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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2022
  • A former cop works in purgatory and processes people going to heaven or hell. One day, his 20-year-old son appears.
    "The Gray" by Myra Aquino
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    More About "The Gray":
    Perez is a former cop who has been judged to be morally “gray”- someone who is neither good nor evil. As penalty for not choosing a moral lane, he’s been forced to take a job in purgatory to process people going to heaven or hell. One day, his 20-year old son appears- full of both yearning and resentment for his father- and he gets into a series of shenanigans to stay in purgatory with Perez.
    Under pressure from his supervisor, Perez decides to kick his son out of purgatory, but instead of sending him to heaven (or hell), he commits the ultimate sin and sends his son back to Earth, even if it means that Perez will spend eternity in hell. In the end, however, Perez’s actions are judged to be sacrificial and for the good of his son, and he is thus finally sent to heaven.
    "The Gray" Credits:
    PRODUCTION
    Director Myra Aquino
    Writer Myra Aquino
    1st Assistant Director Martin Yang
    Line Producers Ceren Bulca, Yousef Assabahi, Kady Le
    Script Supervisor Bisi Chung
    CAMERA
    Director of Photography Hsing Che Lin
    1st Assistant Camera Julia Angley
    2nd Assistant Camera Paul Sheets
    GRIP AND ELECTRIC
    Gaffer Patrick Boyd
    Swing G&E Paul Sheets
    SOUND
    Sound Mixer Hailong Niu
    Devin Loring Boom Operator
    COSTUME
    Costume Designer Jien Sun
    Assistant Costume Designer Caroline Skubik
    Assistant Costume Designer Alejandra Madrigal-Avina
    HAIR AND MAKEUP
    Hair and Makeup Arist Armee Jacob
    PRODUCTION DESIGN
    Production Designer Anais Bernard
    Assistant Production Designer Akeira Narayandas
    CAST
    Perez Caesar James
    Carlo Nand Mahasuwan
    Briggs Monique Chachere
    Lucy Mary Burkin
    Edgar John Atkins
    Marta Tita Pambid
    Guard 1 Ben Cassidy
    Guard 2 Nikki O
    Craig Eero Liu
    Background Cast Lambert Grand, Victor Montaserio,
    Johanna Thea, Isaac Rodriguez,
    Alejandra Madrigal-Avina, Paul Sheets,
    Patrick Boyd, Bisi Chung
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  • @JohnSmith-mk4nf
    @JohnSmith-mk4nf Год назад +149

    Purgatory as an 80s office 🤣

    • @SchoolforHackers
      @SchoolforHackers Год назад +5

      That would be hell for me.

    • @Carolinamoonbeam66
      @Carolinamoonbeam66 Год назад +6

      Sounds about right 😂

    • @c.j.cleveland7475
      @c.j.cleveland7475 Год назад +8

      Worse: a Government 80's office! 😮

    • @SchoolforHackers
      @SchoolforHackers Год назад +4

      @@markfergerson2145 I did. That’s why.

    • @vladdracul5072
      @vladdracul5072 Год назад +1

      I'd prefer an 80s office with competent people working there over an office of today full of dumbasses anytime.

  • @darrennew8211
    @darrennew8211 Год назад +82

    One of the few Dust videos that actually had a complete story beginning to end. Very nicely done!

    • @jdlech
      @jdlech Год назад +2

      I love it when everything makes sense. No plot holes here. Great writing.

  • @cosanostra772
    @cosanostra772 Год назад +7

    She spoke tagalog, his mother is filipino.
    I Love Philippines!, Thanks DUST!, Loved it!❤

  • @screamingiraffe
    @screamingiraffe Год назад +12

    The feels! I loved it. The granny had me cracking up, 01:23 took me by complete surprise lol

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 Год назад

      Just that one time.... 😂
      Everybody's entitled to one.

  • @marymaza2187
    @marymaza2187 Год назад +9

    "Stop running! You're already dead!" LOL 🤣

  • @Kayjee17
    @Kayjee17 Год назад +62

    I loved it! A clear story with a beginning, middle, and end that was both interesting and heart-warming. The visual equivalent of a well written short story. Thanks!

    • @J0hnnieP
      @J0hnnieP 10 месяцев назад

      Amen to that!! I actually put this one in my Saved list, gonna watch it again every few months.

  • @ucheedochie3475
    @ucheedochie3475 Год назад +7

    Beautiful. Just beautiful.

  • @markj4202
    @markj4202 Год назад +80

    Very cute and clever. Heartwarming. FANTASTIC! I loved it!

  • @immanutt4442
    @immanutt4442 Год назад +2

    " This is a fire alarm - don't be alarmed "

  • @chazzyb8660
    @chazzyb8660 Год назад +7

    First there were the bullying robots making their target do the worst thing. Then there was this hopeful little tale. Happy Christmas everyone.

  • @soliloquy8163
    @soliloquy8163 Год назад +5

    This short 9 minute film was 1000 times better than that god aweful movie R.I.P.D.

  • @marymaza2187
    @marymaza2187 Год назад +3

    "You're too young to die!"
    "So were you!" 😭😭

  • @PapaBeliMainanLagi
    @PapaBeliMainanLagi Год назад +17

    This is so heartwarming :) The duration of this movie is just perfect for the entire story and message to convey. Well done :)

  • @rudevalve
    @rudevalve Год назад +6

    Certified Gold!!!!!

  • @kerrymax-dx9mz
    @kerrymax-dx9mz Год назад +13

    That was a perfect Christmas treat! Fantastic. Thank you so much.

  • @doloresikbaker2371
    @doloresikbaker2371 Год назад +8

    Loved it. Every minute. Thank you, made me feel good!

  • @alanw9620
    @alanw9620 Год назад +42

    Damn this was good. Just when it was starting to lose me, it then had me nearly tearing up at the end. Great story.

    • @nanarose8537
      @nanarose8537 Год назад +3

      Oh..so it's YOU cutting those darn onions making me cry! Well done 😊

  • @ruffrider2626
    @ruffrider2626 Год назад +35

    That was great! You all did a good job across the board. Good story. Well executed. Score fit well. Bravo.
    Thanks for sharing this with us!
    Cheers!

  • @kurtdowney1489
    @kurtdowney1489 Год назад +8

    When it's time I hope it's really like this. A reflection of self atonement and time to figure it out. Well done loved this.

  • @blukens
    @blukens Год назад +3

    OMG. The way this started I expected it to be some joke that would end up running on too long. Bu then I got all misty at the father's last dialog with his son, then was bawling by the time it ended. Well done.

  • @lisanidog8178
    @lisanidog8178 7 месяцев назад

    Oh how cool! As you process people you can understand any language.

  • @nandfednu3502
    @nandfednu3502 Год назад +1

    This is probably my favorite channel on RUclips

    • @nandfednu3502
      @nandfednu3502 Год назад

      and you bastards make me cry all the time

  • @conniemink672
    @conniemink672 Год назад +24

    This should be a movie.💯 Loved it!

  • @Fretless99
    @Fretless99 Год назад +6

    It's unfortunate that there is no closed captioning for this,It looks great, but I am a hearing impaired person.I love to watch this again....I hope for the day whenpartially deaf people like me areacknowledge more :-)

    • @krashd
      @krashd Год назад

      It is a bit strange for it to not even have auto-generated captions in 2023 😐

  • @mehaboobbasha7231
    @mehaboobbasha7231 Год назад +3

    Loved the idea in the story

  • @mitchmccarron8337
    @mitchmccarron8337 5 месяцев назад

    Total winner!! Congrats, please produce more :) Mitch, Australia.

  • @johnlynch575
    @johnlynch575 Год назад +1

    8:57 Awesome story, just a tad confused. I thought the moth was the sign, but that looked like a butterfly. Still good. Great characters.

  • @jimsmith556
    @jimsmith556 2 месяца назад

    Heartwarming and beautiful. Well done.

  • @smoothlyrough512
    @smoothlyrough512 8 месяцев назад

    Love the fact that even after death, there's a waiting line. Hell never ends.

  • @lawsontroya
    @lawsontroya Год назад +1

    That was good. I liked Perez. He was a good actor, a seasoned veteran. He has a future!

  • @ieatcaribou7852
    @ieatcaribou7852 6 месяцев назад

    Wow, who would've thought DUST would put a short on their channel that actually made sense and had a story, even if the story was a little ridiculous. Most of the garbage on this site is confusing. Great job!

  • @AcapulKero
    @AcapulKero Год назад +10

    Great short! Hope to see more from the creator. Merry Christmas to all!

  • @lisanidog8178
    @lisanidog8178 7 месяцев назад

    He’s a good dad giving his son a second chance to finish being good. This was such a good story that I’m gonna watch this a lot.

  • @devindurrant5194
    @devindurrant5194 Год назад +1

    "This is a fire alarm. Don't be alarmed." 🤣

  • @brierwood11
    @brierwood11 Год назад +1

    Loving these stories, just what I like,a mixture of allsorts.

  • @meganet3
    @meganet3 Год назад +5

    A moth wouldn't leave a car my Dad and Uncles were in after my Grandma's funeral. Other unexplained strange things happened as well.

  • @norb6492
    @norb6492 Год назад +33

    I'd usually put this sort of story in the genre of Infernal Fiction, but not so sure about that here. Well done short.. congratulations.

  • @AppNasty
    @AppNasty Год назад +1

    "I'm doing the work nobody wants to do."
    YES, BATMAN. lol. 10/10.

  • @leamerrill7177
    @leamerrill7177 Год назад

    So funny! A fire alarm in heaven? And it figures there would be a back door. Great story.

  • @kNightMarek
    @kNightMarek Год назад +2

    "This is a fire alarm. Don't be alarmed" 😆

  • @commonsense2680
    @commonsense2680 Год назад

    Beautiful. I wish to help someone this way with all my love.

  • @Vares65
    @Vares65 Год назад +23

    That was great! I have always loved these kinds of stories and this was a really fresh take on the whole concept. Thanks!

  • @cliffroebuck2277
    @cliffroebuck2277 Год назад +2

    This film brings hope in a crazy laughable way, thanks I really needed this.

  • @TimmyMoza
    @TimmyMoza Год назад +4

    Sweet. Loved it!

  • @MorganMghee
    @MorganMghee Год назад +2

    Fabulous! Great story, production, cast... And the detail! Just wonderful.

  • @Banerled
    @Banerled Год назад +6

    *Oh my gosh, please unlock auto subtitles for English.*

  • @mizstories9646
    @mizstories9646 Год назад

    I'm honestly surprised that no one has compared this to Loki.

  • @tonydabaloney
    @tonydabaloney Год назад

    A truly heartwarming motion picture for the whole family.

  • @hungrychowhound11612
    @hungrychowhound11612 Год назад +2

    The ending was simply very moving. One things for sure, it was a great short story. It was well shot and acted. Bravo. To all cheers.

  • @benhartwig5967
    @benhartwig5967 Год назад

    Great work, thank you so much! The German speaker in the beginning has a strong accent, but I believe he says: „Ich gab zur Nächstenliebe“ which means I gave to neighborly love or altruism. „Ich gab an Stiftungen.“ or „Ich gab an Hilfsorganisationen.“ is much better.

  • @gibber1944
    @gibber1944 Год назад +4

    Nicely done! Worth the watch.

  • @BlazeMiskulin
    @BlazeMiskulin Год назад

    Excellent. A complete story, sympathetic and empathetic characters, and--most importantly for me--an ending that wasn't bleak. It refreshing to see SF that's optimistic.

  • @mushishi9684
    @mushishi9684 Год назад

    Thank U - Hvala 🌞🌞🌞
    Greetings from The Balkans
    ✨🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨

  • @TJ-fg3vs
    @TJ-fg3vs Год назад

    I loved this film!

  • @eternalchaos4447
    @eternalchaos4447 Год назад +4

    This is more like of an Omeleto kind of film but it's good seeing more Filipinos on this platform

  • @drkrueger1
    @drkrueger1 Год назад

    Excellent story and production

  • @leoaguinaldo65
    @leoaguinaldo65 Год назад

    The mom is a Filipina. I'm going to share this awesome video to my friends.

  • @Cacowninja
    @Cacowninja Год назад

    Okay they need this one particular skit into a full series! I actually cried a little and it's a really cool concept of Heaven and Hell being in the form of an office.

  • @johnl4469
    @johnl4469 Год назад +1

    Perfect in every way. Put simply.... I loved it!!

  • @johnstucko2740
    @johnstucko2740 Год назад +2

    Please turn on/allow/use close caption! Please!!

  • @jkobain
    @jkobain Год назад

    Sometimes we can watch a good short movie on this channel.
    Today is the day.

  • @richardkulesus1955
    @richardkulesus1955 Год назад +1

    A rare original story. BTW: Hilarious, too! +Fav

  • @lego4virgo
    @lego4virgo Год назад +4

    I liked this soooo much! Great job!

  • @AnthonyMiyazaki
    @AnthonyMiyazaki Год назад +2

    Always fun to see sci-fi with a fun twist, even if it was a bit predictable near the end (as I was hoping it would be). Thanks for sharing their work with us DUST!

  • @mimiwilson3810
    @mimiwilson3810 11 месяцев назад

    This is one of the best Dust videos I have seen in a long time. I actually stopped watching Dust because it has become all space movies.
    This was very well scripted very well acted.

  • @sincerelyyours7538
    @sincerelyyours7538 Год назад

    I like this one. Cute, not too long and with a happy ending. Always a good time.

  • @bass3587
    @bass3587 Год назад

    Made me smile.

  • @rainy_day3
    @rainy_day3 Год назад

    Soooooo good!!!

  • @ricardoduran2293
    @ricardoduran2293 3 месяца назад

    This is a good story.

  • @spacecadet35
    @spacecadet35 Год назад +2

    Excellent work.

  • @toniatchison3678
    @toniatchison3678 Год назад +8

    What a beautiful story! And so appropriate for the season! Thank you and Merry Christmas!

  • @timmienorrie
    @timmienorrie Год назад +1

    Loved this. all the right emotions, Well done.

  • @hikesystem7721
    @hikesystem7721 Год назад

    Excellent! Funny and tear jerking.

  • @RoninIV_unleashed
    @RoninIV_unleashed Год назад

    This is why I love this channel. Well done!

  • @davidpalmer4184
    @davidpalmer4184 Год назад

    Surprisingly uplifting. Thank you.

  • @davidandrews8963
    @davidandrews8963 4 месяца назад

    AWESOME ❤

  • @impaulgriffiths
    @impaulgriffiths Год назад

    really happy i stumbled along this project [: loving the vids

  • @noahellis3672
    @noahellis3672 Год назад

    I was really surprised with this one. Funny, and clever but especially very good. Highly recommend it.

  • @lisanidog8178
    @lisanidog8178 7 месяцев назад

    I hope when I stand in line I go to the heaven side so I can see my beloved Michael again and all my pets will be there so I can eternally take care of them. Maybe they’ll have an art supply store so I can make my hobby art and continue gifting for all eternity too.

  • @pauls5745
    @pauls5745 Год назад +1

    loved it! very fun way to show the human element in eternity and how a clever guy got another chance to do good

  • @ARWest-bp4yb
    @ARWest-bp4yb Год назад

    So well done, thanks for sharing!👍👍

  • @ctakitimu
    @ctakitimu Год назад

    I can't believe this simple idea got made into a short. Gotta start somewhere I guess, but maybe a less obvious moral might be good

  • @michaellukeman697
    @michaellukeman697 Год назад +3

    Pretty well done! Nice job

  • @stopwatch5081
    @stopwatch5081 Год назад

    Fave so far.

  • @dwdei8815
    @dwdei8815 Год назад

    Just beautiful!

  • @RMR1
    @RMR1 8 месяцев назад

    Very nice. The low budget shows in the set, casting and acting (though the two leads are quite good.) But the writing -- pithy, clever and heartfelt -- and direction are excellent. It's the kind of short-film where you can't understand how they were able to cram in so much story and character development in such a short run-time. That's called talent. Recommended. 3.9/5

  • @raziel3726
    @raziel3726 Год назад +1

    Amazing!!👍🏻👍

  • @rah6599
    @rah6599 Год назад +1

    That was great, thank you!

  • @robertrmckerrow1111
    @robertrmckerrow1111 Год назад

    Pretty much how it works! Love the story! Well done!

  • @michaelgautreaux3168
    @michaelgautreaux3168 Год назад

    👍👍. Nice piece. Happy Holidays 😉🎄

  • @had_sh
    @had_sh Год назад +2

    You forget the subtitles! (the English one!)

  • @johannemilsom7503
    @johannemilsom7503 Год назад

    Loved it!

  • @sirrichard87
    @sirrichard87 Год назад

    I really enjoyed that. Thanks. It was fun.

  • @relaxingthesoulmind1879
    @relaxingthesoulmind1879 Год назад

    Well Done great Actor's Good Story Line. 🎄🎆🎄🎅❤❤❤👍👍👍😇

  • @RonnieTrash
    @RonnieTrash Год назад +1

    Awesome !!

  • @nobody6546
    @nobody6546 Год назад

    🤣👏😂. Classic!! 🏆! If I were an actor or extra- I don’t know how I’d keep a Straight Face!! Do you have a BLOOPERS REEL for this filming!!??😅. 👴🏼NoBody. ( The Spirit of my Dead 87 year old Uncle spoke to me last year. He said once… ONCE!!.. he forgot to ‘ say God Bless You ‘ when someone near Sneezed…. He’s spending Eternity as a DMV clerk … Bandaid-ed Up Broken Eyeglasses… Empty of Ink Pens… ‘Someone’ stole & ate his Egg-Sandwich from the Break-room Fridge… HELL?!?!… HAA!! Well, you can rock me to sleep tonight!!😂)

  • @Fosten12
    @Fosten12 Год назад

    really enjoyed that one

  • @wayneswityk260
    @wayneswityk260 Год назад

    ❤ different I really enjoyed it🇨🇦

  • @Punkrwt
    @Punkrwt Год назад +3

    i wish a Full movie....

  • @hk-1290
    @hk-1290 Год назад

    This is the training area for working at the DMV 😶!