Sci-Fi Short Film "A Mind Cannot Touch" | DUST

Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2aqc5vh 🪐 You are entering a fictional zone: reality has been suspended. A grieving neuroscientist uses a brain-computer interface that she helped create to bring her daughter back from the dead as a hologram. "A Mind Cannot Touch" by Geoffrey Prather 📶 Connect with the Filmmakers: https://www.instagram.com/golfpanther/ https://www.instagram.com/amindcannottouch/ 🎥 More About "A Mind Cannot Touch": A Mind Cannot Touch is a short film about loss and how one grieving mother will go to any lengths to bring her daughter back from the dead. The film asks, "What if you could bring a loved one back after their physical body has died?" and explores the moral implications of this hypothetical. A Mind Cannot Touch is a sci-fi drama about a mother, LEDA, who uses her expertise in neuroscience to bring her deceased daughter, AIRLIA, back from the grave as a sentient hologram—complete with Airlia's memories and consciousness via mind uploading. Not wanting her daughter to know that she died, Leda decides to lie to Airlia and say she merely recovered from a long-term illness... but how long can she keep up this charade when her daughter will never again be able to grow, taste and touch? And what happens when Airlia discovers the truth? Will she even want that kind of life? 🎬 Director’s Statement: A Mind Cannot Touch is a deeply personal look at loss and the lengths someone will go to avoid it. Inspired by my own mother's loss of her first child, I wanted to present a story with plenty of room for interpretation and exploration of the viewer's feelings. While most of us may initially recoil at the concept, I think with deeper reflection the prospect of bringing a dead loved one back to life, in any form, is something too irresistible to ignore. But as all too often in life, we put our own needs above anyone else's, which can have catastrophic consequences for those around us and ourselves. I love grounded sci-fi that pulls at our heartstrings and leaves us with no easy answers. As the world around us races toward this eventuality, I think it's more important than ever to ask these types of questions. 🎞️ About the Film: Writer/Director: Geoffrey Prather Producers: Geoffrey Prather, Clare O'Connor, Michael Carrier, Eric Toms Executive Producers: Geoffrey Prather, Michael Carrier, Laura Svienty, Natasha Coyle, Larry Prather, Eric Toms Director of Photography: Adam Hutsell Editor: Geoffrey Prather Composer: Geoffrey Prather 1st Assistant Camera: Joey Haley Gaffer: Cole Spritz Casting Director: Clare O'Connor Production Sound Mixer: Chris Schwab Script Supervisor: Jarred Hodgdon Hair and Makeup Artist: Nikki Martinez Lead Production Assistant: Alexandria Greiling Production Assistant: John-Justice Hill Re-recording mixer: Barry Neely Sound and Dialogue Editor: Barry Neely Visual Effects Supervisor: Dan Schmit Visual Effects Company: Engine Room Hollywood Visual Effects Executive Producer: Adam Simpson Visual Effects Coordinator: Jared Laberdesque Visual Effects Controller: Cyrene Vladish Lead Compositing Supervisor: Eric Heavens Colorist: Anastasia Shepherd Cast: Paget Kagy Love Carrier David Stanbra Connect with DUST: Website 🌐: http://www.watchdust.com Follow Us on Facebook 👍: https://www.facebook.com/watchdust/ Follow Us on Instagram 📷: https://www.instagram.com/watchdust/ Follow us on TikTok 📱: https://www.tiktok.com/@watch_dust #DUST #scifi #shortfilm Submit Your Short Film: https://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: 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.