Sci-Fi Short Film Concrete - DUST - Starring Ed Harris - Online Premiere
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Date: 2025-11-01
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DrachenGothik666
The whole, shaman or sheep dichotomy got to me. Is the reality that we _think_ we share really real I see the arguments people have about things I think are provable as either simply right or wrong, factual or not, & it astounds me some of the things folks will insist upon believing, despite all evidence to the contrary; things like Young Earth Creationism, Flat Earth, QAnon conspiracies, anti-vaxx, anti-trans, anti-evolution, & so on. They insist that there's scientific evidence, when all they _actually_ have are conjecture, feelings, presuppositions, & a vast amount of ignorance & misinterpretation of data of things they really don't fully understand. They're mostly just spouting buzzwords to sound smart.
This short film reminds me a bit of that world, where a person gets drawn into that kind of thing, only for our hero, it's the opposite: his journey is actually _out_ of the overlaid blindness the bead in his forehead forced him to live in, & now he can see the real world. I was noting how dreary his government-enforced sameness (an allegory on Communism) was: nothing seemed maintained, garbage everywhere, colours muted, as if no one cared enough to take care of anything. Like the chair that was supposed to keep his mother alive, but was likely slowly starving her to death through a malfunction. Then, he meets the obstacle that changes everything: the woman who rips out his implant. Then he meets his mentor: the old man living in the tent in the building. There don't seem to be anything resembling police, or he likely would've been kicked out of there long ago. Seems people are pretty much left to their own devices in this world. Anyway, he starts our hero on his shamanic journey to his personal enlightenment.
I enjoyed this one. Good acting. Well-dressed sets to give the tone of the world. A colour palette that definitely gave you a feel for the environment. Nicely done!
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The whole, shaman or sheep dichotomy got to me. Is the reality that we _think_ we share really real I see the arguments people have about things I think are provable as either simply right or wrong, factual or not, & it astounds me some of the things folks will insist upon believing, despite all evidence to the contrary; things like Young Earth Creationism, Flat Earth, QAnon conspiracies, anti-vaxx, anti-trans, anti-evolution, & so on. They insist that there's scientific evidence, when all they _actually_ have are conjecture, feelings, presuppositions, & a vast amount of ignorance & misinterpretation of data of things they really don't fully understand. They're mostly just spouting buzzwords to sound smart.
This short film reminds me a bit of that world, where a person gets drawn into that kind of thing, only for our hero, it's the opposite: his journey is actually _out_ of the overlaid blindness the bead in his forehead forced him to live in, & now he can see the real world. I was noting how dreary his government-enforced sameness (an allegory on Communism) was: nothing seemed maintained, garbage everywhere, colours muted, as if no one cared enough to take care of anything. Like the chair that was supposed to keep his mother alive, but was likely slowly starving her to death through a malfunction. Then, he meets the obstacle that changes everything: the woman who rips out his implant. Then he meets his mentor: the old man living in the tent in the building. There don't seem to be anything resembling police, or he likely would've been kicked out of there long ago. Seems people are pretty much left to their own devices in this world. Anyway, he starts our hero on his shamanic journey to his personal enlightenment.
I enjoyed this one. Good acting. Well-dressed sets to give the tone of the world. A colour palette that definitely gave you a feel for the environment. Nicely done!
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natp3408
There is a feeling of profound existential fear that afflicts someone who has realised how truly alone they are in their reality.
It is such a cosmic irony that the advanced empathy humans evolved to aid our survival as a social spieces, can enhance the awareness of the predictive, self-editing and often fallible nature of our senses, to such a terrifying degree, that those most enlightened can often feel the most isolated; as well as be effectively weaponised against those who's awareness is less so.
Great use of iconography in this short. Excellent directing and acting. Why did I get The Shining vibes from the bear creature
I'd be keen to see more from this filmaker/production team in future. Keep these coming Dust!
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There is a feeling of profound existential fear that afflicts someone who has realised how truly alone they are in their reality.
It is such a cosmic irony that the advanced empathy humans evolved to aid our survival as a social spieces, can enhance the awareness of the predictive, self-editing and often fallible nature of our senses, to such a terrifying degree, that those most enlightened can often feel the most isolated; as well as be effectively weaponised against those who's awareness is less so.
Great use of iconography in this short. Excellent directing and acting. Why did I get The Shining vibes from the bear creature
I'd be keen to see more from this filmaker/production team in future. Keep these coming Dust!
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agentsnax7115
Spent years drifting amongst the unplugged in places like Slab City. Dust and Ed Harris capture that wild, wise man in his tent the one who’s seen too much of the world, turned inward, and settled into a quiet kind of exile. It feels real in a way I’ve never seen portrayed in film before, like a memory ripped straight out of my head and hidden within a thin layer of science fiction.
I didn’t think I could appreciate Ed Harris more, but this hit hard. It took me back to those years on the road with my mind wide open, chasing meaning through long nights and strange conversations with people living out of time and out of place. This is the best Dust episode yet.
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Spent years drifting amongst the unplugged in places like Slab City. Dust and Ed Harris capture that wild, wise man in his tent the one who’s seen too much of the world, turned inward, and settled into a quiet kind of exile. It feels real in a way I’ve never seen portrayed in film before, like a memory ripped straight out of my head and hidden within a thin layer of science fiction.
I didn’t think I could appreciate Ed Harris more, but this hit hard. It took me back to those years on the road with my mind wide open, chasing meaning through long nights and strange conversations with people living out of time and out of place. This is the best Dust episode yet.
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BlazeMiskulin
I have a general aversion to dystopian stories--mostly because they're usually don't badly and fail to create either sympathetic or empathetic characters (or situations. They're just OMG! Look at how bad it can be.
Despite being set in a dystopian world, this story hooked me enough to keep watching. And I'm glad I did--because the last few seconds showed that it's a story of hope, understanding, and courage to change. That's really difficult to do in 10 minutes.
Thank you for surprising me.
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I have a general aversion to dystopian stories--mostly because they're usually don't badly and fail to create either sympathetic or empathetic characters (or situations. They're just OMG! Look at how bad it can be.
Despite being set in a dystopian world, this story hooked me enough to keep watching. And I'm glad I did--because the last few seconds showed that it's a story of hope, understanding, and courage to change. That's really difficult to do in 10 minutes.
Thank you for surprising me.
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ShadowAceAZ
It seems more and more people are waking up in our world. The revival of Christianity, the people walking away from the Democratic Party, more and more people are observing how much our’s and every government lies to it’s people.
Here’s hoping everyone can unplug from the social media apps long enough to look around and see just how divided governments keep their citizens. It’s the government that should fear the people, not the other way around.
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It seems more and more people are waking up in our world. The revival of Christianity, the people walking away from the Democratic Party, more and more people are observing how much our’s and every government lies to it’s people.
Here’s hoping everyone can unplug from the social media apps long enough to look around and see just how divided governments keep their citizens. It’s the government that should fear the people, not the other way around.
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ModelsExInferis
I spent the whole thing thinking, I've seen that bloke somewhere before. Ed Harris! I only know him from West World mind, but he's a good actor, hell of a scalp to get him for a short!
I really enjoyed this, I could happily watch a feature film off the back of this, see what happens after. Simulation Theory is gaining traction these days, so it'd be interesting to see a modern filmmaker's take on it.
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I spent the whole thing thinking, I've seen that bloke somewhere before. Ed Harris! I only know him from West World mind, but he's a good actor, hell of a scalp to get him for a short!
I really enjoyed this, I could happily watch a feature film off the back of this, see what happens after. Simulation Theory is gaining traction these days, so it'd be interesting to see a modern filmmaker's take on it.
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srivastavautkarsh
Basically this is a suggestive indirect reflection of how we're currently living. (NOT the future)
The Doctored so called news, manipulated social media, unscientific claims made in name of science by huge international organizations to indirectly gain unlimited authority and control, WH0, climate scare and of course C0v1d. welcome to the world of manipulated minds, now considered a norm!
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Basically this is a suggestive indirect reflection of how we're currently living. (NOT the future)
The Doctored so called news, manipulated social media, unscientific claims made in name of science by huge international organizations to indirectly gain unlimited authority and control, WH0, climate scare and of course C0v1d. welcome to the world of manipulated minds, now considered a norm!
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Jason_Rogers25
At first I thought, Wait. this is too quiet for Ed Harris. I thought he was going to go The Rock on us and such.
Ed Harris: A woman with three tits.
DON'T BE A FVCKHEAD!
Baaaaaaaaaaa
Yep, that's our Ed. He's still with us. I love that the vein on his head at 11: 59 also looks like it runs to the object on his head. lol
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At first I thought, Wait. this is too quiet for Ed Harris. I thought he was going to go The Rock on us and such.
Ed Harris: A woman with three tits.
DON'T BE A FVCKHEAD!
Baaaaaaaaaaa
Yep, that's our Ed. He's still with us. I love that the vein on his head at 11: 59 also looks like it runs to the object on his head. lol
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BereanJenn
That woman came along a literally mind raped him. Did she do him a favor or nah And why Interesting concept. Also, Ed Harris is always in projects about the concept that reality is an illusion. A shared illusion. Which is way things look so fake now. We are no longer in agreement about our shared reality. We no longer believe in these fake systems.
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That woman came along a literally mind raped him. Did she do him a favor or nah And why Interesting concept. Also, Ed Harris is always in projects about the concept that reality is an illusion. A shared illusion. Which is way things look so fake now. We are no longer in agreement about our shared reality. We no longer believe in these fake systems.
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aa-km1nk
If everyone turns shaman, who is going to clean the toilets
This is BS. Part of the shamanistic approach requires grounding in baseline reality. You can't build castles in the air without having your feet on the ground.
Cleaning toilets is a basic activity. Toil of the shadouf. :D
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If everyone turns shaman, who is going to clean the toilets
This is BS. Part of the shamanistic approach requires grounding in baseline reality. You can't build castles in the air without having your feet on the ground.
Cleaning toilets is a basic activity. Toil of the shadouf. :D
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Wengaman
we are all sheep, suspended in a common perception and experience enabled by the dot. Take out the dot, all the filters are gone and the world is what it is. Terrifying, diverse, bizarre. You are unprepared, overwhelmed. But now you know. So put the dot in to cope. But now you know.
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we are all sheep, suspended in a common perception and experience enabled by the dot. Take out the dot, all the filters are gone and the world is what it is. Terrifying, diverse, bizarre. You are unprepared, overwhelmed. But now you know. So put the dot in to cope. But now you know.
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mi-rek
Slowly getting there with smart: phone - watch - ring. implant Implant for identification, monitoring and safety; mixed reality goggles for convenience. Agree to upgrade and be compatible, or get out and live like a cave man!
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Slowly getting there with smart: phone - watch - ring. implant Implant for identification, monitoring and safety; mixed reality goggles for convenience. Agree to upgrade and be compatible, or get out and live like a cave man!
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jimwilliams1536
Look, you went to a Grateful Dead concert. You took a lot of acid. You listened to some seriously intense dude in the back of a van. you are now on your first work shift back in the normal world. This is you.
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Look, you went to a Grateful Dead concert. You took a lot of acid. You listened to some seriously intense dude in the back of a van. you are now on your first work shift back in the normal world. This is you.
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MikeBiz2088
This was excellent work, love the story, excellent acting and actors, cool visual effects. Kinda like a dark twilight zone episode. Great work Eli Vidis Newman. Cant wait for more episodes from this series.
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This was excellent work, love the story, excellent acting and actors, cool visual effects. Kinda like a dark twilight zone episode. Great work Eli Vidis Newman. Cant wait for more episodes from this series.
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curtcalfee428
The implant placement (center of forehead) is perfect. The frontal lobes are important for voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions. Queensland Health 2025
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The implant placement (center of forehead) is perfect. The frontal lobes are important for voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions. Queensland Health 2025
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wolfgangfrech5942
Conapt - in the first corridor scene from 2: 15 on the sign above the wall phone. The sign is partially hidden most of the time. Nice Philip K Dick reference, or more generally to 70s SF.
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Conapt - in the first corridor scene from 2: 15 on the sign above the wall phone. The sign is partially hidden most of the time. Nice Philip K Dick reference, or more generally to 70s SF.
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paulnery832
Fantastic movie! What is reality What do we perceive with our five limited senses And what if even those limited senses are limited by some kind of totalitarian government, human or alien
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Fantastic movie! What is reality What do we perceive with our five limited senses And what if even those limited senses are limited by some kind of totalitarian government, human or alien
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nickfosterxx
God, American culture is so boring. If it's not the obligatory death and destruction, or superheros) it's don't believe what is real. You're all fed. Get out more fgs. Make friends.
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God, American culture is so boring. If it's not the obligatory death and destruction, or superheros) it's don't believe what is real. You're all fed. Get out more fgs. Make friends.
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pvtjhon
Congratulations on the great video! I could go on about how this affected me but I've probably already ranted on another video of yours about it. Ha! Thanks for lifting me up!
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Congratulations on the great video! I could go on about how this affected me but I've probably already ranted on another video of yours about it. Ha! Thanks for lifting me up!
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ItsMeMissV369
Sweet, a new DUST and with Ed Harris! (who won me over as my Senator then in The Right Stuff) - thank you all in helping relay the message, great work, I enjoyed this!
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Sweet, a new DUST and with Ed Harris! (who won me over as my Senator then in The Right Stuff) - thank you all in helping relay the message, great work, I enjoyed this!
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