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Vessel Short Film. Clark Baker‘s Vessel (2012) stars Brandon Bales, Julie Mintz, Taylor Pigeon, Alan Pietruszewski, and Whit Spurgeon. Vessel‘s plot synopsis: “The story focuses on Liberty Airlines’ Flight 298 and its passengers. Shortly after takeoff, the passengers encounter an otherworldly force and are thrown into a fight for their lives!” The Vessel short film poster: [...]

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Film School Rejects recently featured a really cool sci-fi short called Vessel, and we thought it was worth sharing as well.

This level of quality is what every short-filmmaker should aspire to. It's got great production design, awesome alien creatures with Predator-esque practical effects, good characters, and a strong story, all told in 13 minutes. Take a look below, and be sure to sound off in the comments and let us know what you think!

Vessel was directed by Clark Baker and stars Brandon Bales and Julie Mintz. Would you like to see a feature-length version of this story?

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Why Watch? Yes, there’s some great CGI at work in Clark Baker‘s Vessel, but it’s a movie that also celebrates atmospheric horror greats with its practical creature design. That blend is the bedrock for a solid science fiction trip. It follows a group of passengers on an airplane that come into contact with another ship midair and end up fighting back a group of tentacled baddies who definitely aren’t from around here. “Here” being, you know, our atmosphere. Everything about the short is pro-level. The score and strong performances from leads Brandon Bales and Julie Mintz are among the highlights, but it’s all here. Right on down to the sound design. Baker isn’t afraid to put his creatures front and center, and the design definitely pays off as the giant gooey roach/pig mutants are a thing of terrible beauty. Plus, the script from Ross and Matt Duffer has just the...