Sci-Fi Short Film “Navel Gazers“ | DUST

Navel Gazers is a dark comedy that takes place in a society where humanity has become so engrossed with their mobile devices that their spines have developed permanent and inheritable curvatures – a society that is perpetually navel gazing. “Navel Gazers“ by Kimmy Gatewood Connect with the Filmmakers: More About “Navel Gazers“: In the inevitable future, a woman named Polly has it all, at least on the surface: a great job at a “like“ farm, a hunched spine just like the celebrities have, even a guy who wants to list her as “in a relationship“ with him, but she longs for more. She dreams of meaningful connection and of seeing a sunset with her own eyes like people used to long ago when they had straight spines, instead of on the federally issued screen everyone wears attached to their bodies. But when Polly decides to make her dream come true, she risks it all. “Navel Gazers“ Credits: Director/Kimmy Gatewood Writer/Annie Mebane Story/Kimmy Gatewood & Annie Mebane Polly/Kimmy Gatewood Robby/Matt Rocheleau Mom/Gwen Hillier Producer /Lauren Bancroft Producer /Kimmy Gatewood Producer /Annie Mebane Producer /Devin Doyle Producer /Matt Johnson DP/Devin Doyle Production Design/Natalie Groce Costume Design/Beth Morgan Hair and Make Up/Val Jackson Score by/Jonathan Sanford Sound by/Gypsy Sound Dialogue Editor/Skyler Detherage Sound Designer /Nikola Simikic Re-Recording Mixer/William McGuigan Colorist/ Billy Hobson Amy Redfern Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios Visual Effects Producer Courtney Kolloff Visual Effects Supervisor Alex Popkin Visual Effects Executive Producer Matthew Poliquin 2D Coordinator Eric Chang Digital Artists Jasen Aziz Raoni Santos Sanghyun Jung Paul Barrett Mick Reid Michael Hill Han Cao Brad Clapper Connor Harris Steven Kaelin Teddy Cheong Adrian Mak Christian Klein VFX Editors Austin DeShayes Maxwell Drenckpohl Additional Cast Vintage Sunset Woman Lauren Bancroft Vintage Sunset Man John Pingel Nurse Natalie Groce Polly’s Screen Annie Mebane Additional Screen Voice Rebecca Johnson Additional Screen Voice Todd Fasen Additional Screen Voice Allyn Morse Special Thanks Brainbox David Clair Special Order Lottie Johnson Gigi Rocheleau Felix Rocheleau Tia Gemma Doyle Amanda Lenker Doyle Rebekka Johnson Admiral Poliquin Subscribe to the DUST and ALTER newsletter: Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: #DUST #scifi #shortfilm About DUST: DUST presents thought-provoking science fiction content, exploring the future of humanity through the lens of science and technology. From timeless classics to cutting-edge movies, series, short films, and podcasts, DUST acquires, produces and distributes all content types. DUST is also available on Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, AppleTV, Fubo, IMDBTV, iOS, Peacock, Roku, Redbox, Samsung TV, Sling, STIRR, Tivo, Vizio, Xumo and 7Plus. On our OTT platforms, we offer cutting-edge and classic feature films, series, podcasts, and our entire shorts library. #TheFutureAwaits Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: Connect with DUST Website: Sign-up for DUST newsletter: Watch DUST on your TV: Available on Roku, Samsung TV, Apple TV, Android more Watch more on YouTube: Follow Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Instagram: Listen to the DUST podcast: Apple: Spotify: Stitcher: Castbox: 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.