Sci-Fi Short Film "Pendulum" | DUST | Flashback Friday
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Two friends seek spiritual salvation in India away from their hedonistic lives, in advance of the impending collapse of the Cosmos.
"Pendulum" by Lauren Cooney
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Two friends seek spiritual salvation in India away from their hedonistic and disconnected lives, in advance of the impending collapse of the Cosmos.
A generation are born knowing that the end of the world will come in the next quarter century. This generation have now come of age. A young woman, Cerys, sick of her soulless life, encourages her friend Gwilym to travel with her to India, where people are celebrating the Apocalypse. In her search for meaning, Cerys takes Gwilym to an expat commune, run by an enigmatic leader. Will she find what she is looking for?
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One must never join a group that has a "leader."
@derrickgardener2148
7 ай бұрын
100% true that 👍
@thebigdawgj
6 ай бұрын
All groups do.
" It's not about pinning the other person down ". Right after he pins the girl down.
Deep feels 💜 from this one. So much captured in this short 🙏🏽 Thank you.
I have been looking for this video for almost 2 years since i saw it origionally. Im SO happy you reposted it.
SPOILER: The film definitely looked good and I enjoyed the unique concept, but what I got out of it was a crazy girl goes to drug parties, then drags her boyfriend to a loony cult in a foreign country, drives him away with her behavior and gets him killed. What a weird way to spend your last few days on Earth. Also, if I knew I was about to die I wouldn't be showing up to work for the airlines, train, etc.
@zoltanposfai3451
7 ай бұрын
The story is definitely not about rational actions, but the instinctive side that goes haywire. We are well-equipped for short bursts of danger, which is an evolutionary thing. But when the danger is days-weeks etc out, and you can do nothing about it, everyone will cope with it differently. Same problem terminally ill people must face too. In this world, I'm sure a lot of people would indeed not show up for work, but some would. Because it can be a way to escape and bring a hint of normalcy into your life. Some would do it to make sure society does not instantly collapse. The short is one possible path, and obviously not yours.
@shawnerz98
7 ай бұрын
I think you pretty much nailed it!
Bravo to all involved! Beautiful visuals, captivating storyline, what an accomplishment!! This is one of the best short films I've ever seen. Thank you.
Even at the end of the World, stay strapped or get clapped! 💥
You can't have the subtitles the same color as the background. you have to pause to read everything.
@shamim-dhulumakhapotherbake
7 ай бұрын
Subtitles irrelevant. Blaming humanity for extraterrestrial events.
@Fido-vm9zi
6 ай бұрын
I turned on captions
Well executed by all involved! Congratulations!
Amazing! Thanks 💖
Nice, however the plot hole is if the Hubble telescope has seen it means it already reached the Earth.
@MrTaxiRob
7 ай бұрын
@@000aleph Jesus PLEASE take the Peronists first
@abraxasjinx5207
7 ай бұрын
It's not a documentary.
@tihzho
7 ай бұрын
@@abraxasjinx5207 Why would that make any difference?
There seem to be many more 'flashbacks' than there are new movies on this channel since they started doing the 24/7 livestream.
@0neIntangible
7 ай бұрын
Dust is honouring film industry protocols during the SAG, (Screenwriters & Actors Guild) strike since May of this year.
@MrTaxiRob
7 ай бұрын
@@0neIntangible strike is over homie
@CriticalStories
7 ай бұрын
@@MrTaxiRobAnd they need some time to start things from scratch, now don't they?
@0neIntangible
7 ай бұрын
@@MrTaxiRob You're right... I stand corrected.
@MrTaxiRob
7 ай бұрын
@@CriticalStories not necessarily from scratch, a lot of material is sitting in the vault waiting to be finished. But if it makes you feel better to be a pedantic douchebag, be my guest.
Wonderful short film.
Dust in India 😊
Brilliant
The end of the world story line was actually irrelevant. This was like two seperate stories fused together, but ended up less than the sum of it's parts!
It's a good thing I'm a "prepper"... obligatory lol
I had two windows open and Aja was playing in the other one, it made this flick much better. But Steely Dan makes everything better.
@johnblais2065
6 ай бұрын
Oh for sure
It's not about what's causing the end of the world, it's about how everyone handles knowing it's coming. At 1st she's partying to forget & boyfriend is trying to get her to live life while they can, not drug away her time. Other people go on & pretend like it's not gonna happen, & others go on living but keep looking up in anticipation. Then the exposure of the "religious leader" brings out the truth that he is selfish & controlling, & he lets hate take control. But in the end she's sober, she realizes she doesn't need to pretend someone else has "the answers", she only needs herself & boyfriend. She sees the wonder of life/the universe, like her boyfriend wanted all along. Spoiler.... Too bad the boyfriend didn't get to enjoy life with her til the end. Her getting them involved with the religious group to keep emotionally hiding ended up cutting boyfriend's life short.
@garymiller8320
6 ай бұрын
By about...90 seconds, or so?
Fortunate, our wonderful blue ball have a strong soul, which will not allow that something bad will happen to her.
6👍's up DUST thank you for sharing 😊
What a wonderful film... ☝️😎
Eddie would have enjoyed this
GOD IS TRUE..
😮
Where was the drum & bass? ❤ Thats a joke. This is my favourite short film ❤
@TheRealSkeletor
7 ай бұрын
Hold Your Color 🧡
Ft. Indians❣️
This sickness never end, their always think about the end of the world
Keralam ❤
Ten film jest pojechany.
your website still functioning DUST? showing error.
The Earth and all its passengers are about to be destroyed, and there will still have been people trying to get rich off it.
Stimulating
wow!❤💯💫👍!
Thank you for promoting Bengali
🌀
Whoever chose the color for the subtitles at the beginning made a poor choice. They are very difficult to read. Contrast is key to readability.
17:48 Oh no! He killed my boyfriend!... but... 18:02 hey! What a beautifull picture! Wow! 18:12 oh, my boyfriend is still dead... 18:18 Ok, nevermind, I'll go and watch it myself.
Any Bengalis Here 👇
Sadly I was unable to read the subtitles without an amount of effort that distracted me completely from the film. I can't imagine how colorblind or visually impaired people are supposed to enjoy this.
@tims9434
7 ай бұрын
Sadly 30 years ago you wouldn't have even been able to access content like this. Those subtitles at the beginning are hard to read for everyone. I think its on purpose
@fixitman2174
7 ай бұрын
The subtitles weren't important. They were just in the short prelude part. I couldn't follow them either, yet I still enjoyed the film.
@baileyantonengpei7860
7 ай бұрын
The important thing was the b&w intro. Yeah that tone for the subtitles had me squinting a bit too
@Wise4HarvestTime
7 ай бұрын
Just learn Hindi. Duh
@SwordOfS
7 ай бұрын
37 seconds of irrelevant and readable subtitles in an almost 20-minute video, and all you can do is complain? And be disappointed that some people with some visual issues may have problems reading the pointless subtitles. You are one of those. Getting outraged for others who themselves may or may not care, but definitely didn't choose you as their spokesman. You people are in fashion at the moment, but not for long.
If you’re going to die, what a way to go
Apocalypse
Where's the Sci-F?
CRAP. It's in Hindi with Forced English Subtitles. I spend more time reading than watching. Out of here at 1:30. Try dubbing next time so I can watch the video instead of reading the subs.😡👎
Чушь.
😊 legenda em português
I didn't understand a damned thing. It was ridiculous. So much doom and gloom. 🧐
@derrickgardener2148
7 ай бұрын
If you did not understand it sorry but you will be one of the first to go. Not trying to be a mean person on you but you need to take off the blindfold and see what really happening in this real world.
@banehog
7 ай бұрын
@@derrickgardener2148 yeah, you should really talk to a psychiatrist about this
@barbarapearce9738
7 ай бұрын
😂 what do you expect at the end of the world?
@averagejoe8255
7 ай бұрын
@@derrickgardener2148 So the apocalypse is coming then? I have no idea what your reply even means. This is a fictional occurrence, a fantasy. We all live in the real world, not video games, nor doom-and-gloom apocalypse scenarios. All I see is yet another group of people looking for reasons to fail, or do nothing. Self-made victims, who see nothing but despair for the future. The earth will be here long after mankind has ceased to exist. And as a species, I'm certain we’ll one day outgrow this cradle called Earth and move onward. This unceasing angst on the part of these last three generations is sickening and mired in defeatism (i.e. Millennials, Gen-Z’ers, and the latest and steadily groomed for doom Gen-Alpha’s). The world is not going to end in 10, 20, 50, or 1000 years. Nevertheless, those of us who understand this are all provided with a front-row seat so we can bear witness to the unceasing malaise of three generations, who act as though the end is imminently near. Thank God it is only about 20-30 percent of each of these groups that are so incredibly mentally weak. Those who have become brainwashed into believing this nonsense, and have never developed a sense of survival no matter the odds, otherwise society would have already collapsed. Common sense and logic are anathema to these weak-willed victims of themselves. They’re the first to cry “Follow the science” yet they never do it themselves. How incredibly ironic. They are all echo chambers that feed off each other like depressed prophetic cannibals. I just wish they’d all wake up, see the sun each morning, and demonstrate a little gratitude that they have been gifted with such a beautiful world. That they live in a country with endless possibilities, freedoms, and hopes. Where the only thing stopping their dreams from coming to fruition is themselves. What a huge pity party.
@averagejoe8255
7 ай бұрын
@@barbarapearce9738 I don't expect anything. Especially NOT the end of the world.
style over substance
Maybe orange isnt the best subtitle color when you are filming a bunch of brown people with a bunch of orange colors everywhere - just saying.
Beautiful scenery. Great acting. But..... There is just too much DOOM and GLOOM going on in the real world. I don't watch these videos to see more of it and refuse to give it a thumbs up. 👎👎👎
First
Spolier Spoiler Take home lesson: hunan will be selfish even when supposedly beibg pure. Thats what i got out of it. That the vylt leader was in it for himself.
stick with spoken English