OTHERS WILL FOLLOW | Omeleto Sci-Fi
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Published 2019-05-12
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW is used with permission from Andrew Finch. Learn more at afinch.com/.
A young boy, inspired by the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, dreams of going up into space. But his dream doesn't go as planned years later, as he becomes the only survivor of a mission to Mars.
Stranded on the planet, he's unable to send out any communication and has no way to get back. But he comes across a way to send one last message back to earth -- an important photo to inspire others in the future.
Director Andrew Finch creates an ambitious sci-fi journey about what it means to persevere and leave a legacy -- even when circumstances look dire or bleak.
Finch was inspired to make his film by an alternate, never-broadcast speech by Richard Nixon, written in case the Apollo 11 crew never returned from the moon in 1969. The speech serves as a jumping-off point for his own exploration of heroism and inspiration, tempered with an elegant sense of elegy and melancholy.
With beautiful cinematography, incredible special effects and stellar production design, this sci-fi short -- which took Finch four and a half years to make -- is a feast for the eyes, with a visual panache that could easily compete with today's blockbusters.
But the film's emotional impact is rooted in the astronaut's dilemma, the fundamental fear of being alone in the universe -- and the inspiration we create to matter in the world, even if we may not live to see the consequences.
All Comments (20)
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isn't that the speech Nixon had prepared in case Buzz and Neil got stuck on the moon?
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5:50 This moment on is one of my favourite moments in not just the genre of sci-fi shorts, but all of science fiction in general. To me it's incredibly beautiful and awe inspiring. It just illustrates perfectly that feeling, that moment of utter certainty and determination: suddenly he knows what he must do.
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The set design, The costume design, Those fire VFX and the general editing aesthetic are incredible hands down one of the best pieces of sci-fi work I have seen in a while
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I wish someone would make a movie about going to Mars that's NOT a disaster mission.
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I think he should have stayed in the capsule, opened up the emergency bottle of whiskey and chilled out for a while.
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The nod to Apollo 11 was incredibly well done ... and the Mars mission brought back memories of Apollo 1 .... and the clear commitment then that "others will follow" -- 5 stars!!! :)
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How come no didn't know Omeleto had a sci-fi channel? 🤔 My favorite genre? 😳
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Visually this was epic. The story was profound. We are born with the instinct to explore our surroundings...Our solar system and beyond is just a vast playpen.
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Nice work. I was a senior in high school when man first stepped on the moon. Hard to describe the thrill watching it on TV. A lot has happened since then. Nothing that compared to that though for me.
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I like the way he went away floating through space quietly & serene
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The moment the music kicked in when he fired the boosters I was on the edge of my seat saying "Ya! Because we are mankind, mo&#^@^^er!"
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Omletto has some goooooood short videos It's a damn shame that we don't have more
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This concept is awesome. The press briefing sounded like the eulogy for Apollo 11 if they had crashed. Omeleto should get more views
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Good work. Snatching hope from hopelessness!
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Brilliant! Inspired.
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Beautifully made. Evocative, emotional, artisitic, tragic.... Thank you Andrew Finch!
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Dope, brilliant story and cinematography
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Incredible.
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Hey Allen, great stuff man. Thanks, love it
