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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2023
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    A WW2 English soldier wakes from a coma to find a mysterious old man sharing his hospital room.
    "Worlds Apart" by Timothy Wade
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    The year is 1940 and the setting is a London city hospital. Outside the window are signs of war; tethered dirigibles and a night sky pierced by searchlights. In a single bed, a bandaged young English soldier wakes from a coma. TOMMY DAWSON remembers the battle at Dunkirk, but little else. He is surprised to find himself back in London and sharing a room with an elderly and distinguished gentleman. HERBERT explains that the sheer number of wounded and lack of space is the reason Tommy’s been placed in his private room. Tommy is dismayed to learn that he has been unconscious for a month and during that time London has been under aerial attack. He is anxious to see his wife whose visit he missed and then to get back to his unit and the war. Herbert dismisses his love for King and Country as jingoistic, and before long, they are arguing the merits of war. Tommy sees the book Herbert is clutching and believes he is either a preacher, or a cowardly pacifist. Tommy becomes distraught when Herbert reveals that his wife was killed a month ago in the English Channel. News he kept quiet to spare him the added grief. Tommy’s anguish quickly turns to anger as Herbert’s defeatist attitude confronts everything he fought for. Blackout sirens wail as the city is thrown into darkness. Tensions are at breaking point as bombs start to fall. Is Herbert a Nazi sympathizer? Or something worse? Tommy’s world is turned upside down when he finally learns Herbert’s real truth about the war raging around them. A truth that will blur the lines between reality and fiction.
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  • @CMaiers
    @CMaiers Год назад +180

    I played Tommy in this production, and really appreciate the great feedback you are all giving about our film. Principle photography was all done in 48 hours back in 2014, and it took years to come out but so great to see all the amazing comments and love from you all. Cheers, Chris.

    • @RobertDeloyd
      @RobertDeloyd Год назад +8

      Simply amazing acting. The whole production and cinematography were so real and well-defined that I had to watch the video several times to catch all the little nuances popping up on the streets.

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers Год назад +5

      @@RobertDeloyd thanks Robert appreciate the feedback!

    • @58customline
      @58customline Год назад +5

      Fair dinkum I've watched heaps of dust catalogues. Seeing this a while back,again today.
      Theyre all pretty good but some hit ya like a classic twilight zone.
      This is one .
      Wish it ended with the baseline from the musical score.

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers Год назад +4

      @@58customline yeh it’s a good little film. Thanks for watching!

    • @brucethompson7214
      @brucethompson7214 Год назад +4

      You are a fine actor. As one myself you were very authentic with your sense of incredulity over the realisation of what was happening and also the loss of your wife. Such a great short. Do you have a link to other work you have done?

  • @chuckmercer8950
    @chuckmercer8950 Год назад +5

    The way the doctor pointed and said "you're conscious!" got me..😆

  • @sweetpealee056
    @sweetpealee056 Год назад +33

    Started reading Wells as a child...I am now almost 70...this was excellent! Well done and thank you 👍

    • @WhiteWolf65
      @WhiteWolf65 Год назад +2

      I started a bit later, and got the Jeff Wayne Musical Version at age 10, had me hooked. Been into Sci-Fi ever since, and I'm pushing 60 now. "Thunderchild" (the ironclad that tried to defend the steamer) is wonderful. Haven't seen the new stage show... Yet. They even picked an actor that looked like H.G. (see Wells Wikipedia entry)

  • @datastorm75
    @datastorm75 Год назад +6

    A very good vision of the tripods.

  • @sharkastic2633
    @sharkastic2633 Год назад +3

    Finally something called "Worlds Apart" that isn't a generic dimensional travel plot.

  • @charlesmiller1446
    @charlesmiller1446 Год назад +13

    4 of 5 stars.
    Compelling. Nice extension of HGW's War of the World's.
    Great acting. Thanks

  • @kirkdsnyder3844
    @kirkdsnyder3844 Год назад +119

    That's one hell of an adaptation of War of the Worlds. Enjoyed it immensely. 👍

    • @JT-py7ze
      @JT-py7ze Год назад +8

      H.G.Wells would be proud

    • @PrimevalMudd
      @PrimevalMudd Год назад +2

      Thanks for the spoiler.

  • @Rouge_7
    @Rouge_7 Год назад +61

    Who else of us old folk pictured an episode of the "Twilight Zone" from the 6o's?

    • @surrealsista
      @surrealsista Год назад +5

      MEEE! I’m not old enough to have been alive when it first aired but I’ve seen dozens of the black and white episodes regardless.

    • @kimchiman1000
      @kimchiman1000 Год назад +1

      I didn't. But now that you mention it, this one is certainly worthy of our departed Mr Serling; he would no doubt approve.

    • @blacklion8208
      @blacklion8208 Год назад

      A good Twilight program was the 1959 "And when the sky was opened". Season 1 episode 11.
      Watch it it's good. Enough said. ;)
      By the way, this was good even the ending introducing G.H.Wells last book " Mind at the end of its tether".

  • @oak4901
    @oak4901 Год назад +4

    just an immaculate conception....

  • @TamTran-vw7zm
    @TamTran-vw7zm Год назад +6

    The power of S-F is to cause us to consider ideas, even unpleasant ones. They haunt our thoughts when we're alone, often in the dark, when closing our eyes against them is ineffectual. Well done, you. Thank you.

  • @johniwan1
    @johniwan1 Год назад +58

    Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! Much of what Dust has been showing leaves me scratching my head and wondering what I just watched but this was just great!

    • @timbrown4853
      @timbrown4853 Год назад +9

      Good to hear that I am not the only one that finds most of what Dust shows a bit confusing.

  • @chrisdufresne9359
    @chrisdufresne9359 Год назад +6

    I knew I recognized this. I've seen this before, and it just got pushed to recommended. Still a great film.

  • @wakingohiomama9110
    @wakingohiomama9110 Год назад +19

    This is one of my FAVORITES!! We need more of these. Lets have us a flashback Friday too lol! I love to GET DUSTED!

  • @stevengreen9536
    @stevengreen9536 Год назад +5

    This was a great tribute to War of the Worlds.

  • @jamesmorgan3032
    @jamesmorgan3032 Год назад +3

    Beautiful British twist of war of the worlds that came to fruition in this gem.

  • @b0nerlord
    @b0nerlord Год назад +7

    I thought this story might have been leading somewhere else at first, what with someone else dressing him for "the ceremony", his wife leaving flowers, and the depressed doctor eating meds like they're sweeties while crying about losing contact with his wife.

  • @NathanTeaches
    @NathanTeaches Год назад +4

    Wow, that was inventive! Mostly 2 guys talking and I was riveted!

    • @bryanhaycock672
      @bryanhaycock672 Год назад +1

      CG has become a crutch for lack of story telling. This was great.

  • @OsirisMalkovich
    @OsirisMalkovich Год назад +7

    This would have been a wonderful stage play.

  • @Thegreatone100
    @Thegreatone100 Год назад +4

    Looks like they upgraded their tripods, about time !

  • @crucial0072
    @crucial0072 Год назад +13

    I thought I was hesitant until he started saying them and showing signs of lost hope. Then he spoke of the invaders and the soldier realizes this isn't the war he thought it was. I was fully invested and didn't even know I was trapped. Now I'm mad this story is finished. Bravo!

    • @denarisnoctem4562
      @denarisnoctem4562 Год назад +3

      Damn straight! I wanna see a longer, bigger budget, version of this movie.

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers Год назад +2

      Thank you! We worked so hard on this.

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers Год назад

      @@denarisnoctem4562thank you!

  • @earthman6700
    @earthman6700 Год назад +6

    HG Wells lived in a nice little house overlooking the Sea, right near the Castle at Sandgate UK.

  • @michaelquaid4679
    @michaelquaid4679 Год назад +2

    This old straight veteran knows what you're you're trying to say.
    And yep

  • @brucethompson7214
    @brucethompson7214 Год назад +8

    A simply brilliant adaptation of HG Wells' story. I just loved this!

    • @aledwalters8977
      @aledwalters8977 4 месяца назад +2

      I can agree with that. Its very well done.

  • @BK-pictish
    @BK-pictish Год назад +5

    Powerful, gripping, with on heck of a lesson we've yet to learn. God bless us all.

  • @damirserbanovic
    @damirserbanovic Год назад +3

    This is more than awesome

  • @Rippypoo
    @Rippypoo Год назад +66

    One of the best sci-fi short films I've seen. This could easily be an episode of The Twilight Zone. Complete with twist.

    • @surrealsista
      @surrealsista Год назад +6

      I agree! Totally had a Twilight Zone type of presentation.

    • @MrMaxeemum
      @MrMaxeemum Год назад

      Would need better actors though.

    • @stevengreen9536
      @stevengreen9536 Год назад

      @@MrMaxeemum Well that is going to be hit or miss these days. The original Twilight Zone had the blessing of some rising talent before they became famous. Prime example one William Shatner.

  • @Topshaman-pk2rx
    @Topshaman-pk2rx Год назад +20

    Excellent take on War of the Worlds.

  • @rodterrell304
    @rodterrell304 Год назад +2

    Man I wished they did a full length movie on this! I loved the War of the Worlds! Well Done, Well Done!!

  • @markcreed9745
    @markcreed9745 Год назад +9

    Wow, that was just outstanding! One of the very best I've seen on Dust.

  • @genevasimmonds8208
    @genevasimmonds8208 Год назад +3

    Im Gobsmacked , the was one good version of the war of the world, i was not expecting that, Great story line.

  • @Anzac7RAR
    @Anzac7RAR Год назад +13

    Well done this is absolutely brilliant storytelling and as a War of the Worlds fiend, this ticked all the boxes for me. The final message about H.G Wells was a brilliant cherry on the top. Would love to see another part of this eras battle against the martians and humanity. Top notch sci-fi 👌🏻

  • @Harbottle64
    @Harbottle64 Год назад +5

    Brilliant! Well done Timothy and all concerned.

  • @danielhanawalt4998
    @danielhanawalt4998 Год назад +4

    Exce3llent short sci-fi film. Well done.

  • @aethellstan
    @aethellstan Год назад +3

    great video

  • @twinsixguns
    @twinsixguns Год назад +2

    One of the best I've seen on dust!

  • @shanischante9903
    @shanischante9903 Год назад +2

    Best ever, thank you!

  • @arashebrahimi5573
    @arashebrahimi5573 Год назад +7

    I love to see sci-fi short film made on low budget.... because you know how can you achieve with very few crew and small creative VFX.... i like it and visual effect quality looks like a episode of Doctor Who in between 2008 - 2010... I like it

  • @beautifulfaith9367
    @beautifulfaith9367 Год назад +3

    So good 👏👏👏👏 Thank you!!!!!!
    🐾🐾😎 - Texas

  • @grantmillard8387
    @grantmillard8387 4 месяца назад +1

    A really great short story/vignette. I didn't see the conclusion coming before the reveal which is rare enough to be worth mentioning. The performances are very good as well as the editing and cinematography. Punching well above your grade on all counts.

  • @mdmgamer1995
    @mdmgamer1995 Год назад +3

    Ah a short movie done in the classic way par excellence

  • @ranmacman
    @ranmacman Год назад +4

    This is bloody brilliant!!

  • @jackpreston8762
    @jackpreston8762 Год назад +1

    There would have been the blackout warden coming to shout "PUT THAT BLOODY LIGHT OUT" !!

  • @einienj3281
    @einienj3281 Год назад +3

    Awesome!! ❤️

  • @elithunder
    @elithunder Год назад +1

    That was really good! Felt like I was watching a stage play!!

  • @switchmuso
    @switchmuso Год назад +3

    Superb! Deserves a million views.

  • @sparky5584
    @sparky5584 Год назад +3

    A very nice short story. Well done.

  • @assistantto007
    @assistantto007 Год назад +4

    That was excellent.

  • @MobileFilmmaking
    @MobileFilmmaking Год назад +2

    YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I love this. I love the angle that you approached this from. AWESOME

  • @malcolmclarke3033
    @malcolmclarke3033 Год назад +2

    That was really good. Thanks for sharing

  • @anthonyxuereb792
    @anthonyxuereb792 Год назад

    So glad to see the clock go and at least we know how it ends.

  • @craigme3014
    @craigme3014 Год назад +2

    amazing! thankyou!

  • @philipsanders9192
    @philipsanders9192 Год назад +5

    That was a beautiful adventure.What a wonderful way of telling a story.
    The acting,production and imagination was tops.

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers Год назад +1

      Thanks Philip that means a lot to me. We worked hard on this.

  • @nanarose8537
    @nanarose8537 Год назад +8

    I greatly appreciate and enjoy when Dust's Throwback Thursday shows gems like this one. 👍👍

  • @josephcoleman3635
    @josephcoleman3635 3 месяца назад +1

    Builds slowly to nice climax. A list acting and dialog.

  • @dennisbrown5313
    @dennisbrown5313 Год назад +1

    Best version I've had the pleasure to watch

  • @hotrodgs
    @hotrodgs Год назад +1

    Had me going still thinking ww2 , I commend you for that great acting

  • @dpraptorP
    @dpraptorP Год назад +4

    Always been an HG Wells fan. loved the twist ending on this! Didn't expect that at all! Well done!

  • @joemassepoes7842
    @joemassepoes7842 Год назад +4

    Dudes head wound keeps moving.

  • @xsjado1air
    @xsjado1air 9 месяцев назад +1

    viewer agency, subversion of expectations and a nod to the best sci fi writer of all time? have my upvote. a gem on dust - a rare occasion

  • @clintonyorke
    @clintonyorke Год назад +2

    Excellent

  • @rusty308
    @rusty308 Год назад +2

    Darned if I haven't seen this before.

  • @DANSORIA
    @DANSORIA Год назад +2

    Honor a H.G. I Love this short 👑

  • @denarisnoctem4562
    @denarisnoctem4562 Год назад +7

    Mind you I've never read one of his books, but . .. . . that was REALLY well done. I'd love to see this version of the book on the big screen.

    • @brucethompson7214
      @brucethompson7214 Год назад +1

      Read the book. Amazing. Also the Time Machine. HG Wells was centuries ahead of his time.

  • @brandonmiller3605
    @brandonmiller3605 Год назад +1

    Loved it. The doctor was throwing me off a lil, but damn good

  • @Ace01010
    @Ace01010 Год назад +1

    Always loved Hg wells but this right here is giving me twilight zone vibes and god that music composition is peek!

  • @almatt21
    @almatt21 Год назад +1

    Definitely one of the best thank you

  • @davec2753
    @davec2753 Год назад +3

    Really enjoyed this. A short film for sure, but a fantastic concept, played out well, with a really cool tie-in. I especially appreciated how the film makers made the alien mechs look like more "rudimentary" and "old school" versus how they were portrayed in other WOTW works; taking into account the earlier time period-setting of the film, (and the original) and the possibility that the aliens (just like us) are going to have different levels of technological advancement depending on the time period that is the setting. Great job folks!

  • @davidpalmer4184
    @davidpalmer4184 Год назад +1

    Thank you, By coincidence I have only just finished reading the "Space machine" by Christopher Priest.

  • @PureNRG2
    @PureNRG2 Год назад

    Had this one figured out less than half way through, and so glad I was right! WOTW is one of my favorite sci-fi novels.

  • @emmanuelstamatakis8218
    @emmanuelstamatakis8218 Год назад +1

    Wow I really enjoyed that thank you.
    Hell of a story kept me glued on like crazy glue!

  • @bryanhaycock672
    @bryanhaycock672 Год назад +1

    One of your best in a long time. 👍

  • @mikeunum
    @mikeunum Год назад +4

    What a film. The start until 10 minutes is amazing. It feels real... Amazing. I need that book

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers Год назад +1

      Thanks Mike!! Appreciate it

  • @mikeobaugh8128
    @mikeobaugh8128 Год назад +6

    Simply put, this was... phenomenal! Twilight Zone indeed.

  • @elizabethpinkerton9866
    @elizabethpinkerton9866 Год назад +3

    That was brillient and followed the original a bit.

  • @maxdoubt5219
    @maxdoubt5219 Год назад +1

    Our most destructive weaponry, was of no consequence!
    But just as we were facing ignominious defeat,
    three valiant warriors, rose to our defense:
    the bacterium, the virus and the spirochete!

  • @josephvanwanzeele5125
    @josephvanwanzeele5125 Год назад +11

    What a fantastic storyline. Very captivating and well thought out.

  • @dereinzigwahreRichi
    @dereinzigwahreRichi 9 месяцев назад +1

    That was brilliant, love it! Great tension building with a minimalistic stage AND a visually impressing finale!
    The mad doctor's my favourite though. :⁠-⁠D

  • @mierbeuker8148
    @mierbeuker8148 Год назад

    If you ever wake up in this situation, you're very lucky. It means you are finally aware of the fact that you are in a coma, and that you should try and find a way to wake up. I suspect pinching yourself just won't cut it. You'd have to find another way.

  • @patrickselden5747
    @patrickselden5747 Год назад +6

    I really enjoyed this, Timothy - well done, you and everyone else involved in its making... 🐙

  • @americanpatriot2422
    @americanpatriot2422 Год назад +2

    Outstanding video

  • @vtrbswarmachine
    @vtrbswarmachine Год назад +1

    The way they transfer conflict to reality is quick and noticed. Very much appreciated.

  • @bobfall
    @bobfall Год назад +1

    During the blitz the windows where covered in London.

  • @johnflynn6140
    @johnflynn6140 Год назад +2

    what a great short.

  • @jaixiviii
    @jaixiviii Год назад +2

    Awesome!

  • @tommymcweedface229
    @tommymcweedface229 Год назад

    Great video! Thanks for this! Wish there were more!

  • @lisanidog8178
    @lisanidog8178 9 месяцев назад

    He really was a doctor? I thought he was a patient pretending.Boy he sure fooled me! I like these characters and Tommy is cute. Interesting twist of the story.

  • @revgaryirvin3450
    @revgaryirvin3450 Год назад

    Top notch piece of work. I loved it. Thank you.

  • @josephpiskac2781
    @josephpiskac2781 Год назад +2

    Great very inventive!

  • @ronsilva7394
    @ronsilva7394 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great job guys !

  • @CYI3ERPUNK
    @CYI3ERPUNK Год назад +18

    definitely one of the best shorts on dust , well done ; im of the opinion that the majority of content on dust is rather middling , so getting a good one is rather nice =]

  • @earthman6700
    @earthman6700 Год назад +3

    Reminds me of the Proxy war.

  • @haveagoodday6494
    @haveagoodday6494 Год назад +2

    I liked it

  • @240606ktt
    @240606ktt Год назад +2

    Bravo!

  • @lloydprunier4415
    @lloydprunier4415 Год назад +2

    Enjoyed this one!

  • @davidturner4824
    @davidturner4824 Год назад +2

    That was a great Twilight Zone movie.

  • @Ariaria1522
    @Ariaria1522 День назад

    My fourth-grade mustache looked a hundred times more realistic.

  • @djr1943
    @djr1943 Год назад +5

    Excellent video with wonderful acting and a superb story. A video “beyond the call of duty.”

  • @VincentHoliday
    @VincentHoliday Год назад +1

    Like something from twilight zone,tales from the darkside,the outer limits type vibes. dope.

  • @user-hl6th7ev9w
    @user-hl6th7ev9w Год назад +1

    Superb stuff, really liked this. You played a very good part Chris and hope to see you again. 👍

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers 11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you - much appreciated ❤

  • @RSRrobertwalker
    @RSRrobertwalker Год назад +5

    Outstanding! I Immensely enjoyed this brilliant twist on two perspectives of world wars!
    Good acting and special effects made this most entertaining!
    Thanks!

    • @CMaiers
      @CMaiers Год назад +1

      Thanks Robert cheers!