Sci-Fi Short Film "Firmware" | DUST

A young woman and her decommissioned military droid struggle to escape a nuclear exclusion zone, hoping to find a better life on the outside-- free from the oppression of the forces that keep her there. "Firmware" by Calvin Sander Romeyn Connect with the Filmmakers: https://www.instagram.com/calvinromeyn/ https://www.roxelcreative.com/ https://www.nichevfx.com/calvin More About "Firmware": 1990. 20 years have passed since "The Incident". Civilization has collapsed and national borders have been forgotten. The walled-off "Alcazar Exclusion Zone" has emerged as a small functioning society- a melting pot of survivors from around the world. A young woman and her decommissioned military droid struggle to escape, hoping to find a better life on the outside-- free from the oppression of the forces that keep her there. "Firmware" Credits: Created by Calvin Romeyn Cast: Zaraiah - Angel Celiz AL1, Old Man - Reece Presley Misha “The Exploded” - Sam Krochmal Ivan “The Ambitious” - Suksham Shan Resistance Leader - Clarie Johnstone Tannoy Voice - Miglė Kužmarskytė Droids - Sam Romeyn, Reece Presley Droids (Voice) - Calvin Romeyn Additional Performance Capture - Angel Celiz, Reece Presley, Sam Krochmal, Sam Romeyn, Calvin Romeyn Screaming Woman (Voice) - Avery Taylor Children (Voices) - Fraser Romeyn, Wesley Romeyn Gintars “The Taser Wielder” (voice) - Jessica Wong Nikolaj “Dog’s off The Leash” (voice) - James R. Cowley Additional Voices - Larry Clay, Jeff Hlookoff, Noah Penner, Angel Celiz, Isaac Kuntz, Emily Wildeman, Jeff Hlookoff, Calvin Romeyn, Sam Romeyn, Welsey Romeyn, Fraser Romeyn Crew: Produced and Written by Calvin Romeyn, Sam Romeyn, Noah Penner Composer - Jose Pavli Sound Design - Sam Boulton, Anize Amestoy Visual Effects - Calvin Romeyn Colour Grading - Brite Point Media Lead Animator - Fred Smith Animators - Austin Wright, Emily Chin, Calvin Romeyn Rigging Lead - Will Inglis Additional Texturing - Francois Van Eeden FX Artist - Sam Li Performance Capture by Beyond Capture, Vancouver President & CEO - Graham Qually Production Manager - Maeve Russell Studio Lead - Vandy Sok Animation Supervisor - David Raposo Producer - Rommel Cruz IT Manager - Eitan Israelov Tools Programmer - Sinead Kearney Shoot Master - Ryan Basaraba Realtime Technician - Parker Hartzler Camera Lead - Ali Heraize First AD - Matt Lautrup Capture Technician - Russell Ma Audio Technicians - Carlos Rodriguez, Nathan Aron Romer Production Coordinator - Jenny Zinger Associate Producer - Mitchell Roberts Production Coordinator - Bradley Tyler Facial Lead - Albert Poblete HMC Technician - Nicole Wheatley Facial Animators - Morgan Gonzales, Jessica Gonzales Mocap Editors - Guillermo Aguero, Ashleigh Ayers, Audrey Ayoub, Joshua Brown, Andres Ferrat, Andrea garcia de alba, Kendell Maloles, Julian Martinez, Angelo Nunez, Savian Sills Brand Manager - Ryan Kearns Movement Director - Charles Douglas Marketing Manager - Monika Qually Financial Controller - Jesse Wirachowsky Infrastructure Development - Jamie Smith Prop Maker - Kenzo Babin Behind The Scenes - Ruby Alstad, Emily Doyle, David Van Dyke, Ben Dextraze Assistant (to the) Director - Tina Romeyn Subscribe to the DUST and ALTER newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dChYXb Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2aqc5vh #DUST #scifi #shortfilm About DUST: DUST is a thriving community of storytellers, working together to present thought-provoking science fiction stories. Beyond our longstanding presence on YouTube, DUST also operates ALIEN NATION, a free streaming tv channel available on The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV Freestream, LG Channels, Tubi, Freevee, Vizio Watchfree+, Xumo, and Redbox. Learn how to Watch ALIEN NATION on TV: https://linktr.ee/futureawaits Connect with DUST Website: http://www.watchdust.com Sign-up for DUST newsletter: http://eepurl.com/b_SKAz Watch DUST on your TV: Available on Roku, Samsung TV, Apple TV, Android TV...and more Watch more on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2amTSen Follow Us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2aqYgtZ Follow Us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2amAhRt Listen to the DUST podcast: Apple: http://bit.ly/DUST-Audio Spotify: http://bit.ly/DUST-Spotify Stitcher: http://bit.ly/DUST-Stitcher Castbox: http://bit.ly/DUST-Castbox iHeart: http://bit.ly/DUST-iHeart About Gunpowder + Sky: Creating content that resonates and impacts pop culture conversation, by empowering creators to take risks and experiment relentlessly in the pursuit of novel stories and formats. https://www.youtube.com/watchdust Subscribe to the DUST and ALTER newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dChYXb