In a futurewhere humanity hasabandoned its home planet — or perhaps gone entirely extinct , as bits of atomic - bomb imagery propose — robots rule , but it ’s a solitary andstrange existence . They ’re drawn to things that remind them of the past , like libraries and TV sets , but also find more cardinal urges , like the instinct to contend .
AVimeo Staff PickandShort of the Weekselection , Michael Dockery ’s The Desert has a simple logline : “ Earth in a post - human age . Our creations left to divagate in desolation . ” There ’s not a traditional plot to follow in the film , which race just under five minute , but it lay out a mood that ’s somehow both melancholy and hopeful . In hold back with those contrast tones , the nontextual matter is benighted and apocalyptical before leave room to the warm people of color of the sunrise . ( Dockery also did the music and sound design , speaking of setting a humour . )
According to Short of the Week ’s situation on the film , Dockery ’s influence and inspiration let in “ the literary dystopia of J.G. Ballard , the concept graphics of Ralph McQuarrie … and his own broad cynicism of modern A.I. preaching and fandom , ” while also noting the objet d’art took three years to make and that director is working on another short that ’ll continue the write up of The Desert , as well as a goggle box series in his aboriginal Australia .
This is what TV of the far future will look like.Screenshot:Vimeo
What ’s your rendition of The Desert — does that light beam of light from the starry sky ( stranger or some other form of cosmic creator ? ) mean that animation will be returning to the planet ? What ’s that creature that appears before the kneeling robot ? What are your thoughts on the globe acquaint by The Desert ? Share your thoughts below .
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