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DUST

2017

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IRIS
Episode 15 min2017-01-05

IRIS

How much should we let technology control? Attack drones stop listening to commands and begin targeting all humans.

Trial
Episode 215 min2017-01-07

Trial

A pioneering mind transfer procedure offers a quadriplegic soldier the chance of a new life... but at a terrible cost.

Auroras
Episode 33 min2017-01-12

Auroras

Miles of separation cannot break their bond. Lovers face their unexpected separation.

The Black Hole
Episode 43 min2017-01-14

The Black Hole

An office drone (Napoleon Ryan) finds a mysterious piece of paper that allows him to pass through solid objects, so he takes advantage of this new power.

Planet Unknown
Episode 59 min2017-01-19

Planet Unknown

Facing global resource depletion, mankind sends out Space Rovers to find potentially inhabitable planets.

Singularity
Episode 68 min2017-01-21

Singularity

In the midst of a war between humans and sentient androids, a Delta Force team must battle a dangerous enemy to rescue the US President.

The Chamber
Episode 76 min2017-01-26

The Chamber

Upon entering an omniscient technological device known as “The Chamber,” a man is presented with multiple projections of himself - from his past memories, to his own digital avatars, and beyond..

Zari
Episode 818 min2017-01-28

Zari

A dog sees more in the household helper robot, and the robot begins to attain sentience as it observes the family with their pet dog.

2084
Episode 93 min2017-02-02

2084

In the year 2084, the fate of mankind will rest in the hands of a total moron.

Metaman
Episode 104 min2017-02-04

Metaman

Planet Earth is invaded by the evil organization known as "The Triangle Gang", who wants to establish terror and rule our planet. Driving to their first target of destruction, the Triangle Gang doesn't know that they will have to reckon with Metaman Gatsu, the last cosmo-fighter and defender of humanity.

Robots of Brixton
Episode 116 min2017-02-09

Robots of Brixton

Certain robots are treated as second class citizens, facing harassment from figures of authority, leading to a revolt. It serves as a grim reminder of the way history has a way of repeating itself.

Future Boyfriend
Episode 1210 min2017-02-11

Future Boyfriend

A woman's date takes a strange turn when the man she's been seeing reveals his strange backstory.

Temple
Episode 138 min2017-02-16

Temple

2045 A.D. A new genetic disease is causing humans to reject their own organs. Cybernetic enhancements are the only means to survive. One desperate man (Osric Chau) is forced to steal cybernetic implants to save an innocent life.

Hello World :)
Episode 1419 min2017-02-18

Hello World :)

A young woman has the power to change a futuristic society controlled by an evil corporation.

Time Trap
Episode 158 min2017-02-23

Time Trap

Marooned on a dead Earth, a lone space traveller must delve into the planet’s history in order to find his way home.

Mis-Drop
Episode 1612 min2017-02-25

Mis-Drop

300 years in the future, a forensic accountant reviews the video stream from one mercenary's drop-pod which has been damaged during the initial stages of a colonial invasion.

Sync
Episode 177 min2017-03-02

Sync

An advanced data courier called Sync delivers a dangerous package.

Jonah
Episode 1814 min2017-03-04

Jonah

2 friends, 1 giant fish, and the photo that changed their world.

In The Pines
Episode 198 min2017-03-09

In The Pines

Simultaneously an exploration of nature and psyche, "In the Pines" documents a young woman's hunt for extraterrestrial meaning.

James
Episode 2010 min2017-03-11

James

A recently disabled 11-year-old boy constructs a fantasy world around his affliction to defeat his tormentors at school and heal his fractured family before they separate permanently.

The Bug
Episode 214 min2017-03-16

The Bug

Set in a landscape which combines London’s brutalist architecture with CG-generated skyscrapers, the new short film by Factory Fifteen for The Bug's Function / Void sees the daily, monotonous routine of its protagonist suddenly and inexplicably start to crumble.

Forty Three Thousand Feet
Episode 228 min2017-03-18

Forty Three Thousand Feet

When statistician John Wilkins is sucked out of a plane at 43000 feet, he calculates that he has exactly 3 minutes and 48 seconds before he hits the ground.

Caleb
Episode 2315 min2017-03-23

Caleb

To contend with the bullies at school, 9-year-old Caleb decides to 3D print himself. Back home there's confusion, discord and reshuffled schedules...But maybe this is just what his family needs? With humor at its heart, CALEB is a fundamentally human story about family dynamics and the inevitability of moral dilemmas in the face of advancing technology.

World War
Episode 244 min2017-03-25

World War

A war between 2 robots fight for the fate of the world while a bomb ticks away ready to explode.

Love, Lots of It
Episode 2510 min2017-03-30

Love, Lots of It

A Woman arrives on a barren highway where a mysterious Man waits, as he always has. He has things to offer, and she has things to trade, but what to choose?

Doubles
Episode 2618 min2017-04-01

Doubles

When two universes collide and create exact duplicates of both people and inanimate objects on a single version of Earth, a hopeless romantic finds himself able to win the heart of his dream girl's double.

We Only Attack Ourselves
Episode 274 min2017-04-06

We Only Attack Ourselves

A man's consciousness transferred from his own diseased body into something manmade and he must deal with the horror of his new reality.

King Ripple
Episode 289 min2017-04-08

King Ripple

Four teens travel into a desolate and decrepit urban wasteland brought forth by the very being they wish to find, dead or alive.

Populace
Episode 2913 min2017-04-13

Populace

In a world sputtering under ecological ruin and self imposed eugenics one couple search for some hope in their lives.

Battery Life
Episode 3011 min2017-04-15

Battery Life

It's a fight against religion and society for a metal man trying to save his family.

Embers & Dust
Episode 319 min2017-04-20

Embers & Dust

For a curious young boy, The War of the Worlds is just the beginning.

The Arctic Circle
Episode 324 min2017-04-22

The Arctic Circle

An Arctic inhabitant is fascinated by the sudden appearance of a mysterious box.

On Sunday
Episode 336 min2017-04-27

On Sunday

An old man and his dog make their routine walk to the isolated clifftops of Cornwall... but this time they find out they're not so isolated after all.

Hibernation
Episode 3415 min2017-04-29

Hibernation

Joseph is an astronaut set to go where no man has arrived in the Universe through the 'Hibernation' program. But something happens between him and his instructor Claire, and decisions that seemed unbreakable begin to crack. The countdown has begun.

Voyage of the Galactic Space Dangler
Episode 358 min2017-05-04

Voyage of the Galactic Space Dangler

With the progression of culture and technology, what would the interaction between the first human and the last human be like?

Vicious Cycle
Episode 364 min2017-05-06

Vicious Cycle

Sometimes breaking everything still can't break the cycle you're stuck in.

Episode 3712 min2017-05-11

YOYO

Caroline can't stand that she is a virgin...and then the world ends. In post-apocalyptic LA, after a dust storm has wiped out the planet, she is convinced that Francis was sent as the man to pop her cherry. YOYO is a heartfelt, dark comedy about finding meaning in life, even when life ceases to exist.

Expo
Episode 3812 min2017-05-13

Expo

Female astro-miner Shona has been mining under dangerous conditions on the moon for the past two years in order to pay for expensive medical treatments in hopes of save her bed-ridden daughter Darla, and now that her tour is completed, a younger astronaut Paige has come to replace her. Shona is reluctant to return to the world she once knew, but in meeting Paige realizes that returning to Earth isn’t where she’ll find peace - she will have to return home.

Dedalo
Episode 398 min2017-05-18

Dedalo

Trapped inside the Space Freighter/Refinery DÉDALO, SIENA tries to survive an infestation of Diabolic Creatures.

Sinner
Episode 4012 min2017-05-20

Sinner

In a dystopian future where the world has devolved into a pre-industrial state, the Purists rule supreme. The Purists blame technology for all the world’s past ills, and have deemed it to be inherently sinful. A handful of Companions, human-like artificial intelligence, have managed to make it through the apocalypse. They survive the only way they can –by hiding in plain sight.

Again
Episode 4115 min2017-05-25

Again

Haunted by the memory of his girlfriend, Ben becomes obsessed with reliving their best moments together through the company, AGAIN™.

Augmented
Episode 428 min2017-05-27

Augmented

A short film set in the near future, where augmented reality has become so ubiquitous that the line between the real and virtual worlds have become blurred. When a new, dangerous technology is created that can manipulate the perception of this brave new world, who will exploit it? Who will monetize it? Who will become twisted by it?

Timelike
Episode 439 min2017-06-01

Timelike

Madeline is enjoying a quiet evening at home while her boyfriend, Rich, films her with his new VHS camera when they are interrupted by a visit from a stranger bearing a message from Madeline's future self. After receiving the message, the tape stops and starts again, only things begin to play out differently.

The Leap
Episode 4428 min2017-06-03

The Leap

Fifteen years later, Jacob Reiss, a disillusioned IPMA veteran, has a fateful encounter with a young cartel prostitute. A meeting that forces him to confront a dark chapter from his past in order to save them both from a bleak future in one final, violent shot at redemption.

Swiped
Episode 453 min2017-06-08

Swiped

A millennial has to deal with the unexpected consequences of swiping himself on a dating app.

Hum
Episode 468 min2017-06-10

Hum

A solitary dish washing robot living out his life in the back room of a restaurant is enlightened to the world that exists beyond his four walls, with the help of a small friend he breaks free of confinement to pursue his dream of exploration.

So You've Grown Attached
Episode 4715 min2017-06-15

So You've Grown Attached

An imaginary friend is forced to consider retirement when his creator starts to grow up.

The Guilt
Episode 4811 min2017-06-17

The Guilt

After the murder of Leo's wife a single idea circles endlessly within his head: revenge.

Interview with a Time Traveler
Episode 4910 min2017-06-22

Interview with a Time Traveler

Paul, a journalist with a penchant for the unexplainable, meets with a man claiming to be a time traveler. As his skepticism is put to rest, Paul is sucked into the traveler’s anecdotes and tales, completely unaware of the real reason he has been invited there, and how it will change his life forever.

Abe
Episode 507 min2017-06-24

Abe

A self-aware robot seeks out love and meaning with horrifying results.

Amendment 10/60
Episode 5120 min2017-06-29

Amendment 10/60

In a post nuclear era where owning books is a felony and the intellectual community is persecuted, a group of scientists is trying in vain to find a way to save the world. A Professor's assistant will be called upon to make the most difficult decision of his life.

Atoms of Uncontrollable Silence
Episode 526 min2017-07-01

Atoms of Uncontrollable Silence

Unknown. Unexplainable. The phenomenon of silence. Atoms of Uncontrollable Silence depicts a moment in which two scientists of different studies bear witness to an interconnection of separate events that extend beyond their realm of understanding.

Helio
Episode 5319 min2017-07-06

Helio

On the eve of a rebel uprising in a dystopian underground society, one miner finds the key to freedom and attempts to escape before the hostile government kills him first.

Number 13
Episode 542 min2017-07-13

Number 13

Based on the DARK HORSE comic, NUMBER 13, a young cybernetic amnesiac, wanders a post-apocalyptic wasteland searching for a father he can’t remember.

97%
Episode 557 min2017-07-15

97%

Via an app on his phone, Bert discovers that a 97% love match is near. Will he find her before the subway reaches the end of the line?

Divisor
Episode 565 min2017-07-20

Divisor

"Divisor" shows the unexpected consequence as a result of mind shifting. Cyberpunk and virtual reality have shaped the esthetics of this short film.

The Secret Number
Episode 5714 min2017-07-22

The Secret Number

A psychiatrist is compelled by his patient, an institutionalized mathematician, to consider the existence of a secret integer between three and four.

AMP
Episode 587 min2017-07-27

AMP

10 years after leaving a war his father started, Quinn and Amp live in the slums selling illegal custom-tech just to afford the batteries that keep Amp alive.

Rocketman
Episode 5910 min2017-07-29

Rocketman

Harry, a troubled young boy with a vivid imagination wants to fight the forces of evil like his television hero, the Star Ship Captain. When he meets the athletic but slightly awkward Jordan, the two boys set a plan in motion to defeat the forces of evil and save the day. Set in Melbourne in the late 1970‘s, this is the story of a suburban Space Captain, his Lieutenant, the Rocket they built and the heroes they become.

Tears of Steel
Episode 6010 min2017-08-03

Tears of Steel

When Thom broke up with his girlfriend Celia to follow his dreams and become an astronaut he didn't realize it would lead her to use her robotics skill against all of humanity. Now he must try to heal her broken heart and save the world.

EI: Emotional Intelligence
Episode 618 min2017-08-05

EI: Emotional Intelligence

The story of an AI unit who is anything but artificial.

Man in Phone
Episode 627 min2017-08-10

Man in Phone

A Japanese man mysteriously wakes up inside of his phone and is forced to confront the destruction his addiction to technology has wreaked on his life. In the face of these unusual obstacles, he attempts to escape the phone and return to his normal life—all before draining his battery down to zero...

Next Door
Episode 6312 min2017-08-12

Next Door

A short film about falling in love... with a terrorist.

Waltz for One
Episode 6410 min2017-08-17

Waltz for One

A lone astronaut on an endurance mission is forced to cope with an intrusive force which threatens to derail the operation.

Echo/Back
Episode 657 min2017-08-19

Echo/Back

In a world where time travel spreads as a virus, a fugitive uses 1-5 second time jumps to escape a police raid.

Dr. Easy
Episode 668 min2017-08-26

Dr. Easy

Michael (Tom Hollander) is a broken man with a gun, surrounded by armed police. A robot with a medical degree is dispatched –but can it save him?

Payload
Episode 6717 min2017-09-02

Payload

A family of scavengers. A corrupt spaceport. A callous matriarch. A home in the shadow of a space elevator. After a brutal attack on his father, Simon Carter must sacrifice everything to save his family.

Terrarial
Episode 682 min2017-09-07

Terrarial

With the help of her drones, a young woman faces the horrors outside in a search for a paradise she may never find.

Bibo
Episode 696 min2017-09-09

Bibo

A sci-fi thriller about a woman who can never get over the child she lost.

Always the Sun
Episode 704 min2017-09-14

Always the Sun

What would you sacrifice to save the world? In Rob McLellan's short "Always the Sun" one woman must take on this devastating responsibility.

Bar Talk
Episode 717 min2017-09-16

Bar Talk

Some prefer beer... Some prefer blood.

Cradle
Episode 7210 min2017-09-21

Cradle

A man (Dante Basco) returns to the scene of a terrible crime where he lost everything, determined to face his demons and rewrite a little bit of history.

Dysco
Episode 733 min2017-09-23

Dysco

This 3D experimental short is about synesthetic drones, neon dubstep and the surveillance state.

Exist
Episode 747 min2017-09-28

Exist

The story of two men who find themselves in the center of Earth’s first encounter with extraterrestrial life.

Tears in Rain
Episode 753 min2017-09-30

Tears in Rain

An homage to Blade Runner.

Plurality
Episode 764 min2017-10-05

Plurality

Time travelers are hidden among us and they aren't friendly. After the state of New York gives the police access to "The Grid," a new technology that allows people to purchase anything with a quick scan of their fingerprint, crime drops almost instantly. However, they also discover that certain people are popping up in two places at once.

Traveler
Episode 774 min2017-10-07

Traveler

A group of friends build a jet-powered craft to teleport across the universe. It’s only when they succeed that their problems begin.

Explorers
Episode 785 min2017-10-12

Explorers

Ever since there have been people, there have been explorers.

Good Business
Episode 794 min2017-10-14

Good Business

Humanity makes a deal with a new client.

Eddie
Episode 8012 min2017-10-19

Eddie

Deep underground, a second-rate scientist mans a discarded research facility struggling to cope with extreme boredom, a desperate voiceless companion and a mystery he'd really rather not have to solve...

NewMedia
Episode 812 min2017-10-21

NewMedia

As seen in many sci-fi films tapes, we've been invaded again, but this time is our own fault: We've created New Media.

Macabre
Episode 8218 min2017-10-26

Macabre

K just crashed his Mercedes-Benz into a tree, moments after trying to avoid running down a small wild animal that ran across his path. He is on a backwater road in the countryside and it’s a very dark night. His evening has only just begun...

The Pale Moonlight
Episode 8316 min2017-11-02

The Pale Moonlight

Set in a dystopian future where the world is dying from a crippling disease, a mysterious figure visits an illegal drug den in the hope of sourcing a rumored cure, but unwittingly gets caught up in a robbery that could threaten his chances of making it back out alive...

Two Worlds
Episode 847 min2017-11-04

Two Worlds

Two Worlds is a story about two opposites coming together out of necessity and finding hope at the end of the world.

The Last Transmission
Episode 8517 min2017-11-09

The Last Transmission

A young Cessna pilot and an aging air traffic controller's lives collide one fateful night in and over Roswell, New Mexico.

Detroit, 2029
Episode 867 min2017-11-11

Detroit, 2029

Detroit, 2029 is a thoughtlog from former military operator Tony Demayo, whose combat footage capturing Detroit's invasion became the 21st century’s Zapruder film.

Orbit Ever After
Episode 8719 min2017-11-16

Orbit Ever After

Love transcends all boundaries. Even in space.

The Fisherman
Episode 8819 min2017-11-18

The Fisherman

He fished for life but The Life caught him.

Strange Alloy
Episode 891 min2017-11-23

Strange Alloy

An experimental pessimistic short film about humanity. An extraterrestrial and poetic reflection on the sources of the collapse of humanity.

BioPunk
Episode 906 min2017-11-25

BioPunk

Biopunk is set in 2054, some thirty years after a virus has devastated half the world’s population and transformed them into something other than human.

What If Wendy
Episode 9114 min2017-11-30

What If Wendy

As her deceased daughter's birthday approaches, Dr. Mara Stevens begins to ask herself, what if Wendy hadn't died?

Infinitude
Episode 926 min2017-12-02

Infinitude

Infinitude is a meditation on the cosmic evolution of matter and energy over time. Filmmaking techniques such as time-lapse, high-speed, and stop-motion photography were used to photograph handmade props, fluid dynamics, and gravitational light-painting. Infinitude is a handmade representation of the exponential growth of complexity in the cosmos.

Recoil
Episode 9316 min2017-12-04

Recoil

Marshall discovers a deep space distress call from his estranged brother and must choose to save himself or venture into the Recoil effect for a chance at redemption.

In Captivity
Episode 9412 min2017-12-06

In Captivity

After spending his entire life on display, Jim discovers that they're about to change the exhibit.

Vimana
Episode 9515 min2017-12-07

Vimana

Two Indian astronauts must cope with the death of their captain on a one-way voyage to the nearest Earth-like sanctuary.

The Lost City of Tomorrow
Episode 9614 min2017-12-08

The Lost City of Tomorrow

An unhappy man sets out to shut down an outdated storage facility, but his interaction with the unusual caretaker will make it an unforgettable experience.

RAE
Episode 9712 min2017-12-09

RAE

When an office robot attempts to express its affection for a co-worker, the fragile balance between the employees in the office is pushed to a tipping point.

Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
Episode 9815 min2017-12-10

Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon

In Genghis Khan's last days, an encounter with a Wizard sends him to the Moon.

Memoir
Episode 9915 min2017-12-14

Memoir

The past is a future worth saving. This sci-fi short follows Dr. Theodore Maine in his quest to relive a memory with his mother that he deeply regrets. Ted's personal endeavor is taking away from his work with Alzheimer's patients at Janus Labs and his lab partner, Shea Rose, is getting fed up with his tardiness and lack of focus. That is, until, a mysterious visitor named Obee changes Ted's life for good.

The Shepherd
Episode 1008 min2017-12-16

The Shepherd

When a mysterious creature crash lands in the mountains, a local girl finds a reclusive shepherd and his flock of sheep to be more than meets the eye.

Donny the Drone
Episode 10110 min2017-12-18

Donny the Drone

The world’s first sentient machine goes on stage to accept a prestigious “Person of the Year” award as an auditorium of humans are confronted with his emotional and controversial story.

Redeem the Beginning
Episode 10214 min2017-12-21

Redeem the Beginning

In a dystopian world a young woman gets a second chance to avenge her and her family’s death and fight against the governments military death squads.

The Sweetening
Episode 10313 min2017-12-23

The Sweetening

A lonely woman falls for an avatar in an augmented reality program and it completely upends her life.

The Problemless Anonymous
Episode 10413 min2017-12-28

The Problemless Anonymous

Ivan has tested positive for perfection, but sadly in this world it's illegal and the law states he must attend a private clinic to be made imperfect.

Myosis
Episode 1053 min2017-12-30

Myosis

Myosis is the constriction of the iris which decreases the diameter of the pupil. It is an unconscious phenomenon which can be triggered by an intense light, fear or the effect of epiphany.

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