Жыл бұрын

😂👏👏👏👏

@shivprasadsolanke6001 Жыл бұрын

Ohhh, buddy you are reading this comment because I have programmed you right now.I mean in 2203.

@jancarlperez109 Жыл бұрын

Mr meseeks

@dad2jmcnb Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved it - except for that last line. It was fine on it's own but it kind of broke the logic of the story for me. Would go into details but it would get a bit spoilery.

@fishhookstudios Жыл бұрын

Indie Filmmaker chasing dreams! Would love ya to the astro-plains if you watched my short horror comedy!

@boonwolf9266 Жыл бұрын

Lol unexpected

@Hammncheeez Жыл бұрын

How come he doesn't fall throught the floor:)

@baabaaer Жыл бұрын

Maybe the floor is the only thing given rigidbody in the simulation. Like in Unity, you know.

@martintrapper5366 Жыл бұрын

He's a fruit, he punches at girls.

@stephenvincent4706 Жыл бұрын

Can’t touch a chair but can stand and lie on the floor. Little bit inconsistent I would say.

@goktengri92 Жыл бұрын

No, it should be a little more impressive and more believable

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

So sorry you didn't enjoy it. Unfortunatly we were working with a very small budget and couldn't afford to do anything grander than this. Hopefully we will on the next one. As for believable... Film making is all make-believe and surely that's part of the fun?

@bgmesa6902 Жыл бұрын

Clones hey

@charmainlareau6452 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@coachingfortoday7143 Жыл бұрын

So let me get this straight... she got advice on how to be a normal woman? Not much of a stretch now is it?

@NathanTeaches Жыл бұрын

Trite.

@XRobinson Жыл бұрын

There's something darker lurking in the background, looks like no men or reproduction in the future.

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

haha I have no clue where you're reading that

@Voidsworn Жыл бұрын

It's not our universe and it's only the inside of a house, likely the house of the original person that is dead at the table. So there is little to derive that from what is presented.

@XRobinson Жыл бұрын

@@zenkiddo4136 women kills her clone, there is no man but the one AI invented by the machine, says it even though the whole world isn't there for our inspection, the clues are in the details of what she is doing with AI and the world generator. To me anyway it's clear and implied even if it's not directly stated. Why does she have a clone and why does she live alone with it?

@XRobinson Жыл бұрын

@@Voidsworn read below, haha yes there is, or above.

@zenkiddo4136 Жыл бұрын

These are good questions tbh. I would like to find out whats outside for sure.

@yebolact2918 Жыл бұрын

Sticker 🐑🍾🚬👩‍👦‍👦🤙📻🏁🐸🌡️

@pantarei8382 Жыл бұрын

pretty good analogi for how hyppocritical women are of their own behaviour vs mens behaviour

@tefinnegan5239 Жыл бұрын

It was annoying until one minute before the end. Overall... meh.

@joshuakarr-BibleMan Жыл бұрын

Everybody thinks they're not bad people, but we are all deserve to go to Hell. Jesus is God. He died so we don't have to go to Hell. We have to recognize our peril, and then ask Jesus to forgive us. We will still be wretched, sinful flesh, but at least we won't go to Hell for it.

@PreApocalypseJitters Жыл бұрын

disappointing and predictable but enjoyed the color scheme. generating an AI to understand why bad people do bad things....that's a crackerjack prize gimmick without the caramel stink but just as worthless. And as soon as you see the woman lying at the table, you KNOW it's a clone. C'mon. Too damned obvious.

@TheGreenNewSteal2025 Жыл бұрын

Honestly I was both bored and irritated at the acting and the storyline. Just a miserable ten minutes that I can’t get back. It wasn’t deep or insightful, but it was original. Of course the U.S. Patent Office is full of original ideas that are utterly worthless. Oh well, thanks for trying.