Sci-Fi Short Film “Firmware“ | DUST

A young woman and her decommissioned military droid struggle to escape a nuclear exclusion zone, hoping to find a better life on the outside-- free from the oppression of the forces that keep her there. “Firmware“ by Calvin Sander Romeyn Connect with the Filmmakers: More About “Firmware“: 1990. 20 years have passed since “The Incident“. Civilization has collapsed and national borders have been forgotten. The walled-off “Alcazar Exclusion Zone“ has emerged as a small functioning society- a melting pot of survivors from around the world. A young woman and her decommissioned military droid struggle to escape, hoping to find a better life on the outside-- free from the oppression of the forces that keep her there. “Firmware“ Credits: Created by Calvin Romeyn Cast: Zaraiah - Angel Celiz AL1, Old Man - Reece Presley Misha “The Exploded” - Sam Krochmal Ivan “The Ambitious” - Suksham Shan Resistance Leader - Clarie Johnstone Tannoy Voice - Miglė Kužmarskytė Droids - Sam Romeyn, Reece Presley Droids (Voice) - Calvin Romeyn Additional Performance Capture - Angel Celiz, Reece Presley, Sam Krochmal, Sam Romeyn, Calvin Romeyn Screaming Woman (Voice) - Avery Taylor Children (Voices) - Fraser Romeyn, Wesley Romeyn Gintars “The Taser Wielder” (voice) - Jessica Wong Nikolaj “Dog’s off The Leash” (voice) - James R. Cowley Additional Voices - Larry Clay, Jeff Hlookoff, Noah Penner, Angel Celiz, Isaac Kuntz, Emily Wildeman, Jeff Hlookoff, Calvin Romeyn, Sam Romeyn, Welsey Romeyn, Fraser Romeyn Crew: Produced and Written by Calvin Romeyn, Sam Romeyn, Noah Penner Composer - Jose Pavli Sound Design - Sam Boulton, Anize Amestoy Visual Effects - Calvin Romeyn Colour Grading - Brite Point Media Lead Animator - Fred Smith Animators - Austin Wright, Emily Chin, Calvin Romeyn Rigging Lead - Will Inglis Additional Texturing - Francois Van Eeden FX Artist - Sam Li Performance Capture by Beyond Capture, Vancouver President & CEO - Graham Qually Production Manager - Maeve Russell Studio Lead - Vandy Sok Animation Supervisor - David Raposo Producer - Rommel Cruz IT Manager - Eitan Israelov Tools Programmer - Sinead Kearney Shoot Master - Ryan Basaraba Realtime Technician - Parker Hartzler Camera Lead - Ali Heraize First AD - Matt Lautrup Capture Technician - Russell Ma Audio Technicians - Carlos Rodriguez, Nathan Aron Romer Production Coordinator - Jenny Zinger Associate Producer - Mitchell Roberts Production Coordinator - Bradley Tyler Facial Lead - Albert Poblete HMC Technician - Nicole Wheatley Facial Animators - Morgan Gonzales, Jessica Gonzales Mocap Editors - Guillermo Aguero, Ashleigh Ayers, Audrey Ayoub, Joshua Brown, Andres Ferrat, Andrea garcia de alba, Kendell Maloles, Julian Martinez, Angelo Nunez, Savian Sills Brand Manager - Ryan Kearns Movement Director - Charles Douglas Marketing Manager - Monika Qually Financial Controller - Jesse Wirachowsky Infrastructure Development - Jamie Smith Prop Maker - Kenzo Babin Behind The Scenes - Ruby Alstad, Emily Doyle, David Van Dyke, Ben Dextraze Assistant (to the) Director - Tina Romeyn Subscribe to the DUST and ALTER newsletter: Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: #DUST #scifi #shortfilm 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 The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV Freestream, LG Channels, Tubi, Freevee, Vizio Watchfree , Xumo, and Redbox. Learn how to Watch ALIEN NATION on TV: 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. Subscribe to the DUST and ALTER newsletter: