"The Chef" was created by the incredibly talented Hao Zheng and his awesome team. Check out his website and take a bite out of more of his work: www.zhengfilm.com/

@sugadaddy7050

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. The creators did a great job.

@darda2449

2 жыл бұрын

Why does it seem... that although this is a robot, a synthetic creation... Here's a gang of people, and they are one way or another, beating the life out of someone, human or no. Am I the only one here who sees the fucking inhuman ugliness of this? Because this is how so many others see other human beings, let alone AI. I am Autistic. I have had to fight for my life before simply because strangers hated me being different, and could not accept that. Everyone has their excuses, don't they?

@nohandel

2 жыл бұрын

@@darda2449 Being different makes some very uncomfortable. This is about all that arises from trying to intergrate. Here the integration changes the lives of those that are being joined. They have awesome skills, learn fast and are non confrontational with no creativity or heart yet. That is what they came to learn. To learn this they take jobs. Chef embraced the discipline of the machine and was unaware his prodigy was fighting to save people's jobs. He assumed he didn't care but he actually cared for them all. Please watch again with fresh eyes and heal the pain of your past. You must be awesome to have gotten through that shit. Turn that shit into manure and grow yourself a New and Happy Garden. Full of things you Love 😍 You are a great writer, share how you are still happy after the shitstorm 😀 🌊🎉💃💐

@nohandel

2 жыл бұрын

@@markfergerson2145 I am listening. My comment was base on the AI not having a heart. I am glad you have shared your experiences. I have spent my life masking my different to make others comfortable too ☺️ I've had the shit beaten out of me on more than one occasion. I had no idea they were so angry being near me being carefree. I didn't know they heard stories about boogeywoman and thought I was that. Casting me into their dRama. I know myself better and I know their pain better. I choose humour now and am learning alot from how it is received. Pain can be transformed into a Magical Healing. The bigger the pain the bigger the power. Everything is a Choice. Good can sometimes turn very bad and bad can sometimes turn very good ☺️

@darda2449

2 жыл бұрын

@@markfergerson2145 Mark, thank you for your personal insight. WE know! I'm standing side by side with you, my brother. I don't consider myself a part of humanity anymore. I, too, despise violence but I am a skilled and formidable fighter still at 62 years of painful age, the old wounds in my bones aching as I write these words. You may heal, but the scars, you see, remain. Always. I know most "normal" people would never dream of harming me themselves... but at the same time, I also know from experience that they would stand by and let me be beaten or murdered, abused, insulted, and wronged. I know, because these same people bullied me from a job I had held for 20 years. You can't fight an organization. People I had helped in a thousand ways, many of whom I had stood up for and saved from being fired or disciplinary action, watched while I was harassed and bullied, falsely accused, and tormented until I had to leave. I'm now struggling to survive on a tiny government handout, for the first time in 46 years in the workforce. Leita Jones, I allow that you are a good person. You seem to be. But there is no gold at the end of a rainbow for people such as Mr. Fergerson and I. No one gives a flying fuck. And I'm not playing their games of pretend. William's beating is beating me. I would have been breaking heads, frankly. Human heads. He was a better man than any one of those worthless sacks of shit.

Now that is how you make a short on a limited budget. Real talent always shows.

I loved the use of both languages in this - it made it at once relatable and engaging, really forces you to pay attention. The look on the old man's face at the end was heartbreaking.

@garyring8306

Жыл бұрын

he lost his student and a friend. more than can be said for the old cook.

Well written, well acted, well directed. This is the type of sci-fi story i always hope for but seldom fine Thank you.

@davepowell7168

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky to find such fine work l agree 👍

I was completely immersed into the story. Seamless and terrific acting. Brilliant!

Wow! My in law is a chef, and chinese, and goes by the Happy Chef. So many emotions swirling around this one, from being defensive, to acceptance, to being conflicted at the end. You really are not sure how to feel, the only thing I am sure of is that this film makes you FEEL!

this is SO good, huge congrats to the whole cast and crew!! :)

Oh never thought I’d say - poor robot!! 😢 Must say the actor really did look robotic!

這老師傅的中文英文都很棒！William 看起來好像AI 的男主角長大版。 The English and Chinese pronunciations of the chef are both good. William looks resemble to the child actor in movie AI.

As someone that has worked in a kitchen for the better part of the last 25 years, Chef Pu wasn't an actor; he was a seasoned chef. This is one of the best films here. I believed every minute of it. Well shot, written, directed, acted, and the sound design... top notch. My first thought when the credits rolled: "When can I see rest of the movie?" Would love to see the second act having Chef Pu remind Qiang of his love of cooking (especially seeing as Qiang chose to stick with Chef instead of the mob), and work towards beating the machines in ethic, instead of violence. With act three being a John Henry style bout, cementing that cooking is an art of emotion that can't be replicated by machines; all while losing to the efficiency of a machine (harkening back to the "toona" frozen dinner). Restaurant owner then fires all humans for profits. *ONE YEAR LATER* Restaurant is empty again because all they can provide is the same formulated "toona", and patrons are bored with it. There is a lot of brilliance here in it's idea, and storytelling, that is often overlooked in film. Big fan, here.

@PsychGirlRaven

2 жыл бұрын

There is no “ rest” unfortunately dust is known for very short stories that leave you needing more.

@garyring8306

Жыл бұрын

it was out of sympathy and regret he took the old man home he knew what he had done, i do not think he is over hating machines or becoming the cook the chef is looking for or willing to teach his skills to.

Sooo sad, just when he was bonding with William, who was genuinely loving learning not only cooking but culture and Chinese. Very sad - please let there be a sequel where Chef Pu meets his friend again!

Damn good story about AI. So many western ones are recycled or uninspired, this truly original

Wow…this really grabbed my attention and held it…Brilliant! My suspension of disbelief was dialed up to ELEVEN the entire time…so enthralling! I wish I could have seen more….I want to know what happens! Thank you for this.

Brilliant acting on all sides here. Great camera work and a wonderfully playful script. It's on the long side for a short film and it feels like it wants to go on and tell more (which I would have happily watched and appreciated.) Great stuff. Thank you.

This short film is a keeper. In the past, When organizes humans revolted against the owners machinery it was called "Sabotage." Named after the wooden shoes (Sabot) used to destroy the industrial mechanisms that have automated the jobs done previously by humans. Looks like, as always, History is prologue.

@radicalpotato666

2 жыл бұрын

That's an important fact to know.

Congratulations on a very well developed film! I love the fact that the Main Character Hao Zheng went through all the emotional range of Denial to acceptance and then welcoming at the end. Id love to see this as feature It made me sad knowing what they were doing to William even though he didnt feel the pain. Great film short!

@tfen1936

2 жыл бұрын

this, exactly!

That was crazy and intense violence against William. Even tough he couldn't feel anything, it was hard watching him being beaten. I was horrified at how far it went and felt like they were beating us, the viewers. I was scared they were going to harm Mr. Pu as well for being with the AI. Would it have gone that far if Qiang wasn't there?

@statinskill

2 жыл бұрын

What a fine delicate spirit you are! You will nourish us for a long time!

@demijour1234

2 жыл бұрын

@ThePanamaCollection1 Yes, I knew this was just a short film, and not a documentary. To me, this is the beauty of filmmaking. The emotions and connections we build towards the characters in a film. When William and Mr. Pu were finally creating a bond, and Mr. Pu was able to bring his wall down. We started to feel the mood of the movie, become calmer and happier. We didn't feel hatred towards William and began to like his personality and quirky humour. That's why, when William was beaten up so violently. We weren't cheering even though we learned in the beginning that the AI's were taking away people's jobs. The beating towards William was so brutal and shocking. Remember the movie ET? When he went home in the end, so many cried. Why? He wasn't real? It's getting involved in the character and the storyline? At least for me that's how it is. It could be because I love acting and getting into the character and situation.

@demijour1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@statinskill 😊

@SeaJay_Oceans

2 жыл бұрын

There is no 'William', it was an AI node - and networked. Once it learns all it can from a human, it has uploaded all it can to the Net. No more need for the humans. The irony is in the Chef : his purpose, feed humans, sustain life. A machine has no purpose, only function.

@gilleswalther5964

2 жыл бұрын

That's one of the very interesting theme developed in this short. The robot is a "thing" and people are pissed because we started giving more importance to things than to humans. It might behave like a human thanks to AI, but it is still a thing. Would you feel the same if I smash Alexa (I mean the Amazon Echo)?

so many small details that make me love this short film. what especially caught my attention, however, was how childlike yet capable William was. although the world is full of uncertainty, fear, and death for humans due to a variety of things including the existence of androids, William is just there to learn. William himself is aware of the situation but never of the true consequences, especially as we see him offer Pu the ice pack at 13:08 - an action that would be ridiculous if he understood that ice packs do little for a human bleeding out. his question about leaving at 13:40 further demonstrates his lack of empathy regarding the potential loss of life. despite how frustrating William's actions may seem, Pu still patiently explains everything. in this way, Pu's empathy makes him a wonderful teacher - but what is a teacher without students? Qiang left Pu in more ways than one to fight for what he believed in, but William was still there to listen and learn. this short film is an excellent example of the art of show-not-tell and the role of teaching / learning. we are thrown into the kitchen much like William, but the director shows us so many details about this world that background info is unnecessary. regardless of the topic of the film, however, i think what i love the most about the directing and the writing is how fair it is for every character, human or android. at 16:35, when Qiang yells at Pu, "who's side are you on?", it is the perfect climax, because it forces the viewer to ask how sides came to be in the first place. at 15:16, William demonstrates what he's learned from Pu in a different but still applicable situation, and we see Pu's warm joy in the following scene highlight that William is learning more from Pu than just cooking - and maybe, just maybe, he can learn empathy from Pu too. but we'll never know because William is taken away by the mob, presumably to be destroyed. maybe he can be repaired, maybe he's gone forever. we'll never know. i found this final scene to be particularly horrifying because of how common we see this conflict happen between humans. after all, how can we expect androids to have empathy when we barely have empathy for each other in the human race? to me, this isn't sci-fi. this is reality with more technology. also, wow you read this whole comment. thank you for coming to my TED talk.

I would love to see an entire series from this. It's so well done. It reminds me of some similar themes you see in the game Detroit: Become Human, but they never really explored it on the human side as much, that's what short film did and it did it well.

After William the humanoid was destroyed, the Chef Pu replaced it with a T-800 (Terminator).

@danielolson437

2 жыл бұрын

"come with me if you want to sauté "

@peterwyetzner5276

2 жыл бұрын

我会回来的

Omg... the starting kitchen scene was spot on how Chinese Cantonese kitchen functions. His Cantonese was perfectly articulated.

Better than anything Hollywood is putting out, and that's not saying as much as I would like. This was truly epic and forthright to the story. Excellent job.

@adriennebrailsford6291

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@insertnamehere5146

2 жыл бұрын

endless marvel movies

Очень хорошо. Просто, лаконично, без лишних свистоперделок. Браво.

@ictviamfortruthgoogleisspa5886

2 жыл бұрын

Че все понял?:) привет Путлеру

I cannot decide. The look on Mr. Pu's face... sorrow and disappointment for the loss of a friend or self-loathing for having befriended a robot? The final clip... symbolic of him just "going along for the ride?" Just wow.

Thank you Hao Zeng and crew for The Chef, a very worthwhile addition to the ever more relevant android-backlash genre. Thoughtful, nuanced, relatable and enjoying high production values all around, The Chef is a compelling and culturally salient short film that feels almost too short but is ultimately a highly polished gem as-is.

By the way, it's impressive that DUST has a big enough budget to hire Mark Zuckerberg to appear in this movie

The problem is no matter if it's about an AI or a human, this type of humans treat everybody the same.

I'm impressed by the acting of the AI. Soon robots like William will replace all human actors

High level of actor's performance and excellently filmed and what a good script. On the last scene, I really like the beautiful reference to Wong Kar-wai (王家衛) images effects style. Very well done.

@applelin4521

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ! I was thinking the same !

Lately I rarely finish a DUST short because so many of them don't really make sense or go anywhere. This was the exception. Very good short story 👌.

This is a haunting film. Wonderfully acted and crafted. Unforgettable.

The BEST I've seen on dust.

Wow this really delivered. This was very intense and just a gem among the sea of other short films. Fabulous work Mr. Zheng. Bravo!!

High levels. Magnificent short film. You all did a great job. Great reflections. 🔝🔝🔝

All I can say is that the plot which could contain volumes of subsequent events leading to a potential full feature, is amazingly encapsulated in a 20 minute video short. This video alone is compact filled with details and informations and yet was able to showcase the unexpected bonding between the Chef and the AI in such a short duration. All the footage were well shot and chosen and the editing is simply amazing. Even more amazing is the "wordless" segment leading to the closing credits. "if a picture can paint a thousand words", and that's just what it did. Kudos to the whole team and crew and the brains behind this film and script. You guys are tops!

Another very fine DUST production and presentation thank you so much 👍🏻

Love the malfunction part after they hit him. Gets me going . . .

The ending explains it all thanks for great work ❤

You know when those thugs were beating William up, it was Chef who felt the pain of every blow.

👍🏻👍🏻感谢编辑，Dust 太赞了。 期待每次的作品，每次都有惊喜😁 Thank you Dust 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Definitely one of the better ones.

Very good story and well acted out scenes but story seems to me to be unfinished i would like to see it continued.

@lachatnoir1127

2 жыл бұрын

Most dust films are.up to viewer to conclude

Nice friendly robot. Cute too. He didn’t deserve being beaten up.

I will appreciate the make up artist and actor playing William.... they both did a great job to make robot look like real robot 👍👍👍👍👍👍 keep it up

Hi, congratulations on a great short. Great production values, great acting, story that is understandable, and more. One of the best Dust shorts ever.

This is the type of story you'd read in Galaxy or F&SF during the Silver Age of Science Fiction

@allisonbergh4429

2 жыл бұрын

God I miss F&SF back in the day 😍😭

Highly reflective of the times in which we live.... Thank you for reminding me.

Beat that droid like it owes you money. Literally.

That was spectacular! There's so much packed into that. Bravo!!!

Old man is like: Damn toys. Reckless. This is too fast for me. 😂

And of course the ending left more questions then answers

In my mind, Chef Pu was surprised to see a new warranty protected William body arrive the next day with all of it's memories archived and uploaded on the blockchain. Definitely reminders of early Star Trek Next Gen moments with Lt. Data. I'd ABSOLUTELY watch an entire Netflix 12 episode series written by Hao Zheng detailing challenging human relations with robotics and A.I. with each episode presenting a traditional Chinese recipe. ⚡

The back alley scenes are great.

Nice acting liked how i grew to empathise and like the Android.

Wow, this is a very good short DUST video with a good story, good actors, good director, etc.!

I wonder how many scenes like this played out in the 19th Century when the US workforce was being overrun by foreigners like the Chinese? The film is an excellent metaphor! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Great short! I hope you find a way to continue this.

What a great film, my wife and I enjoy every part of it. 😁

This was so well done on all counts. Also, this story exemplified two very constant and prevalent characteristics of the human condition; fear of change and reacting emotionally rather than logically. It is the reason why good things, logic and truth is destroyed since society began and will never change in us humans no matter our improvements or how we advance in technology

I shall now go and smash up my food processor.

Brilliant short, I was really touched. Great acting, superbe soundtrack, deep story, nice camera work. Hope to see more of Hao Zheng.

We are our nightmares, we can't stand change or the good in others it's a bet against individuality, independence and the unique qualities that make us human. Well done!

This was really good! Unexpected emotions 🤍

Very well acted and interesting on multifaceted levels. Science and technology. Robots replacing humans. The resistance to new automation and the technocracy.

Beautiful film. Wonderfully conceived and directed. Great acting.

Bravo, Bravo!! One of the best on this channel

The moment: 10:36. And after, throws a cigarette in the boys mouth, “shut up and smoke will ya.” 😂

Man these short films are pretty amazing. 😊

The robot is a AMAZING actor..Loved it....Peace

Heavy on so many levels. Love it!

Nice and unique take on the "humans replaced by robots" theme.

This was genius!

Magnificent work all around.

Super act "chef" and "William"

Omg, this is epic!❤

I liked it. Especially that market. That was a lot of attention to detail. In fact the kitchen was awesome too. I like the story and in a very short period of time conveyed many human emotions. The only thing I found a little puzzling was the ending.

Certified Gold!!!!!

Great great work here! Chapeau!!!

What a time to be alive.

This is the concept of quality

This is a really good sci-fi short. Would make a good full length movie.

Thought the fish was talking. This was a great watch.

Well spun yarn, l was drawn to the relationship between the master chef and pupil so well that l momentarily felt the elders sense of loss. This suspension of reality began perhaps with the feet stance mirroring shot parallel with ground. Thanks for producing this powerful yet simple plot well played, shot and edited to its conclusion.

Loved it!!!

18 minutes is much better. It is almost like one episode form tv series. Longer is better :-D

This was a masterpiece! Great cinematography and lightning. How will society in the future deal with robotics in the common work sector? What will happen to the blue-collar workers that it replaces?

@Pfirtzer

2 жыл бұрын

Blue collar workers will be used as fertilizers, usless eaters will be gone hence the jab.

Wow! Fantastic watch! Bravo 👏

Wow, that surprised me. Excellent film. “Who’s side are you on?” Great question.

It’s not fair 😥 I was enjoying that, why do good things always have to end?

Like the android, I can find no flaws with this short. Well done all around.

I can't believe that this made me feel bad for the android. Well done!

I was enraptured the whole time, the depressive gloomy looking kitchen, mirrored, in my view, the depression of the human workers who are being replaced by robots in most jobs. The description of Chinese cookery by Chrf Pu was lovely, its not science its feeling, my wife is of Chinese origin and so I can relate to this.. I want weights and measures and she cooks by feel, her food is simply amazing.. I liked how Pu and 'Wiliam' began bonding and how the robot began to learn and change as did Pu.. unsure what will become of Pu's Kitchen with Qiang at the helm.. I would like to see more.. great movie, thank you to all involved.

Can you imagine Gordon Ramsay having an argument with an AI? I wonder who would win? This is a excellent film ., and leaves you with your feelings all over the place and to be honest somewhat conflicted, and challenged as to what side of the argument to take. Way2go dust

Outstanding. Great story, well presented... and phenomenal acting. Thank you.

👏 Brilliant work with length, breath and width 🌊🔥🌬️🗺️

Totally amazing.

Well done to the whole team.

Superb acting, very relevant theme, flow of emotions, soundtrack, everything is perfect. Can surely say the actor made us love the AI. But what is this light? Made me think of a not so colorful Kar Way, it speaks by itself. Loved everything in this short. Congrats to everyone involved in the production of this masterpiece.

Wow, that hit home.

Like Chinese food: Hungry for more after 20 minutes.