Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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🪐 You are entering a fictional zone: reality has been suspended.
On the dry, barren planet that is humanity's second home, a young nomad tries to steal water from a crashed cargo drone to take back to his tribe.
"Remote Control" by Tom Bohan & Andrew McKee
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Director's Statement:
The power of science fiction is that it can give us a lens through which to think about current events. We were inspired to write Remote Control by looking at the world around us. The increasing prevalence of drone warfare, and growing hostilities over resource scarcity inspired us to tell a story that abstracted our reality to that of another planet in the distant future in which isolated groups of nomadic humans struggle to beg, borrow and steal enough basic resources from the huge corporations that dominate the globe and extract as much as they can. The world of New Arcadia gives us a rich backdrop for which we have many more stories planned.
"Remote Control" Credits:
Written and Directed by - Andrew McKee and Tom Bohan
Edited by - Andrew McKee BFE
VFX and Model-making by - Tom Bohan
Cinematography by - Andrew McKee
Additional Photography by - Ed Cuss
Sound mixed by - Grace Palmer
Makeup by - Maria McLenaghan
Costume by - Beth Walker
Score by - Josh Urben
Graded by - Josh Rasco
Thanks to - Futureworks, Millom Town Council, Lucy Harkness, Marcus Alexander.
Cast
Marcus Christopherson
Craig Edwards
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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 Google TV, Pluto TV, DIRECTV, Sling, TiVo, Freevee, Fubo, Roku, CW, LG, Plex, Samsung TV+, Tablo, TCL+, Tubi, Vizio, & Fumo.
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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.
Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: bit.ly/2aqc5vh
🪐 You are entering a fictional zone: reality has been suspended.
On the dry, barren planet that is humanity's second home, a young nomad tries to steal water from a crashed cargo drone to take back to his tribe.
"Remote Control" by Tom Bohan & Andrew McKee
Connect with the Filmmakers:
facebook.com/RighteousSonsFilms
filmfreeway.com/RighteousSons
instagram.com/righteoussonsfilms
Director's Statement:
The power of science fiction is that it can give us a lens through which to think about current events. We were inspired to write Remote Control by looking at the world around us. The increasing prevalence of drone warfare, and growing hostilities over resource scarcity inspired us to tell a story that abstracted our reality to that of another planet in the distant future in which isolated groups of nomadic humans struggle to beg, borrow and steal enough basic resources from the huge corporations that dominate the globe and extract as much as they can. The world of New Arcadia gives us a rich backdrop for which we have many more stories planned.
"Remote Control" Credits:
Written and Directed by - Andrew McKee and Tom Bohan
Edited by - Andrew McKee BFE
VFX and Model-making by - Tom Bohan
Cinematography by - Andrew McKee
Additional Photography by - Ed Cuss
Sound mixed by - Grace Palmer
Makeup by - Maria McLenaghan
Costume by - Beth Walker
Score by - Josh Urben
Graded by - Josh Rasco
Thanks to - Futureworks, Millom Town Council, Lucy Harkness, Marcus Alexander.
Cast
Marcus Christopherson
Craig Edwards
Connect with DUST:
Website 🌐: watchdust.com
Follow Us on Facebook 👍: facebook.com/watchdust
Follow Us on Instagram 📷: instagram.com/watchdust
Follow us on TikTok 📱: tiktok.com/@watch_dust
Shop our Store 👕: store.gunpowdersky.com
#DUST #scifi #shortfilm
Submit Your Short Film: filmfreeway.com/alterdustsubmissions
NOTE: Only completed horror shorts will be considered. Unsolicited scripts or pitches will be immediately deleted without review.
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 Google TV, Pluto TV, DIRECTV, Sling, TiVo, Freevee, Fubo, Roku, CW, LG, Plex, Samsung TV+, Tablo, TCL+, Tubi, Vizio, & Fumo.
Learn how to Watch ALIEN NATION on TV: https://linktr.ee/futureawaits
Listen to the DUST podcast:
Apple: bit.ly/DUST-Audio
Spotify: bit.ly/DUST-Spotify
Stitcher: bit.ly/DUST-Stitcher
Castbox: bit.ly/DUST-Castbox
iHeart: 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.
