This is why they would never send a mother and her only son on a Mars mission. but the acting was fantastic! Somebody get this man a tissue. and an Oscar.

These Dust scifi shorts are more engaging, entertaining, and thought provoking than most of the multimillion dollar spfx movies Disney creates nowadays...

There are no words! From another son that misses his dear mother, the second strongest person he's ever known. Thank you.

The pure and raw emotion portrayed in this film had tears in my eyes by the end, in a brief 19 minutes this film managed to convey the thrill and adventure of space, the love of a family, the fear of the unknown and the grief of loss, I say to the Creators of this short film bravo! 5 stars!

The little robot stole the show.

@sphinxrising1129

5 жыл бұрын

Wally ripoff😑

@brettb9194

5 жыл бұрын

but how does the robot fly while the meat bags are still using rockets?

@ronin47-ThorstenFrank

5 жыл бұрын

Cuteness factor as high as Clptr4p.

@theunveileressreginaecaeli5772

4 жыл бұрын

I know....stole my 💓

@run1492

3 жыл бұрын

Disney's everywhere

I’m a 270 pound guy with tattoos that always did hard labor and never lost a fight in my life. I’m sitting here balling my eyes out over this masterpiece. I think it was the music and the acting skills of Chris that puts these millionaires mainstream overhyped actors to shame. I’d like to see more of Chris.

@jimblack5726

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Nelson, you ball away mate. What matters is that you appreciate a great film - Man hug

@jimblack5726

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Nelson, Try a shorty called "This Is Andromeda - Oh Yeah - Keep the tissues handy.

@robrichards7232

2 ай бұрын

Loved it, now thats a movie!

He was afraid to go because it was to dangerous but had no problem sending his Mom to do it. Real man

Good stories, real stories, are about people. No special effect or flashy landscape will ever substitute for that. This was exceptionally well told. A real gem and not that common anymore.

In zero-G tears don't run down your face, they get stuck to your eyes making you unable to see. So if you ever find yourself in space with a helmet on, don't you even think about crying and stay calm because sweat works the same way.

#1 Reason why it's a bad idea to have family members working together in a high stress environment. His actions could have jeopardized the entire mission..

@holdtrue2021

4 жыл бұрын

💯😉✨

Real movie quality. Excellent acting. And I cut onions and my eyes are burning and tearing. This short hit on all the emotional levels along with filming and acting. It’s definitely a winner and 3 thumbs up Thank you. I miss my mom

@BobbedMcBob

3 жыл бұрын

I miss mine too, so so much! 😢🤧😥

They are still using DeWalt cordless out in the future. Awesome. I need to buy stock.

@henryrollins9177

4 жыл бұрын

Buy brushless...!

@xofcenter5576

4 жыл бұрын

Peak technology.

@WillDanceAlone2U

4 жыл бұрын

Or get into more loving relationships, where stocks is not all you see. You pick.

@xofcenter5576

4 жыл бұрын

@@WillDanceAlone2U You win the award for least self aware comment of the year. Bonus for misspelling the insult.

@CR-ng5cl

3 жыл бұрын

Better than a Mikita, American made power tools ftw

I saw this short 2 years ago and I still watched it again today in 2020.

Beautiful acting and excellent story telling. Mainstream movies could learn a thing or two from the likes of this. Brilliant !

I love sentient robots with a personality. They're like genius adolescents.

My internal geek is upset that he didn't put the thermal paste on the processor before screwing on the heatsink.

@patman0250

6 жыл бұрын

it doesn't need it in an atmosphere colder then the Antarctic..

@ProteusTG

6 жыл бұрын

LOL me too. And he called it an internal relay.

@nothingsurprisesmeanymore

6 жыл бұрын

I think it's funnier that they are still using 2010 technology in what's probably 2080 could you imagine using 1940's technology now in an expedition to the moon. Lol

@littledenny12

6 жыл бұрын

shut up gek

@Djrodw

6 жыл бұрын

My internal geek was thinking... Mars is frozen... why even install a heatsink.

Im bout to go wake my mom up at 5am and hug her after seeing this. LOVE U MOM.

The ending theme fits so well with space atmosphere, it reminds me of being alone isolated in space after some drastic event, with no hope left, but overcoming yourself

I don’t understand how someone so emotionally unstable would be allowed on a mission like this.

@theartofbanana

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, i really dont get why these short movies are always that over emotional. its just not realistic

@randyhutchinson9910

5 жыл бұрын

John Keig he wouldn't

@hilaryc3203

5 жыл бұрын

They live on mars, he's a technician...he had to do a job. They live in a colony on another planet where still, no one is perfect. :)

@LeonidSaykin

5 жыл бұрын

who installed sarcastic chip on a robot?

@fredweller1086

5 жыл бұрын

The mission had a quota for snowflakes.

Is no one else going to mention the little robot flipping the bird at the guy at the console for not fist-bumping him after his human? Had me re-watching that bit just to be sure I actually SAW that. I had to keep from cackling like a freak so I wouldn't wake my wife. LOL

@stevie-ray2020

3 жыл бұрын

....or the fact that the robot looks a bit like Marvin the Martian from Warner Bros cartoons?

Omg.. This really got to me. There's nothing like losing your mom. Things are just never the same. This touched me, where it hurts. Great film!

Excellant production, actors, cgi and little bonding script & camera time, well edited and presented. cheers

That was superb. The attention to detail and acting where as good as, if not better than most full length Hollywood movies. 10/10

The sequence of him pulling himself along the side of that ship on his way to his mother truly created a sense of weightlessness for me as a viewer....well fucking done....the whole weightlessness sequence was awesome.

@aliciashanks5239

4 жыл бұрын

Totally freaked me out!

when your parent(s) die it is your past you are losing, when a child dies, it is your future.

That is a beautiful story, that brings me back to the great sci-fi stories by Robet Heinlein, Arthur Clarke and alikes, no evil monsters, no hyperblasters, just small humans in great Space... Very well done!

Oh man, at the end I was on the edge of my seat. I love and miss you forever mom.

DUST, thank you for NOT making the credits small or playing them fast. Credits for EVERY film should be FULL FRAME and normal speed. Any deviation is pure DISRESPECT to the filmmakers.

Epic ... unlike some others I dont care some of the "science" was off i was thoroughly entertained. if I wanted science-science instead of science-fiction I'd have watched a documentary! Well done to all involved!

@anthemgunaether2914

4 жыл бұрын

UNIT9TV Agreed. And that weightlessness part of this film was amazing!

@UNIT9TV

4 жыл бұрын

@@anthemgunaether2914 100% loved it.

Brilliance is all I got... I mean all you got... or all y’all got! Makes me want to stand up and say... thanks mom. RIP

The commanders ship taking off was beautiful.

I see this as a metaphor for cancer treatment. I lost my grandmother to cancer. Sometimes the ones you lose the ones you love, even if they fought hard.

Great, loved it, if a telespectator can feels the emotions of the actor by default, then it’s well made, thank you and I’m sorry for your loss

well deserved of all the awards this short has gotten. so much was packed into such a short time; I really enjoyed every minute

I really liked how Icarus was not a more advanced flying technology, but a man trying learning the balance between fear and freedom.

The soundtrack sets the mood for a short like this. It's how to differentiate sci-fi. The Martian had disco, this gets mysterious horns and the feel of the desert. Quiet electronic pulsing during dialogue scenes, good sound design goes a long way.

so this guy is ok sending his mother on a repair mission, that he refuses to go on.. nice guy

@jamesbonde4470

4 жыл бұрын

Could be that she agrees that his phobia would endanger the mission.

@bkjan4282

4 жыл бұрын

the mother was by far the better astonaut

An Astronaut on Mars with all that technology was still just using a dependable old DeWalt screw driver!!!

@WH4TH3F0X

4 жыл бұрын

Product placement 😉

@jamesbonde4470

4 жыл бұрын

Why don't you know? NASA spent MILLIONS to develop a ball point pen that would work in near zero G. The Russians issued PENCILS. Use WHAT WORKS.

@beijaflor9313

4 жыл бұрын

@James Bonde, haha I was going to say that and saw your comment, oh well, I'm only five moths late lol.

@arbjful

4 жыл бұрын

Those panels look dodgy...don't they need protection from dust and ions...

Intelligence and understanding culminate together to form wisdom. Which he is learning. This film has a lot of deep down feelings of love and devotion.

Exceptional. The screaming when he went into space was completely unnecessary but this is hollywood big budget grade stuff here. Utterly spectacular.

Wow. Sci-Fi shorts are straight and to the point. Action with an emotional ending. Nice.

I'm going to tell my mom right now that I love her, spectacular, thank you.

A true short and not just a trailer. All the elements of a real story including resolution. Great job.

Tears falling down in outerspace? AMAZING!!

The actor can win an Oscar, he makes me forget he is acting.

They would never send a mother and son on a mission together. Emotions could and would compromise the mission.

@bkjan4282

4 жыл бұрын

if it had been father and son would you say the same thing, probably not. the mother was by far the better astonaut

@gmc7298

3 жыл бұрын

@@bkjan4282 rational should beat emotional 100% wrt choosing individuals & combinations / teams there is no time for emotion in space ... perhaps in 100 years time add a touch

Wow, chilling. That's the kind of thing all those volunteers to live on Mars will deal with all the time. We are not ready yet.

flawed, beautiful, relatable. this is what art is. i loved this.

Beautiful.

One of the best short sci-fi films I seen 👏👏 to the makers love the ending

EXCELLENT!!!!! Very Good Icarus Team!

I must agree with the commenter below in "How did such an emotionally unstable and fearful person ever get a job in space?". Also it appears that people have figure out anti-gravity for the small red robot, but they are still using chemical boosters to get off Mars into orbit? Talk about obvious contradictions of technical ability. It is sort of like two caveman sitting in a cave, hence the name, where one is carving out a stone wheel and the other is mounting a Goodyear radical on his cart.

@grahamlong8701

3 жыл бұрын

Hot mom 😍

@stevebird4278

3 жыл бұрын

NEEEERRRRRDDDDD! :) Just enjoy it for what it was FFS.

Excellent, well told story, thanks for the upload

This was EXCELLENT!!!! Right down to the music!

This was superb! Far too many scifi shorts are just technology demos with virtually no story or character development. This one really stands out.

Space. Love. Devotion. Adoration.

Enjoyed this short very much, I could see this being a longer film. But this just wet my appetite for more.

This was fantastic! Thank you!!

I have to agree, the acting was really well done on this one!!

So, so solid in almost every way. Certainly in every way that counts.

Wow - Outstanding work ! ! What a Great Effort ! !

Two things: 1. This is the coolest robot since K-2SO. It does funny banter, has a very expressive "face", and it even plays got-you-last. 2. It seems perfectly natural for a guy with a man-bun to let his Mommy go on the most dangerous missions so HE doesn't have to go!

@patman0250

6 жыл бұрын

that's what I was thinking !! if I was that fucking worried about my moms safety id go instead of her in a fucking heart beat no fucking question about it. I may not show it but when it comes down to it id do anything for my mother id go to hell and back for her !! and she even wanted him to go for her and he was such a pussy about it and just stayed behind where its safe ! and there he is crying like a little manbun bitch its all your fault manbun!! that's the only thing I didn't like about this !!

@coodaman

6 жыл бұрын

You're projecting again, lil man.

@valken666

6 жыл бұрын

And that's why men do 94% of dangerous jobs. I wouldn't let any old woman do this.

@SanbaiSan

6 жыл бұрын

She even said it was a simple routine repair mission - implying that it would be a great "first flight" so to speak, for someone who had never done it. It wasn't supposed to be dangerous at all, just accidents happen.

@julieboys8194

6 жыл бұрын

SanbaiSan im sure she was happy no parent wants to lose their child.

Wonderful acting. You really feel the heart breaks. So many bad critics. This is a short film, and no way to build all the backdrop to come to this point. Just enjoy the story, or write, direct and film one yourselves that would be complete in a short film.

Well that was just heart-wrenching. Very nicely done thank you

This beats anything those "scientology" actors do !

Message the subject of life is a precious one especially for those who want to hold onto the one they love. We never see death coming it will come it will grab a hold of you with both hands it can drag you down to your knees. Love so powerful.. As always sending love to all and all yours from Michigan USA.. Thank you for putting a good flick together like this.. Truthful in life .can't hide from it..

You tore my heart out with this one.

A beginning, middle and ending! Rare for a short film not to leave you guessing for the where , what or why at the end. Thanks for the entertainment !

Wow. Well done. Very emotional and moving. The Acting in this was superb. A great short story and film worth watching, and probably one of the best I have seen in a long time. Great Job. Thank you.

Gr8 work...this is so impressive.!

I am glad this movie won.

Excellent, 20 minutes of jam packed excitement

That was good. Really well done. Beautiful acting and story telling and believable yet unobtrusive effects. Thank you

@scankhunt4206

5 жыл бұрын

the helmet seal was shit

Surprisingly good! It reminded me of the "good stuff" from the Golden Era of sci fi where space wasn't just populated by Kirk-like action heroes, but by flawed, flesh and blood humans. This short was an all too rare example of the human side of space exploration. Well done! And the visuals were quite nice as well! Would love to see a sci-fi anthology series come to TV that had such material as this flick.

@splashpit

6 жыл бұрын

Scott T unfortunately the powers that be think we need overpriced CG !

@alabamajrb5534

6 жыл бұрын

CG has nothing to do with what Scott was referring to.

@alabamajrb5534

6 жыл бұрын

Scott T What Golden Era? What years were these? The 50's, 60's, 70's etc. all had 'kirk-like' action heroes.

@michaelmills9105

6 жыл бұрын

Wasn't sure why I liked it. But that's it, the human condition. Introducing our fallible nature, gives the tale, the real feel.

@kufujitsu

6 жыл бұрын

"Golden Era"? I don't think there is a Golden Era. Every decade has it's "serious" sci fi & it's "action heroes". There's room enough for both in my book. I like my Starship Troopers, Predator, & Alien films as much as I do the Blade Runner, 2001, & Annihilation films. The Golden Era is a myth perpetuated by older fans who are trying to keep the films of their youth relevant - there's no need for it. If the film is any good, then it will live - hell, people still talk about how good "Metropolis" was for it's time, & when was that one made.....?

Great story telling.. everything just works together in time. Congrats to everyone who worked to produce this movie. You should be proud of this fine work.

There was a lot of non-spoken references from the movie Gravity. The score and traveling from one vessel to another. It was not a bad film and it did bring tears to my eyes. Believable acting and significant effects. Definitely a great film worth have a prequel and sequel. 9/10. Great Job.

This was really impressive...you made me care more about what happens to these characters than most multi-million dollar features do, all in less than 20 minutes. I got the feels! Top casting and performances, story and production values all around

Icarus is one of the best short films I've seen in a long time. The emotional ending brought me to tears. I and my late father were astronaut trainers. So it had a special meaning to me as well .

@shanemiller6982

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

Very moving Story. + Perfect effects = excellent Job. Thank for this.

Beatifull, just... Beatifull. Well done! Bravo!

Great work guys. Such a high standard of work.

I find this short move and superb piece sci-fi. Well done. I just wish you find funding to do more.

Believable, solid script very well acted and beautifully filmed.

A mother's job is to prepare their child for the real world...........and that's just the theme. Layer upon layer of awesome. Best I've seen in a while.

Pentiums made it to Mars ! Awesome

@danbeuscher9679

5 жыл бұрын

And without thermal compound!

Reminded me a lot of Ben Bova and Geoffrey Landis's stories.

Wow - that was *beautiful*

...a most worthwhile 20 minutes of emotional roller-coaster...believable and well done...

Outstanding. Real space helmets ? Looks great. The robot is genious and loveable. BUT...An astroNUT afraid of heights/ rocket fire / ?? But great "scream-through-launch". Loved this pic.

@philliprussell2146

4 жыл бұрын

But you don't fly a ship in an EVA suit.

Despite some over observant comments below, I was drawn into this exceptional film, beautifully crafted, directed, and acted. Thank you.

so much deeper than 20 minutes BRAVO!!!! AndThankYou4Shareing

Awesome, thank you.

I'd never let my mother do something dangerous in my stead.

@bkjan4282

4 жыл бұрын

the mother was by far the better astonaut

@julesmasseffectmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you personally I would use my mother to clear mine fields by running thru them to avoid the gunfire I would spray at her just so she could clear a path for the dog to have crap on fresh grass.

OMG I CRIED SO MUCH...😔😢😢😞😟🙁 great film, i never had a close relationship with any of my parents, but if i did i would have felt the same pain as he did when he was watching that last video, and even though i will never experience the love of a parent i can only imagine how amazing and awful it would have been, amazing to have had such a loving parent/s but awful if they died and to lose that connection. But it was an amazing film it really made me cry a lot.

Wow, truly a work of art! Beautiful! So much, so well done, in only 20 mins... it seemed twice as long. Thank you very much!

Perfect film. Everything was just right. Nothing out of place from fabulous.

17:21 sorry, but the tears never falling down in the outer space...

@cooperjmills

6 жыл бұрын

OMOET it is a movie...

@NoNo-jk5ij

6 жыл бұрын

Awwww!! Good one, I missed that, nice catch! 👍💧⬆️

@NoJusticeNoPeace

5 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily an error. Surface tension would cause the tears to stick to his skin in the absence of movement, and capillary action would draw them over his face.

@andrewb4470

5 жыл бұрын

OMOET Nonsense. His tears are not in outer space, they are inside his space suit and would roll down his cheeks normally.

@jonathanhead302

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew B no they wouldn’t. Just because there is air, doesn’t mean they roll down. There is no gravity in his space suit. Tears would ball up around his eyes. This was proved as a science experiment on the International space station with Commander Chris Hatfield

Air cooling on Mars is not the best idea. 1% of pressure that of the Earth. It will quickly overheat.

@jamesbonde4470

4 жыл бұрын

I suspect that NASA is lying about that. How can a 1% atmosphere generate massive, dust devils and planet wide, dust storms? N asa A S traight A nswer

@partymanau

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbonde4470 And they used earth sized parachutes on their landers.

@DenDeath

4 жыл бұрын

James Bonde there not lieing its just a prediction just like the layers of the earth so uvugobohifuxihhifufuihohiib lol

@randydicotti3975

4 жыл бұрын

Well, then again you don't normally operate your PC where it's 70 below zero.....so maybe not

Beautiful!!!!

Excellent everything!