Sci-Fi Short Film Forever Sleep - DUST
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Date: 2024-04-01
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Comments and reviews: 35
hgpestana
Awesome movie and powerful message. However, I do believe that the ending is a bit selfish and simplistic, in the sense that we're sold the idea that we should always chose life and we're choosing to ignore all the life experiences that one can have and that can justify one believing that living life is not worth it anymore. We've seen number of cases reported in several countries where people are kept alive just for the sake of life, even if their current life experience is horrendous.
I agree that suicide is not something to be taken lightly and we should always strive to help everyone who's on that path but I, for one (and I speak this wholeheartly after living the life I've lived so far) would choose to sleep if I lost my current wife and kid in such a traumatic experience. Don't get me wrong, I love life and love everything that I've experienced and been gifted every day, but I also know what are my bare minimum conditions to keep on living. So I'm in favour of euthanasia, not only when you believe your body is no longer able to support you go on living due to pain and/or sickness, but also when your mind no longer permits you to carry on, since l'd prefer not be alive anymore if it meant to be a shell of what I used to be.
Again, not trying to stir any hate or spark any controversial opinions, just saying that life and living is complex and we cannot simplify everything to a simple premiss that one should chose to carry on living regardless.
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Awesome movie and powerful message. However, I do believe that the ending is a bit selfish and simplistic, in the sense that we're sold the idea that we should always chose life and we're choosing to ignore all the life experiences that one can have and that can justify one believing that living life is not worth it anymore. We've seen number of cases reported in several countries where people are kept alive just for the sake of life, even if their current life experience is horrendous.
I agree that suicide is not something to be taken lightly and we should always strive to help everyone who's on that path but I, for one (and I speak this wholeheartly after living the life I've lived so far) would choose to sleep if I lost my current wife and kid in such a traumatic experience. Don't get me wrong, I love life and love everything that I've experienced and been gifted every day, but I also know what are my bare minimum conditions to keep on living. So I'm in favour of euthanasia, not only when you believe your body is no longer able to support you go on living due to pain and/or sickness, but also when your mind no longer permits you to carry on, since l'd prefer not be alive anymore if it meant to be a shell of what I used to be.
Again, not trying to stir any hate or spark any controversial opinions, just saying that life and living is complex and we cannot simplify everything to a simple premiss that one should chose to carry on living regardless.
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uwillnevahno6837
I met a guy [a Sergeant First Class] while deployed, I quickly recognized he was a true leader. I considered him a mentor and made a concerted effort to learn and apply anything he would teach me when we went out on missions.
One day we crossed paths, something seemed off.
A few days later he entered the latrine, put a round into his own head and they were putting him into a body bag.
A yr or so later I ran into his Lt, we danced around the subject and I could tell it still deeply affected him.
I don't know what I missed, I do know I wasn't trained to spot signs of suicide ideation.
We can never know what's going on in someone's life, their mind and how it influences them.
I do think it's a bold claim to tell everyone to universally choose to live.
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I met a guy [a Sergeant First Class] while deployed, I quickly recognized he was a true leader. I considered him a mentor and made a concerted effort to learn and apply anything he would teach me when we went out on missions.
One day we crossed paths, something seemed off.
A few days later he entered the latrine, put a round into his own head and they were putting him into a body bag.
A yr or so later I ran into his Lt, we danced around the subject and I could tell it still deeply affected him.
I don't know what I missed, I do know I wasn't trained to spot signs of suicide ideation.
We can never know what's going on in someone's life, their mind and how it influences them.
I do think it's a bold claim to tell everyone to universally choose to live.
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SoonGone
So when he was in the box was he trying to end his life or go back to sleep Was the part when he was surrounded by the bleak sea and rocks actually the pod waking him into a dream to ask him if he wanted to continue to sleep or terminate. Oh! Or to terminate the Sleep Forever programme. So in that case he was woken by accident, suicidal ideation hadn't reduced.
It got me thinking a lot for such a short Short. It made me think, for the first time, about maybe looking for an online support group (For some reason that hadn't occurred to me until now. I'd thought about therapy but i don't want a therapist. I want to talk to others that are close to going through with it. And also, hopefully others who've fought their way past it.
Such a good short, thanks.
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So when he was in the box was he trying to end his life or go back to sleep Was the part when he was surrounded by the bleak sea and rocks actually the pod waking him into a dream to ask him if he wanted to continue to sleep or terminate. Oh! Or to terminate the Sleep Forever programme. So in that case he was woken by accident, suicidal ideation hadn't reduced.
It got me thinking a lot for such a short Short. It made me think, for the first time, about maybe looking for an online support group (For some reason that hadn't occurred to me until now. I'd thought about therapy but i don't want a therapist. I want to talk to others that are close to going through with it. And also, hopefully others who've fought their way past it.
Such a good short, thanks.
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KenS1267
I was 12. I knew she was in trouble. She'd been drinking a lot. They'd been fighting. He'd left a couple of days before. I came home from school and there were police cars all over the yard. One of them asked me questions about her. Then he told me she was dead.
My mother committed suicide. It will be 45 years this year. It never stops haunting me.
Please choose life.
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I was 12. I knew she was in trouble. She'd been drinking a lot. They'd been fighting. He'd left a couple of days before. I came home from school and there were police cars all over the yard. One of them asked me questions about her. Then he told me she was dead.
My mother committed suicide. It will be 45 years this year. It never stops haunting me.
Please choose life.
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dust
I'm a Medic. Just got back to the station after confirming the death of a suicide.
The family is inconsolable. There is no money to bury him. Crews have to do things no one should have to do. It was a race against time to save him. We were too late.
Dozens of people are hurt by his choice. And. he's dead.
Like they said, Please Choose Life.
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I'm a Medic. Just got back to the station after confirming the death of a suicide.
The family is inconsolable. There is no money to bury him. Crews have to do things no one should have to do. It was a race against time to save him. We were too late.
Dozens of people are hurt by his choice. And. he's dead.
Like they said, Please Choose Life.
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willsherman1049
Who are you to tell me, or anyone, to live or die We each face our pain, our demons, our emptyness in our own way. Don't make it sound like its about the living left behind. They had their chance to influence the decision and failed. For some, death is an acceptable option.
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Who are you to tell me, or anyone, to live or die We each face our pain, our demons, our emptyness in our own way. Don't make it sound like its about the living left behind. They had their chance to influence the decision and failed. For some, death is an acceptable option.
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DKFilmStudiosLLC
This was a nicely made short film. I really like the message that the film has. The film is short, simple, and straight to the point. It doesn't waste time. It takes the audience on a journey that is emotionally satisfying. A nicely done short film. Really enjoyed it
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This was a nicely made short film. I really like the message that the film has. The film is short, simple, and straight to the point. It doesn't waste time. It takes the audience on a journey that is emotionally satisfying. A nicely done short film. Really enjoyed it
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georget. 6357
If you are struggling, you are not alone, there is always help & hope. Also suggest reading Dr. Viktor Frankl's book Man's Search for Meaning. 2 Lessons: Give your suffering meaning and purpose. People who attempt suicide and survive are happy that they did survive.
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If you are struggling, you are not alone, there is always help & hope. Also suggest reading Dr. Viktor Frankl's book Man's Search for Meaning. 2 Lessons: Give your suffering meaning and purpose. People who attempt suicide and survive are happy that they did survive.
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TimConwayni0h
Great clip and message. It reminds me of the scene in MASH where Colonel potter saves as suicidal man. I'm surprised you used the phrase choose life, though. That's considered hate speech most places any more, but I guess the context was clear enough.
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Great clip and message. It reminds me of the scene in MASH where Colonel potter saves as suicidal man. I'm surprised you used the phrase choose life, though. That's considered hate speech most places any more, but I guess the context was clear enough.
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pauls5745
Choices were Sleep or Terminate, Terminate failed so Sleep Why not default nothing happens, he just lives, awake from then I assume terminate meant death. I don't get it. He chose to die rather than sleep and dream, presumably of the memories. idk.
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Choices were Sleep or Terminate, Terminate failed so Sleep Why not default nothing happens, he just lives, awake from then I assume terminate meant death. I don't get it. He chose to die rather than sleep and dream, presumably of the memories. idk.
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dust
Life sometimes offers little goodness, but it every second alive worths. Present is the moment to do things, to build what your soul will be forever. With God's help your cross could be carry. I am not just saying, i'm testifying what I live.
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Life sometimes offers little goodness, but it every second alive worths. Present is the moment to do things, to build what your soul will be forever. With God's help your cross could be carry. I am not just saying, i'm testifying what I live.
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deanbarnette1602
My heart is still racing after watching this, & that's because I've considered giving up on life before, but I ended up choosing life even though it still hurts to live without the people that I love & lost to death.
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My heart is still racing after watching this, & that's because I've considered giving up on life before, but I ended up choosing life even though it still hurts to live without the people that I love & lost to death.
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BearOnTheMoon
Actually surprised this wasn't the usual pro mortality stuff, that glorifies death and make believe after lifes. Hope you don't get bashed for going against the mainstream.
Thanks for choosing to promote life.
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Actually surprised this wasn't the usual pro mortality stuff, that glorifies death and make believe after lifes. Hope you don't get bashed for going against the mainstream.
Thanks for choosing to promote life.
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chriscooper654
Good approach to the topic. I once seriously considered suicide in my teens. Decades later, I talked a friend back from it. I still struggle with depression, but I know I'll never despair to that extent again.
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Good approach to the topic. I once seriously considered suicide in my teens. Decades later, I talked a friend back from it. I still struggle with depression, but I know I'll never despair to that extent again.
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Virvum_Juggernaut
I require therapy of this form. Nothing else has worked. I’m even resentful of having been inexplicably discovered by my brother and revived by a trauma team after a successful 11mins of clinical death.
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I require therapy of this form. Nothing else has worked. I’m even resentful of having been inexplicably discovered by my brother and revived by a trauma team after a successful 11mins of clinical death.
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burningmanmike
Thank you to those with their hearts in the right place, and with good intentions. Ultimately, it is an individual choice. If I make that choice, I want no intervention. Please allow me that right.
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Thank you to those with their hearts in the right place, and with good intentions. Ultimately, it is an individual choice. If I make that choice, I want no intervention. Please allow me that right.
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rklein
Nice work and a beautiful film. I was confused as to whose memories they were flashing because some were third person viewpoint and others first person, maybe even some second person in there too.
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Nice work and a beautiful film. I was confused as to whose memories they were flashing because some were third person viewpoint and others first person, maybe even some second person in there too.
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user-vn4lm2du6o
I think people should mind their own freaking business. That being said, if you decide to off yourself, you should go away somewhere where nobody has to deal with your mess.
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I think people should mind their own freaking business. That being said, if you decide to off yourself, you should go away somewhere where nobody has to deal with your mess.
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josephusk2787
Very good. A nicely constructed film with an excellent schematic overview of a life and its tragedy. Good acting, camera work, and effective background music.
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Very good. A nicely constructed film with an excellent schematic overview of a life and its tragedy. Good acting, camera work, and effective background music.
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jons1148
People who survived jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge stated that the instant they let loose or jumped off the bridge, they knew they had made a horrible mistake.
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People who survived jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge stated that the instant they let loose or jumped off the bridge, they knew they had made a horrible mistake.
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ZacStracener
thank you for taking the time to watch our film! we’re excited to be featured here on DUST. I’d love to answer any questions you have about the project.
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thank you for taking the time to watch our film! we’re excited to be featured here on DUST. I’d love to answer any questions you have about the project.
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annemckeon6532
This is my understanding of the film: The man is a suicide risk and this therapy of memories made him realise he wanted to live. Is that correct
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This is my understanding of the film: The man is a suicide risk and this therapy of memories made him realise he wanted to live. Is that correct
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MrKim-kv2vv
Wow, such a heavy message. Well done!
I personally would choose to go through the pain only once. Forever sleep is a great place, no dreams.
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Wow, such a heavy message. Well done!
I personally would choose to go through the pain only once. Forever sleep is a great place, no dreams.
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leonestello8519
I'm already in my capsule
Seriously though, Get your own.
Terminate. Terminate. Terminate.
Awe what the Hey, mines broken too
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I'm already in my capsule
Seriously though, Get your own.
Terminate. Terminate. Terminate.
Awe what the Hey, mines broken too
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John-yb8mx
Does Terminate mean to die or does it mean terminate the program If it needs to be explained then the message did not get through to me.
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Does Terminate mean to die or does it mean terminate the program If it needs to be explained then the message did not get through to me.
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kn6ft
Choose life.
Especially today, with the increase in medically assisted suicide is a full 2% of Canada's annual deaths.
Insanity.
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Choose life.
Especially today, with the increase in medically assisted suicide is a full 2% of Canada's annual deaths.
Insanity.
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peterruiz6117
If only pain and anguish could be fixed. Or at least, reduced, with a machine. I would gladly live in a matrix to escape.
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If only pain and anguish could be fixed. Or at least, reduced, with a machine. I would gladly live in a matrix to escape.
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ninahocking5709
A beautiful film, but please when my end of life approaches and I may be suffering, please let me choose to die then. X
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A beautiful film, but please when my end of life approaches and I may be suffering, please let me choose to die then. X
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synchro505
It's time to let go of the cheesy talking computer trope, countdowns and 90s Star Trek computer beep sounds in sci-fi films.
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It's time to let go of the cheesy talking computer trope, countdowns and 90s Star Trek computer beep sounds in sci-fi films.
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BeautyOfGaia
Good that Corona is over. Creatives can again walk around to refresh their mind. To deliver an so far unseen quality.
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Good that Corona is over. Creatives can again walk around to refresh their mind. To deliver an so far unseen quality.
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DeconvertedMan
that is bad wording on the UI - you might be confused by terminate - it should say open pod or something more clear.
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that is bad wording on the UI - you might be confused by terminate - it should say open pod or something more clear.
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user-pi5lz3gs4s
It's possible that a person ready to off themselves may find us annoying for trying to talk them into staying.
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It's possible that a person ready to off themselves may find us annoying for trying to talk them into staying.
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stevenhill3136
Terminate or die option malfunctioned so presumably Sleep should continue. Somehow ends up neither
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Terminate or die option malfunctioned so presumably Sleep should continue. Somehow ends up neither
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OsirisMalkovich
Sisyphus is saved! He lives to roll his boulder up the hill for another day! What a happy ending!
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Sisyphus is saved! He lives to roll his boulder up the hill for another day! What a happy ending!
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andyderksen8455
Absolutely stunning. Easily one of the best productionis - of any length - I've ever seen.
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Absolutely stunning. Easily one of the best productionis - of any length - I've ever seen.
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