Sci-Fi Short Film: "Boléro" | DUST Exclusive
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2021
- In a future where telepaths are used by the government to monitor the public and root out insurgents, a non-speaking teen seeks to avenge her father by hunting down and killing the man responsible for his death.
"Boléro" by Sarah Gross
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In a future where telepaths are used by the government to monitor the public and root out insurgents, Maya, a non-speaking teen, witnesses her father’s brutal and unjust execution. Set on a path of revenge and destruction, Maya joins the Resistance, hellbent on tracking down Reader 8, the telepath responsible for her father’s death. However, when Maya finally locates her target after years of searching, she is confronted with a choice: either capture Reader 8 and deliver essential intelligence to the Resistance or take him out and fulfill her vengeful quest.
"Boléro" Credits:
Director - Sarah Gross
Story by - Quinn Armstrong
Screenplay by - Sarah Gross
Producers - Annika Dawson, Tim Deters
Executive Producer - Frida Torresblanco
Associate Producers - Emma Buerklin, Lily Harty, Hannah Reynolds
Director of Photography - Brian M. Tang
Production Designers - Leah Borrie, Noel Dombroski
Editor - Russell August Anderson
Sound Designer - Paul J. Vogel
Composer - Jonathan Keith
Costume Designer - Meredith Peebles
Stunt Coordinator - Mark Kubr
Casting Director - Jamie Ember
First Assistant Director - Ryan Wagner
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Hey everyone! This is Sarah Gross, director of Boléro. Thank you for taking the time to watch our film. I’m excited to hear your thoughts and happy to answer any questions!
This movie was excellent, great work! Hope to see more coming from you. Thank,
Hi, You are Dr. Sara Gross, Do you complete two times Ironman champions right?
Very good
Don't have question, but like the pace of the story, it flows amazingly
Hi Sarah! I have a handful.
How long was filming for this, where was it done?
What was your thinking using the sandy-colored color tone throughout, as opposed to the typical (and in my opinion overused) dark, shadowy lighting used often in such dystopian stories? Was it to compliment Maya’s red hair, like “her world” so to speak?
Was the older woman in the restaurant a relative of someone on the crew? (I can usually sense a family member used as extras in film-I guess it’s my mental power! XD)
Who was cast first: Farrah Mackenzie as young Maya or Larsen Thompson as older Maya, and how uncanny did you think they looked like each other when the casting director found the second one?
Why was Maya taping her belly up before her contact showed up? Had she recently been in an attack/conflict?
Was the same building used for all the shots? It looks interesting especially later in the film with the wide tunnels and open dining hall.
Thanks for this opportunity!
Damnnn! I was so engrossed in this short film that I didn't want it to end.I hope in the near future that this short film could get crowd funded to make it a full length film.
You dont need a film to feature what is already going on if you would only look more closely 🙏
@@payableondeath9091 just what I was thinking
@@payableondeath9091 can you pls elaborate, how is it happening in real life?
@@supriyahegde1812 IT'S THE LIZARD PEOPLE!!! HAHAHAHA!!
@@supriyahegde1812 After 9/11
American government made laws which took away people's privacy , to prevent terrorist attacks !
Sooner or later they will even enter people's mind !
But am worried about my mind , because uncontrolled thoughts are there 😂😂😂
Sometimes I feel like I should become a rebel against the government !
Am sure reader 8 will catch me and keep me in hostage 🤟🤟😜😜
Acting was beyond incredible,very natural,cameras,sounds,scenery,supreme short film,we need more,let's vote to make it happen.
the acting was top notch, the story gripping. very well done and a different enough spin to feel fresh
when she out-telepathed him and left him stunned, I said "Oh you go girl!" hahaha
YAAAAAAAASSSS!!!!!!
That was excellent! This could easily become a Netflix series or a movie.
I agree!
One good movie after this prequel episode.
Well, the moral of this story was sadly "revenge", and I don't think that's a healthy and nice teaching, everybody should reject revenge because we should love each and every one of us and start to forgive the others 🙏
No it could not. She failed, she identified and is dead, everything is busted. End of the story.
Not without a Trans, gay black woman, and and paralyzed ninja
Netflix is garbage
I spend more time than I should watching this channel, but it can't be helped. Some of them are time I cannot get back but this one, this one was awesome! I was enthralled throughout the entire film and was truly on the edge of my seat. This premise could easily be a full length movie, I'd love to see where she goes with this implant and how the fight continues. Don't change a thing with the cinematography, acting and directing, it would be a smash hit, in my humble opinion. Kudo's to all the team involved. Thank you Sarah for a great time spent!
And he would've gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!
DUST bringing us another masterpiece
Well, the moral of this story was sadly "revenge", and I don't think that's a healthy and nice teaching, everybody should reject revenge because we should love each and every one of us and start to forgive the others 🙏
His big Ego thinking he could never be taken down. He forgot that her love for her Father kept that drive in her alive and broke that Ego to pieces. You Go Girl!!!!!!!!!
What i like about this chanel is I never know what shorts are they, but never ceased to be amazed by all of them
Bolero is an incredibly well written, directed, acted, and produced film. It is a taut, exciting, and disturbing story of a dystopian not-too-distant future with chilling overtones of what already is happening in American society. Kudos, Sarah Gross!
Well, the moral of this story was sadly "revenge", and I don't think that's a healthy and nice teaching, everybody should reject revenge because we should love each and every one of us and start to forgive the others 🙏
So very sad that I’m already starting to recognize that I will soon be labeled an “insurgent”. America is quickly becoming a totalitarian state.
Apart from the telepathy....🤣😂😁😀😎
@@Lichtgeschwindigkeit196 That wasn’t the moral of the story, at all.
Also…
You’ve never had anything truly terrible happen to you in your lifetime before, have you? Because that is really easy to say when you haven’t…and comes across as really sanctimonious to those of us who have. The truth is it’s not for you to tell anyone how they should react to the pain they’ve been through in their lives, especially when you’ve had the privilege of never having been through what they have.
@@Lichtgeschwindigkeit196 we " should " love each and every one of us.... maybe not love , but at least treat each other , as we would want to be treated. Humans do not act this way. All humans are , to some extent or another , at least one of the following. Lazy, selfish, greedy and cruel. Unfortunately , most of us come under the lazy section. And there is always a tiny percentage , in any society, who are selfish, greedy and cruel. You will find them in big business , politics and law enforcement / security. Once you reduce or remove ' some ' civil liberties and / or human rights , it becomes very easy to remove more. Match that up with those who give up liberty for security , will get neither. As joroy64 said ... chilling overtones of what already is happening in American society. You might think of Korea as the most totalitarian state in the world , but the usa is the most spied upon, by the usa state. And if the usa gov gets telepaths, the God help america.
Well done Sarah and crew. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a dystopian story told so well. I would definitely love to see a full length film. You’re an up and comer congrats.
creator, cast and crew all have something to be very proud of here. bravo!
Well, the moral of this story was sadly "revenge", and I don't think that's a healthy and nice teaching, everybody should reject revenge because we should love each and every one of us and start to forgive the others 🙏
Lately, you seem to have found a few who can actually write a decent storyline. Bravo! Please try to keep them!
Well, the moral of this story was sadly "revenge", and I don't think that's a healthy and nice teaching, everybody should reject revenge because we should love each and every one of us and start to forgive the others 🙏
@@Lichtgeschwindigkeit196 Save that nonsense for your church! It's called FICTION! The best stories are about revenge and other unpleasant things!
@@Lichtgeschwindigkeit196 I would say revenge was part of the story, not moral. And stories do not have to be moral teachings, sometimes, they are just that: stories. You do not have to agree with what people in them do.
Proud to have helped work on this film. Can't wait to make movies again once the pandemic finally reaches its end.
Might be a while… unless you do it underground… God Speed! Good luck!
This is absolutely one of the Top 10 best SciFi shorts on DUST! This is Academy Award level excellence. Brilliant acting and original story line. Amazingly captured in a short video.
just started but it looks like an amazing story, great acting too, thanks so much DUST, now back to the movie!
Virtuosic world-building, poignantly concise writing, devastatingly gut-wrenching dialogue, and the most badass, beautiful, and entirely relatable protagonist anyone's seen in AGES, combined with expert speculative future forecasting and a truly vile villian?
Yes.
A thousand times yes.
Please bring us the rest of this story as a full length feature.
Please cast this woman in everything forever.
Please.
On behalf of all us, make MORE.
This was a great story, sets were awesome, actors were 100 % right on. Over all 5 star.
Only 5 star James? Well, I will see your 5 and raise you 5 more and I am all in...
Wow.... Another one when I forget I am "just" watching a YT short flick. Story is engrossing, needs a full feature! Kudos.
Wow! Just wow! Fantastic job and incredible directing!
Thank you so much Sarah for this insightful short film. Bolero is one of my favorites, especially when Celebedache is conducting, and you really hit the nail on the head with this tune, if you will, that is hummed throughout. The main character is delightful, wonderful & charismatic, not to mention, quite beautiful. ok, it was fun watching and admiring your direction. Do please, extend my thanks to all who worked so hard to make this film GREAT. Sincerely I remain, Sentebey in L. A. California age 78 & counting (lol)
Satisfying on so many levels.
Reminded me of Psi Corps from B5, enjoyed it very much.
Thank you. That's what I was trying to remember. It does indeed remind one of that great Sci-fi show with the Psi Corp.
Stay well.
Like B5 for the government's rounding up all telepaths and putting them to use, often as weapons.
Very good. Many DUST offerings have great photography and "style" (which make them worth watching) but little emotional impact.
This was SUPERB. Thank you.
Hats off to props and staging, some of those setups were amazing. Overall a really decent Orwellian twist with a dash of exciting scenes, look forward to more from you and your crew. Thank-you.
Fantastic acting, story and production. Had me on the edge of my seat all the way. Thankfully my pulse rate is now returning to normality....
Good pacing, sets and costuming fit the mood. And the jarring juxtaposition of the sensuous Boléro with the gritty environment was a good contrast.
In late scenes, nice contrast between squared off halls and rooms, and her flowing dress.
That music screaming it out at the end. So perfect...
This channel washes away from the soul the DUST of every day life.
We really love this... Much love from teenage filmmakers The Castmate ❤
9:37 Candace walking in about to bust Phineas and Ferb.
Seriously though this was good. I watched it twice.
Modern shorts are perfect for a world where you can't devote your time to a whole movie but still want to get the experience. This one is state-of-the-art. Thank You DUST.
Easily the best in DUST.... this must reach over a million views...
Maurice Ravel's Bolero, is an extraordinary piece of music
A compelling creative film. Too bad it has not been made to full film (yet?). The young girl is a brilliant casting. Her face expression suggests the suffering she has been through.
That was ... one of the most intense and raw emotional scenes I've ever watched. Utterly captivating.
That was a great film and worthy of a continuation. Also much appreciate the subtitles. Many thanks.
This channel is a blessing...
Very fine work Ms.Gross! Very tightly told, really great performances, super cinematography.
More, please!
This film was a 17 and a half minute masterclass in making a futuristic, dystopian sci-fi action thriller which was fast-paced, gritty, hard-hitting and sharp as a razor. BRAVO to all concerned in making this, it was truly top notch and left me wanting more without too many unanswered questions.
Maya was wonderfully portrayed! The villain, Reaser 8 was very menacing!
Too bad the movies at the cinema can't be as good as a 10 minute video.
Nicely done.
right!!
That was pretty intense
Caught me by surprise when she stood up and turned and belted him good. When she took out the ones tasked to learn about who sent her and then end her was excellent fight scene. Avenged her fathers murder. Well done.
AMAZING. One of my favorite DUST stories yet.
Well that had me so engrossed I did not even notice 17 minutes went by. Well done on an excellent short. Needs to be a series to really flesh it out. Loved it.
This was incredible! I loved it from beginning til end. I would love a full feature length movie. The characters and plot was rich with creative content. Please do more!
*excellent* - LOVED every bit of this - awesome plot, atmosphere - amazing actress - completely believable world created immediately - would love to see more
This is a future we can't allow.., and it's funny how art can be so in tune with current conditions..., steel your spine, stand for Freedom against ALL tyranny...,God Bless anyone telling the Truth.
Bolero is one of my favorite classical masterpieces. Haven't heard it in decades. Gotta go listen.
This is amazing. How do you come up with this stuff, I went to go see one of the films in a local cinema recently and this stuff never gets old.
Bolero should've been a world release triple A feature. Very thrilling entertainment; Quinn Armstrong & Sarah Gross should consider a full-length feature and a sequel.
Seriously, this is one of the best shorts I’ve ever seen! Well written and the acting is flawless! This could easily work as a full length feature film or even a Series on HBO or NETFLIX.. I’ll be following this group of writers!
Wow! This is fantastic. Hoping this will be a movie or series. The actresses who portrayed Maya at both stages are phenomenal.
man! this interrogator gives me the creeps
This is one of my all time Dust favorites. It is so sharp and classy. I love the bad guy. And the heroine is so intense. The ASL adds a great nuance. Thank you. Wish this was 2 hours long.
This is one of the best of the best, leaves us wanting more to the story.
These shorts are very addictive. I’m saying just one more and an hour and a half later I’m still here.
Loved this one. Her vengeance was excellent! I hope there's more
its a damn shame you can only press the like button once.... brilliant all the way round.. concept, storyline, actors and filming... thank you ... heres to seeing your work on a much bigger scale for all to appreciate.. and.. to seeing this story in particular in a series or full length cinema soonest..
Jus want to commend you Sarah for this fine film that packed a punch in under 1/2 hour. I'm really enjoying "condensed"movies like yours that hold ones attention and isn't filled with bs just to fill time.Very well done!
What a winner of a short! Thanks for making my day more EXCITING!
I absolutely loved it. Would love to see this character moving forward. She was great as well as the child. Well done.
This is a filmaker so good that this person knows how to build emotion *and*" do exposition the right way. Exposition is a neccesary evil and the hardest thing to do correctly and this filmaker does it right. What a great scene and transition. No time jump either. Just natural.
Then they know how to build tension. Make the audience dead. Wonderful. I want to see more. And the actor who played the villian. Plus how they wrote the female lead to overcome in a way that's actually empowering. This deserves to be feature length
this is more than just a good short film. it has more depth and character than many whole movies with huge budgets. great work,and thank you.
BRAVO!! Well done ... and I love that the protagonist gets her revenge in the end, and was still able to complete her mission ... ENCORE! ENCORE!!
Wow! The best I’ve seen yet on these SciFi shorts! The storytelling is very coherent, with an emotionally striking beginning leading to an avenging heroine who ousts her father’s murderer. Many of these shorts become so ambiguous that it becomes more of a tiring puzzle than entertainment! The actors deliver such a compelling performance as to engage the audience directly into their world! Love the Bolero theme which masterfully articulates the plot!
Currently on a dust binge.... Old n new... Love this channel
Brilliant with an incredible amount of action emotion and story presented in such a compact and well made movie; congratulations and thank you Sarah!
I think it was brilliant! I loved the character development and the storyline. Thank you, keep making movies.
One of the better Dust shorts I've seen in the past few years!
A well fleshed out world for the short length, and a protagonist that one can root for. Great acting, direction, set design. I could definitely watch more stories in this universe.
Fantastic job to Sarah Gross and the entire crew. Will somebody please get Larsen Thompson a good agent and get her into hollywood movies. Not only is she beautiful but she can actually act ! Keep up the excellent work as usual Dust.
I could easily see this becoming a TV series.
Marvellously done, intriguing story. Huge kudos to the filmmakers and actors!
Sarah, outstanding! Loved it, writing, pace, actors, but most of all the great ending. It’s all about the ending.
THAT was excellent! I'm sure that cost a few dollars to produce. But it was well worth it! Amazing writing, acting, direction, and sound! That was first rate! Great story and great work! I look forward to more.
It's was creepy like a horrorfilm. But really good.
Very, very well done!... Held me the entire time. Sets, tech, action, acting, character development, story line... all very well created and executed...
So good. I wish Sarah Gross would consider being the Director of the Star Wars space opera, casting Larsen Thompson as the storyline’s hero. Unbelievably excellent acting, such an intense presence, so much talent for easily handling the lead role - I absolutely would start watching the post-LucasFilm movies again.
For what it’s worth, plain and average me, a humble fan of great stories and acting, will watch Ms. Thompson’s and Ms. Gross’ careers with great interest. Again, so good! Thank you for sharing, my imagination loved it.
Oh, and the title and the song…I grew up listening to Bolero many, many, many times. But it had faded somewhat from me until ‘rediscovering’ it listening to the amazing and famous Mexican Conductor, Alondra de la Parra, conducting Ravel’s Bolero, performed by the WDR Sinfonieorchester. I’m not sure of the backstory for the title of your film, but I certainly liked it.
Edge of my seat!! Love this story.
One of my favorite musical pieces.
It's great, the story feels like I had always imagined Babylon 5's Psi corps and the psychic underground starting
Fight scenes are really tough to get right. The scenes in this short were palpable. Great job! The story was great and had a lot of twists and nuances.
Love this film!! This NEEDS to be a feature!!
That was amazing. Had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Great job
That was EXCELLENT!! Gotta love a good revenge story! Great acting! Great cast! Great music and suspense! Very memorable... well done!...girl power!
simply amazing!!! love it! the final confrontation fight is exquisite!
Wow!!! This makes me like the Bolero even more than I already did! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The storyline and acting were top notch. The fighting was extremely realistic.
Dust never disappoints. This was a terrific movie short with great acting, edge of your seat action and a great story that, in my opinion, can be applied to what's happening in the US today which is intriguing and kinda scary at the same time. This is once again another movie short that could be turned into a sci-fi series or full length feature film. And if it did I'll be first in line to watch it at a theater or at home.
What a Story. Thanks, Sarah, to you and your team.
Now gosh darn it need more parts loved this
She was pretty and special as a child and as an adult. Very well done once again.
I am surprised and impressed, the heroine got wounds after being hit in the face many times. It's not normal in movies. Edit: DUST makes it better 👀
One of the greatest-tension-holders out there! :D Good job Sarah / Dust !
...absolutely masterful - I hope we see much more from you and the entire crew...
What a great story and so well acted by the beautiful young girl and her wonderful older self!
This is another one of those great stories that had another hour to go,, great directing Sarah Gross!
I hope their are considerations for a part 2. 🙌Brovo
Keep it firing DUST!
Excellent short! Hope there's more to come. Could definitely be a movie or series.
Excellent film. Clever, dark, brutal and somehow compassionate.