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Faster Than Light

Original title: FTL
  • 2017
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.2K
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Faster Than Light (2017)
Space Sci-FiDramaMysterySci-FiShort

A lone astronaut testing the first faster-than-light spacecraft travels farther than he imagined possible.A lone astronaut testing the first faster-than-light spacecraft travels farther than he imagined possible.A lone astronaut testing the first faster-than-light spacecraft travels farther than he imagined possible.

  • Director
    • Adam Stern
  • Writer
    • Adam Stern
  • Stars
    • Ty Olsson
    • Karin Konoval
    • Aliyah O'Brien
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Adam Stern
    • Writer
      • Adam Stern
    • Stars
      • Ty Olsson
      • Karin Konoval
      • Aliyah O'Brien
    • 21User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Ty Olsson
    Ty Olsson
    • Ethan Kane
    Karin Konoval
    Karin Konoval
    • Sarah Johns
    Aliyah O'Brien
    Aliyah O'Brien
    • Abby Kane
    John Torrance
    • Jack Kane
    Ronald Patrick Thompson
    Ronald Patrick Thompson
    • NavCom
    Mana Mansour
    • Reporter
    Crystal Bretz
    • Mission Control
    Keyvin Dell
    • Mission Control
    Yazmin Garcia
    • Mission Control
    Sean Gilhooly
    • Mission Control
    Milton Muller
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    • Director
      • Adam Stern
    • Writer
      • Adam Stern
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    10chargc-488-957316

    The best sci fi I've seen in ages!

    OMG, I love good sci fi, and this is definitely a find, kudos to it's creators! I am so sick of the hyper testosterone gore fest clones sci fi movies have degenerated into. What happened to inspiring thought, imagination, wonder, awe, emotion? This was so well done, but over far too quick, I want MORE!
    10Snootz

    A short that works

    It is very seldom I give a short a positive rating, much less 10 stars. FTL not only features some of the best CGI I've seen anywhere, but focuses on story and humanity in the process.

    The only downside is a couple of moments of poor sound where one can't make out what the main actor is saying. That falls to the director and sound editing to catch and someone dropped the ball. That almost dropped this to 9 stars... but not quite. The rest of this is just too good.

    So many shorts fall way short in story and plot that I've almost given up on watching them. I'm glad I made an exception on this one. Fair note: this could be easily extended to form an entire movie, so at the end the down side will likely be the viewer wanting MORE! But for what it is and what it accomplishes, this seems to me a superb example of film making.
    10vpurvis

    How is the special effects better than 90% of feature length films?

    Great 15 minute ride. The special effects and computer animation is better than 90% of full length features. How is that possible. Full length feature would be great.
    10nigel-270

    Great short - deserves a sequel or TV series!

    Wow.

    The opening visual effects were great - especially the reflections of earth off outside of the ring. All the photography was tight and beautifully lit.

    I won't add any spoilers - there isn't much to spoil in a 15minute film - but it was a good story and well edited
    bettycjung

    Worth its 15 minutes of fame

    2/21/18. Too bad it lasted only 15 minutes, but it was great while it lasted. Great special effects with a good sci-fi story behind it. Nice to be able to catch this online via digg.com

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      Ty Olsson was in Battlestar Galactica, a sci-fi show that whose ships used FTL drives to make their jumps.

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    • Release date
      • May 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official "Dust" YouTube Channel
      • official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Швидше за світло
    • Production company
      • Artifex Studios
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      • 15m
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