The Beacon

Very well done. 25 mins was perfect. You'll never see the ending coming.

I must say, to begin with, that if you are looking for fresh, 100% original content this short film won't satisfy your needs. It is evident how it drew direct inspiration (sometimes even too directly) from Blade Runner, Alien 1&2, Prometheus, Dune and probably a few others. The director himself admitted to this. However, I really enjoyed the way it is all put together. We get to see a visually stunning and exciting thriller of a young couple, in a dystopian future, who will put their lives and relationship at risk one last time, in order to get a passage to a better life on a distant world. The dark final plot twist is probably the most original contribution of this film, and I must admit it left me impressed, I genuinely didn't expect it to turn that way but it comes together nicely. The acting is convincing, and the otherworldly sceneries are the truly breathtaking part of the film, as I mentioned before. The film carries a good pace and manages to transmit a complete end-to-end story in barely 25 minutes. It's one of the few sci-fi short films from the Dust platform that left me with an overall good impression so far, in spite of its relative lack of originality and minor scientific inaccuracies. I wouldn't have minded a few more minutes of this thrilling space adventure.

Masterful short film with clever foreshadowing! An excellent hero's journey complete with archetypal characters and clever a plot that is executed with sci-fi brilliance. Thoroughly enjoyed this and would love a sequel of some kind.

Hats off to all the cast and crew for this superb short film. Everything from the visual effects, which are frankly stunning, to the great acting and story make this a must watch.

Just disappointed this wasn't a full length film as I was enthralled from 0.01 seconds in to it!

Well done! :-)