Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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🪐 You are entering a fictional zone: reality has been suspended.
In an illiterate future world, an ex-book thief takes one last job to recover something powerful and deeply personal.
"The Greatest Lie" by Jason Carman
Check out this exclusive BTS for "The Greatest Lie": youtu.be/ab8OsbVfN7w
📶 Connect with the Filmmakers:
https://x.com/jasonjoyride
https://www.story.inc/
youtube.com/@sciencestartupsandstories
🎬 Director’s Statement:
With all this exciting technology that’s coming to bear, I think there is a real risk of not learning core skills that we have taught for a long time. What if people just stopped learning to read altogether? That seemed like a pressing thing to make a movie about.
🎞️ About the Film:
Director - Jason Carman
Written By - Jason Carman, Katelyn Reid
Producer - Maxie Harrington, Ryan Lee, Geunwoo Kal
Director Of Photography - Jason Carman
Gaffer - Tariq Stone
Grip & Gaff - Phil Elleston II, Joseph Zeitouny, Ryan Tam
Camera Operator - Tariq Stone, Gio Ursino, Andrew Fuchs
Dolly Grip - Hector Sanchez
1AC - Ryan Lee
Sound - Josiah Maricle
Head Of PA - Katelyn Reid
Swings - Maxie Harrington, Andrew Fuchs, Ryan Lee
BTS - Jeffrey Garcia
ART DEPARTMENT
Wardrobe - Maxie Harrington, Katelyn Reid
Hair & Makeup - Josie Rodriquez, Walter Welsh
Production Design - Maxie Harrington, Katelyn Reid
DeLorean - Jordan Livingston
POST-PRODUCTION
Editor - Geunwoo Kal
CGI Lead - Clay Welch
VFX Supervisor - Jason Carman
Compositing - Clay Welch, Geunwoo Kal, Jason Carman
Colorist - Min Thu Ta, Geunwoo Kal
Sound Mix - Potrero Post Studios, Buddy Saleman, Samantha Takizawa, Kelly Doung, Geunwoo Kal
Rotomaker
Founder & CEO - Mike Yatham
COO - Prathibha Itikalapati
Executive Producer - Jahangir Shaik, Chunduri Suneel
VFX Producer - Neelam Ranjith Kumar, Rachha Nataraj
Creative Head - Rahul Ramesh Wagh
Supervisors - Dhulipala Praveen, Anv Ramesh, Sathish Babu Nallamothu, B. Anjeneyulu, Rompicheria Samuel Francis, Jalil Ahmad, Candan Kumar Singh, Quality Checker, Kadali Chiranjeevi
Quality Check - Kadali, Chiranjeevi, Bandipalli Hareesh Goud, G Pradeep, G Ramesh, Tatikonda Nagendra Babu, Pithambaram Naidu Madala, U.Madhangopal, Balla Kiran
Team Lead - Ambrelli Ramesh, D. Krishna Reddy, Yerra Eswar Rao, Umakant Pandey, G. Anil Kumar, D Prashanth, Domata Sai Kiran
Project Coordinator - Govada Samuel Sanjeev, Gunday Pradeep Kumar, Ummiti Kartheek, Mohammed Hannan, Abdul, Khader Khan, Balla Prathima, Kappera Arish, Thakur Suraj Signh, R. Shekar, Annasaram Raghavendra
Roto Artists - Mohammed Mannan, Akash Ravindra Chavan, Bhojraj Kumar Mahore, Biswaranjan Mohanty, Nitin Kumar, Akshay Kumar Dhote, Dinesh Yadav, Jupally Bhaskar, Kayam Ajay Kumar, Mamidi Mahesh, Sheerlavancha Rakesh Chari, Kista Bhaskar, Lokesh Kumar Gangare, Piyari Kumar, Pratik Prakash Salunkhe, Patil, Ranjan Kumar Gupta, Tinku Saw, Mohd Abdul Azees, Sattu Mahesh, Soma Nagendra Babu, Sai Dattu, Chetan Singh, Navneet Tembe, Amit Bhole, Celastine, Chittabathila Manohar, Deshboina Sai, Gajula Sai Krishna, Salkam Karnakar, Kadiyam Kumara Swamy, Pendra John, Mekapotula Pavan
SCORE
Composer - Sister
Written & Performed by Sister, Story Co Sound
Cast:
Gabriela Melgar
Sean B. Garick
Jonathan Sullivan
Neil Stephens
Soleila Shea
Drew Greene
Scott Somers
Geunwoo Kal
Scott Somers
Joseph Grossman
Emily M. Keyishian
Jon Porter Lee
Shannon Cook
A.J. Miller
Garrett Martin
Alex Ivey
Malik Houenou
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
#DUST #scifi #shortfilm
Submit Your Short Film: filmfreeway.com/alterdustsubmissions
NOTE: Only completed 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.
Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: bit.ly/2aqc5vh
🪐 You are entering a fictional zone: reality has been suspended.
In an illiterate future world, an ex-book thief takes one last job to recover something powerful and deeply personal.
"The Greatest Lie" by Jason Carman
Check out this exclusive BTS for "The Greatest Lie": youtu.be/ab8OsbVfN7w
📶 Connect with the Filmmakers:
https://x.com/jasonjoyride
https://www.story.inc/
youtube.com/@sciencestartupsandstories
🎬 Director’s Statement:
With all this exciting technology that’s coming to bear, I think there is a real risk of not learning core skills that we have taught for a long time. What if people just stopped learning to read altogether? That seemed like a pressing thing to make a movie about.
🎞️ About the Film:
Director - Jason Carman
Written By - Jason Carman, Katelyn Reid
Producer - Maxie Harrington, Ryan Lee, Geunwoo Kal
Director Of Photography - Jason Carman
Gaffer - Tariq Stone
Grip & Gaff - Phil Elleston II, Joseph Zeitouny, Ryan Tam
Camera Operator - Tariq Stone, Gio Ursino, Andrew Fuchs
Dolly Grip - Hector Sanchez
1AC - Ryan Lee
Sound - Josiah Maricle
Head Of PA - Katelyn Reid
Swings - Maxie Harrington, Andrew Fuchs, Ryan Lee
BTS - Jeffrey Garcia
ART DEPARTMENT
Wardrobe - Maxie Harrington, Katelyn Reid
Hair & Makeup - Josie Rodriquez, Walter Welsh
Production Design - Maxie Harrington, Katelyn Reid
DeLorean - Jordan Livingston
POST-PRODUCTION
Editor - Geunwoo Kal
CGI Lead - Clay Welch
VFX Supervisor - Jason Carman
Compositing - Clay Welch, Geunwoo Kal, Jason Carman
Colorist - Min Thu Ta, Geunwoo Kal
Sound Mix - Potrero Post Studios, Buddy Saleman, Samantha Takizawa, Kelly Doung, Geunwoo Kal
Rotomaker
Founder & CEO - Mike Yatham
COO - Prathibha Itikalapati
Executive Producer - Jahangir Shaik, Chunduri Suneel
VFX Producer - Neelam Ranjith Kumar, Rachha Nataraj
Creative Head - Rahul Ramesh Wagh
Supervisors - Dhulipala Praveen, Anv Ramesh, Sathish Babu Nallamothu, B. Anjeneyulu, Rompicheria Samuel Francis, Jalil Ahmad, Candan Kumar Singh, Quality Checker, Kadali Chiranjeevi
Quality Check - Kadali, Chiranjeevi, Bandipalli Hareesh Goud, G Pradeep, G Ramesh, Tatikonda Nagendra Babu, Pithambaram Naidu Madala, U.Madhangopal, Balla Kiran
Team Lead - Ambrelli Ramesh, D. Krishna Reddy, Yerra Eswar Rao, Umakant Pandey, G. Anil Kumar, D Prashanth, Domata Sai Kiran
Project Coordinator - Govada Samuel Sanjeev, Gunday Pradeep Kumar, Ummiti Kartheek, Mohammed Hannan, Abdul, Khader Khan, Balla Prathima, Kappera Arish, Thakur Suraj Signh, R. Shekar, Annasaram Raghavendra
Roto Artists - Mohammed Mannan, Akash Ravindra Chavan, Bhojraj Kumar Mahore, Biswaranjan Mohanty, Nitin Kumar, Akshay Kumar Dhote, Dinesh Yadav, Jupally Bhaskar, Kayam Ajay Kumar, Mamidi Mahesh, Sheerlavancha Rakesh Chari, Kista Bhaskar, Lokesh Kumar Gangare, Piyari Kumar, Pratik Prakash Salunkhe, Patil, Ranjan Kumar Gupta, Tinku Saw, Mohd Abdul Azees, Sattu Mahesh, Soma Nagendra Babu, Sai Dattu, Chetan Singh, Navneet Tembe, Amit Bhole, Celastine, Chittabathila Manohar, Deshboina Sai, Gajula Sai Krishna, Salkam Karnakar, Kadiyam Kumara Swamy, Pendra John, Mekapotula Pavan
SCORE
Composer - Sister
Written & Performed by Sister, Story Co Sound
Cast:
Gabriela Melgar
Sean B. Garick
Jonathan Sullivan
Neil Stephens
Soleila Shea
Drew Greene
Scott Somers
Geunwoo Kal
Scott Somers
Joseph Grossman
Emily M. Keyishian
Jon Porter Lee
Shannon Cook
A.J. Miller
Garrett Martin
Alex Ivey
Malik Houenou
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
#DUST #scifi #shortfilm
Submit Your Short Film: filmfreeway.com/alterdustsubmissions
NOTE: Only completed 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.
