Sci-Fi Short Film: 'Oblivio' | DUST

An accidental encounter with an uninvited guest disrupts Alice's life. As her husband Tom's hidden secret gradually surfaces, Alice finds herself one of the bio-mechanical substitutes of his deceased wife.

"Oblivio" by Dongwei Di and Liyanbing He

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"Oblivio" Credits:
Director/ Writer - Dongwei Di and Liyanbing He
Producer - Yiwen Gong
Executive Producer - Ming Di, Liu Rao, Qiushi Pan, Peisheng Wu
Assistant Producer - Michelle Yao
Unit Production Manager - Zale Zheng
Production Assistant - Cheng Peng

Cast:
Alice - Nina Varano
Henry - Barry Anderson
Alice (stunt double) - Olga Kryvenko
Voiceover Actor - Mulan Fu

1st Assistant Director - Simeon Hu
2nd Assistant Director / Casting Director - Liyanbing He
Script Supervisor - Tairan Li
Casting Assistant - Ylin Lai
Acting Coach - Bing Li

Director of Photography - Jason Wen
1st Assistant Camera - Brad Nelson
2nd Assistant Camera / DIT - Zeyu Peng
BTS Photographer - Stephen Law

Gaffer - Keisuke Yoshioka
Best Boy Electric - Yoo Seok Lee
Key Grip - Brian Lee
Best Boy Grip - Trevor Weng
Grip - Jason Lee

Production Designer - Linna Zhou
Art Director - Jiaqi Liu and Celine Cao
Art Assistant - Danninger Feng
Prop Designer - Han Bao and Xiaohan Ni
Prop Assistant - Victoria Gong and Songyun Li
HMU - Tanzhi Liu
Costume Designer - Wenhui Yue
Wardrobe Assitant - Michelle Yao

Sound Mixer - Zhiliang Cai

VFX Supervisor - Dongwei Di and Xingbai An
Editor - Zeyu Peng and Liyanbing He
Colorist - Ryan Berger
Original Score / Music Programming - Haibei Wang

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"Oblivio" by Dongwei Di, Liyanbing He, and their talented team. Be sure to check out their websites and Instagram to keep up with their creative endeavors:

[SCme]

This is why responsible owners don't let corrupted AI robots roam freely in their backyard.

[rangiroa]

Very good short film science fiction. I really enjoyed this one. The opening is a real attention getter - with a beautiful house amidst a gloomy background and then a drone delivering a bottle of wine. The rest of the video is nice and the-end has a crazy, moral, dark twist. I need more sci-fi film like this.

[jameswcollett]

It lifts the spirits every so often to run across a heart-warning sci-fi story.

[Robokoffresearch]

I just can’t get over how good Dust sci Fi is.
Thank you the the great work

[marcjohnson]

Well done. A different take on the theme pioneered long ago by " The Stepford Wives".

[DannyIdryo]

All the while, he’s oblivious to his own replicant status (there were two figures in the memory transfer capsule in her dream)

[boblupart]

I mean lets be real here. He probably spent a TON of money on that simulation of his wife. A TON! And he only had a 12 month warranty. So clearly he was into his 11th month and wanted to get a brand new model right before the warranty ended. It's all very logical. What I am most concerned about is the security/ return process for the factory/company that sold him those units. Clearly something is lacking as they let one of their units escape and return to its previous location in a damaged state. Most unprofessional.

[arnoldsherrill]

This was poignant, loving and dark all at once a cross between Valerie 23 from the outer limits, The Stepford Wives and Black Mirror.... Well done, ladies and gentlemen well done. The dust selection staff absolutely nailed this one in my opinion

[woodstoney]

Very nicely done! This opens a pandora's box of questions from a legal, moral and humanitarian perspective regarding the killing/shutting down a humanoid being, especially one with our physical form and with emotions and memories, etc. That future is practically at our doorstep.

[athenaarwood]

Always look forward to a new upload! Jumped right on to check it out, and as usual, wasn't sorry! Thanks, Dust!

[angieg]

Not disappointed. Love these short movies.👏👏👏

[serbanandrei]

0:05 me: it cannot get more sf than a silent drone

[mikehartman]

The second ended up being perfect. He never knew it in the end.

[richardmarcus]

Scene opens: Man enters bathroom. Toilet lid raised. Pooping sounds heard. Close-up of toilet as it flushes. Lights go out. Credits roll. "That was a great film!!! Nice camera angles. Keep up the good work!!"

[herds]

Final scene:
Henry on phone: Excellent, 5 stars... Yes, i'd like to order 3 Alice models this time... And 6 more bullets.

[johnforensicman]

I can't find my phone half the time as it is without making them from clear glass!

[phatbassanchor]

Twisted, sick and utterly demented... loved it <3
Adventure on, Phat

[Bassic]

Very well made and a chilling story about the abuse of technology. Shades of Black Mirror.

[mazelme]

"Brawndo...It's got what plants crave."