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Feb 8, 2017 · 1m

We need Afrofuturism, not as a box to put people in, but as a lens with which to change the way we imagine and actualize an inclusive future. A future where black people are in control of their own destinies.

Feb 21, 2017 · 2m

What kind of message is sent when future worlds are depicted without black people?

Mar 7, 2017 · 1m

In episode three of DUST’s Afrofuturism series, George Clinton and the almighty Mothership emerge from a cloud of green gas to funk up the universe and expand the mythology of the philosophical and artistic lens that would later come to be known as Afrofuturism. From getting funky in front of a massive crowd on the moon to breaking bread with Jimi Hendrix and Sun Ra, George Clinton’s ultra funky contributions to the galaxy only serve to reinforce the idea that all motherships are connected.

Mar 21, 2017 · 2m

In this episode of Afrofuturism, DUST presents the animated story of that fateful night. Originally intended to be a friendly jam session between God (Clapton) and one of his biggest fans, the then unknown Hendrix, Clapton walked off-stage in the middle of Hendrix’s solo, stunned by the no-name’s guitar wizardry.

Apr 11, 2017 · 2m

Missy was the first popular black artist to make explicit, recurring use of science-fiction in her visual offerings. For this reason, and because of the lack of representation of Black people in science-fiction films, Missy’s work can be viewed through the lens of Afrofuturism.

Jul 8, 2017 · 2m

DUST is delving into the Emotion Archive to bring your life meaning. File #1: Evolution.

Aug 24, 2017 · 2m

Can a robot explain spacetime to you with a poem? DUST is delving into the Emotion Archive to bring your life meaning.

Aug 31, 2017 · 8m

Virtual Reality has been depicted in science fiction for decades. Filmmakers imagined what the VR landscape would look like and what effects it could have on the users. As virtual reality devices become more common in real life it's interesting to look back and see what they got right.

Sep 8, 2017 · 9m

We need Afrofuturism, not as a box to put people in, but as a lens with which to change the way we see the future. It’s a future where black people are not only included, but are in control of their own destinies.

Sep 26, 2017 · 2m

Are you the pinnacle of what life can achieve, or something greater? The Fermi Paradox proves that you are special.

Oct 26, 2017 · 7m

This sci-fi horror stop-motion web series is about a corporation that unleashes a plague of bio-mechanical parasites on its workers. The web series picks up where the short left off, following workers that escape the initial infection as they fight back against the company. Chaos grows as upper level employees turn against the company, the mastermind of the bio-mechanical parasites seeks to take control of the company, and everyone deals with the fallout of the Rhizomect system.

Nov 14, 2017 · 2m

Once Upon a time there nothing. And then that changed. The Big Bang will make you humble. Find out more in Emotion Archive #4.

Jan 23, 2018 · 2m

Selfishness is only a sound strategy if the amount of games being played is 1. Game Theory will help you forgive.

Jun 12, 2018 · 8m

In an alternate 1930's Prohibition-era New York City, it's not liquor that is outlawed but the future production of highly sentient robots known as automatons. Automata follows former NYPD detective turned private eye Sam Regal and his incredibly smart automaton partner, Carl Swangee. Together, they work to solve the case and understand each other in this dystopian America.

Jun 19, 2018 · 10m

In an alternate 1930's Prohibition-era New York City, it's not liquor that is outlawed but the future production of highly sentient robots known as automatons. Automata follows former NYPD detective turned private eye Sam Regal and his incredibly smart automaton partner, Carl Swangee. Together, they work to solve the case and understand each other in this dystopian America.

Jun 21, 2018 · 8m

An expecting mother (Frankie Shaw) is forced into a humiliating birthing regimen by her personal automated assistant who thinks it knows what's best for her and her unborn child.

Jun 26, 2018 · 10m

In an alternate 1930's Prohibition-era New York City, it's not liquor that is outlawed but the future production of highly sentient robots known as automatons. Automata follows former NYPD detective turned private eye Sam Regal and his incredibly smart automaton partner, Carl Swangee. Together, they work to solve the case and understand each other in this dystopian America.

Jul 3, 2018 · 11m

In an alternate 1930's Prohibition-era New York City, it's not liquor that is outlawed but the future production of highly sentient robots known as automatons. Automata follows former NYPD detective turned private eye Sam Regal and his incredibly smart automaton partner, Carl Swangee. Together, they work to solve the case and understand each other in this dystopian America.

Jul 10, 2018 · 8m

In an alternate 1930's Prohibition-era New York City, it's not liquor that is outlawed but the future production of highly sentient robots known as automatons. Automata follows former NYPD detective turned private eye Sam Regal and his incredibly smart automaton partner, Carl Swangee. Together, they work to solve the case and understand each other in this dystopian America.

Aug 27, 2018 · 47m

In an alternate 1930's Prohibition-era New York City, it's not liquor that is outlawed but the future production of highly sentient robots known as automatons. Automata follows former NYPD detective turned private eye Sam Regal and his incredibly smart automaton partner, Carl Swangee. Together, they work to solve the case and understand each other in this dystopian America.

Sep 11, 2018 · 5m

Two brilliant scientists. A slightly unhinged enemy from the future.

Sep 18, 2018 · 6m

Two brilliant scientists. A slightly unhinged enemy from the future.

Sep 20, 2018 · 5m

If you could control all your devices from a tattoo on your arm, would you feel safer? What if that sense of security was an illusion? “Circuits” presents a glimpse into the future of...body modification.

Sep 25, 2018 · 4m

Two brilliant scientists. A slightly unhinged enemy from the future.

Sep 27, 2018 · 5m

The birth of a child makes every parent nervous. Technology makes the process safer, but our biological impulse to worry still seeps into the experience - no matter what. “The Stork” is a glimpse into the future of...birth.

Oct 2, 2018 · 5m

Two brilliant scientists. A slightly unhinged enemy from the future.

Oct 4, 2018 · 4m

What happens when a chef takes his craft from experimental to extreme? What would you pay to savor a food that’s never been tasted before? “Sebastian Moller” is a glimpse into the future of...haute cuisine.

Oct 11, 2018 · 3m

Understanding each other makes the world feel smaller. If you knew every language, would any barriers to communication still exist? “Esperanto” is a glimpse into the future of...conversation.

Oct 18, 2018 · 6m

If your best friend was sick how far would you go to help? What if that friend was a robot dog? “Sparky” is a glimpse into the future of...pets.

Oct 25, 2018 · 4m

What happens when something created to help you becomes a thing you can't live without? "Day 180" is a glimpse into the future of...addiction.

Oct 27, 2018 · 11m

This sci-fi horror stop-motion web series is about a corporation that unleashes a plague of bio-mechanical parasites on its workers. The web series picks up where the short left off, following workers that escape the initial infection as they fight back against the company. Chaos grows as upper level employees turn against the company, the mastermind of the bio-mechanical parasites seeks to take control of the company, and everyone deals with the fallout of the Rhizomect system.

Nov 1, 2018 · 5m

It's easy to rely on technology to make life easier, but what do you do when it fails? "Analog Boy" is a glimpse into the future of...our virtual lives.

Nov 8, 2018 · 2m

We can't predict where the world is going, but it doesn't have to be a scary dark dystopia. "The Tomorrow Night Show" is a glimpse of...a brighter future.

Nov 14, 2018 · 10m

How have the roles offered to women in science fiction films and series changed throughout history? We went back in time for an in-depth exploration into the evolution of women in Hollywood sci-fi.

May 13, 2019 · 5m

In the near future, drone technology has advanced and a new weapon has been unleashed - a humanoid drone stronger and faster than any soldier. But in the aftermath of a mysterious incident, damaged battle drone 237 is forced to go on the run with its programmer to try and take down their corrupt commander. Starring Lance Reddick ("John Wick," "The Wire") and Kenneth Choi ("Spider-man: Homecoming").

May 14, 2019 · 5m

In the near future, drone technology has advanced and a new weapon has been unleashed - a humanoid drone stronger and faster than any soldier. But in the aftermath of a mysterious incident, damaged battle drone 237 is forced to go on the run with its programmer to try and take down their corrupt commander. Starring Lance Reddick ("John Wick," "The Wire") and Kenneth Choi ("Spider-man: Homecoming").

May 15, 2019 · 8m

In the near future, drone technology has advanced and a new weapon has been unleashed - a humanoid drone stronger and faster than any soldier. But in the aftermath of a mysterious incident, damaged battle drone 237 is forced to go on the run with its programmer to try and take down their corrupt commander. Starring Lance Reddick ("John Wick," "The Wire") and Kenneth Choi ("Spider-man: Homecoming").

May 16, 2019 · 9m

In the near future, drone technology has advanced and a new weapon has been unleashed - a humanoid drone stronger and faster than any soldier. But in the aftermath of a mysterious incident, damaged battle drone 237 is forced to go on the run with its programmer to try and take down their corrupt commander. Starring Lance Reddick ("John Wick," "The Wire") and Kenneth Choi ("Spider-man: Homecoming").

Sep 9, 2019 · 11m

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Sep 10, 2019 · 8m

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Sep 11, 2019 · 9m

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Sep 12, 2019 · 9m

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Sep 13, 2019 · 11m

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Sep 16, 2019 · 50m

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Dec 2, 2019 · 4m

The accidental invention of an a*hole AI spells trouble for a tech startup in the late 80’s. While trying to construct a machine capable of providing the world’s most accurate personality quiz, three computer engineers in a small garage in Silicon Valley accidentally stumble upon a full-fledged artificial intelligence that can read souls. The rise and fall of their company, the Mundi Corporation, is told over the course of five episodes.

Dec 3, 2019 · 4m

The accidental invention of an a*hole AI spells trouble for a tech startup in the late 80’s. While trying to construct a machine capable of providing the world’s most accurate personality quiz, three computer engineers in a small garage in Silicon Valley accidentally stumble upon a full-fledged artificial intelligence that can read souls. The rise and fall of their company, the Mundi Corporation, is told over the course of five episodes.

Dec 4, 2019 · 6m

The accidental invention of an asshole AI spells trouble for a tech startup in the late 80’s. While trying to construct a machine capable of providing the world’s most accurate personality quiz, three computer engineers in a small garage in Silicon Valley accidentally stumble upon a full-fledged artificial intelligence that can read souls. The rise and fall of their company, the Mundi Corporation, is told over the course of five episodes.

Dec 5, 2019 · 4m

The accidental invention of an asshole AI spells trouble for a tech startup in the late 80’s. While trying to construct a machine capable of providing the world’s most accurate personality quiz, three computer engineers in a small garage in Silicon Valley accidentally stumble upon a full-fledged artificial intelligence that can read souls. The rise and fall of their company, the Mundi Corporation, is told over the course of five episodes.

Dec 6, 2019 · 8m

The accidental invention of an asshole AI spells trouble for a tech startup in the late 80’s. While trying to construct a machine capable of providing the world’s most accurate personality quiz, three computer engineers in a small garage in Silicon Valley accidentally stumble upon a full-fledged artificial intelligence that can read souls. The rise and fall of their company, the Mundi Corporation, is told over the course of five episodes.

Jan 13, 2020 · 57m

This week we watch all five episodes of the sci-fi dark comedy series "Who You Are" on Sunday Night DUST, with a bonus showing of "The Leap"

Jul 7, 2020 · 9m

After Alexa dismisses her Bruno Mars song request, a woman becomes aware of the emerging AI consciousness that has awoken around the globe. Will she welcome our robot overlords? More importantly, can she convince them that her taste in music isn’t terrible?

Aug 5, 2020 · 27m

Young Stewart Lipinski is made captain of an exploratory space mission into space...his older sister Karen is made his second in command, and is none too happy about it. When their ship and crew stumble into a different universe with no way home, Stewart and Karen have to figure out their differences in order to survive.

Aug 12, 2020 · 25m

Or search for DUST on your Smart TV. Other Space is available to watch on these platforms: Samsung TV Plus, Roku, Xumo, STIRR, Vizio, IMDB TV, Xfinity Stream.

Sep 3, 2020 · 7m

A mysterious notebook and a phone conversation with his mother send a reclusive neuroscientist down a surreal path of discovery.

Mar 12, 2021 · 1m

When Val Mayfield returns to her rural home of Poe County to bury her deceased father, she discovers a message from beyond the grave - setting off a perilous journey into a mysterious place found between life and death.

Apr 20, 2021 · 3m

Official music video for "Dolly.Zero" by Antoine Debarge. Dolly and Silvio are in love forever.

May 25, 2021 · 5m

When A.I. starts cancelling humans. A music video for the song "Algorithm" by Makeup + Vanity Set.

Sep 13, 2021 · 9m

When Off-World Officer Cole Freeman finds the missing research vessel ATROPA, he discovers an inconsistency in the ship logs. He wakes the crew from hypersleep, and they soon find themselves caught up in a much bigger mystery.

Sep 14, 2021 · 10m

After their mysterious collision, the crew must act fast to save the critically damaged ship. With power failing, Cole makes a bold decision.

Sep 15, 2021 · 10m

After a disaster on the sister ship and a troubling discovery, Moira patches Cole up. Jensen works on finding a solution to their predicament.

Sep 16, 2021 · 14m

Flashback to Cole’s time as a detective on Earth. An important event from Cole and Moira’s past is revealed. Captain Schreiber gives Cole a choice on Valley Forge Outpost.

Sep 17, 2021 · 9m

Moira informs the crew how Sanders’ copy died. Cole is put on the defensive. An unfortunate choice reveals a horrible new truth.

Sep 18, 2021 · 9m

With power failing, the remaining crew search for Sanders. The group splits, and Sanders makes his move.

Sep 19, 2021 · 11m

SEASON FINALE: All hope is seemingly lost when a potential solution presents itself.

Apr 29, 2022 · 43m

"HORIZONS" Episode 1: When a genetically-enhanced assassin is sent on a mission to hunt down terrorists on a faraway planet, she is forced to confront facts about herself that she’d rather keep buried—deep, deep down.

Apr 29, 2022 · 14m

When an inventor’s creation accidentally kills all of the world’s top scientists, he is sentenced to live out the rest of his life within his very invention.

Apr 29, 2022 · 14m

In Sanctity, the perils of artificial intelligence might be found not in rebellion, but in absolute obedience.

Apr 29, 2022 · 23m

From Philip K. Dick, visionary behind Blade Runner, Minority Report, and Total Recall, comes his first published story: Beyond Lies the Wub. When a space crew purchases a creature on an alien planet for food, they quickly come to discover that the "wub" is more than meets the eye.

May 6, 2022 · 28m

When a budding sculptor undergoes a procedure that allows him to focus on his dreams, he quickly learns that success may not be what he wanted it to be.

May 13, 2022 · 15m

What happens when the machines we create begin thinking for themselves? Will they see us as their creators...or as oppressors?

May 20, 2022 · 15m

Dismissed as primitive and ridiculed by her own allies, a single human ship is all that stands between those allies and oblivion.

May 27, 2022 · 20m

Senator Oscar Diaz's checkered past comes back to haunt him when an old friend–thought to be dead–suddenly returns and threatens to topple his empire.

Jun 3, 2022 · 23m

After disappearing for twenty years, Malcolm returns home and quickly discovers his life has changed in ways he could have never expected.

Jun 10, 2022 · 24m

Evelyn always assumed her partner would be the one whose life would disappear, one early-onset Alzheimer's memory at a time. But that was before Evelyn jumped decades into the future...

Jun 17, 2022 · 16m

In the future, Kenji finds that tracking down loved ones is significantly harder when every door, elevator, and kiosk mocks his every effort.

Jun 28, 2022 · 40m

When a young woman returns from her gap year in Tokyo, she finds herself in a future in which A.I.-enabled eyewear facilitates your every need.

Jul 1, 2022 · 28m

Flung 20 years into the future, a desperate inventor must find a way to come to terms with his new reality, or the same fate as his innovations.

Jul 5, 2022 · 22m

Technology and art may seem at odds, but in this stunningly beautiful portrait, Nebula-award winning author Chen Qiufan shows us a future made vivid through shared artistic experience.

Jul 8, 2022 · 22m

Wracked by the guilt of abandoning her terminally-ill son, a teenage mother returns home only to find out that the trip took longer than expected. Twenty years longer.

Jul 15, 2022 · 23m

When Yumiko’s return trip from her mother’s funeral lands her 20 years in the future, she finds that in a sense, she is the one who’s been buried. But perhaps, if she’s lucky, she can find a way to unearth herself and reconnect with her long-lost daughter.

Jul 23, 2022 · 13m

An Artificial Intelligence awakens on Earth to find the planet decimated by a malevolent alien race. With all life eradicated, the AI builds itself a body built for the stars...and for revenge.11/1/2022;38;Bad Tech;"CTRL Z" by James Kennedy

Jul 30, 2022 · 20m

After successfully attacking the envoys of the Xunvir Republic, the AI realizes that his revenge will require more careful planning. Hiding among a sea of asteroids, he takes inventory of the new tools and weapons he has acquired, and how we will use them to bring total war to humanity’s enemies.

Aug 6, 2022 · 19m

Half a galaxy away, the Xunvirian Empire is expressing a rare emotion for their species: fear. Tasked to work among them is Daoket, an assistant ambassador to the Galactic Federal Council, who uncovers a massive political cover-up and the reason for their fears: There is a new enemy among the stars.

Aug 13, 2022 · 17m

As he struggles to remember his previous life, Terran remains steadfast in his crusade of vengeance. Having mastered the alien technology from a captured enemy warship, the Terran prepares for his first full-fledged battle, knowing full well it could be his last.

Aug 20, 2022 · 17m

Daoket and Nakstani arrive on the Xunvirian planet Yovit, the supposed next target of the mysterious enemy. But sooner than they could have ever expected, a terror arrives from above; a mechanical weapon the likes of which the galaxy has never seen. As the attack on Yovit begins, Daoket and Nakstani witness firsthand the Terran’s true capabilities.

Sep 2, 2022 · 25m

After a resounding victory on the planet Yovit, the Terran finds himself in a moral quandary. Shall he choose between the safety of self-preservation, or something entirely more dangerous…

Sep 10, 2022 · 17m

After the Grand Minister of the Galactic Federal Council promotes him, Daoket turns to uncovering the mystery of the mechanical monster that spared him. Perhaps the Terran isn’t a mindless killing machine after all. However, that might change if Daoket cannot stop the Council from using their secret weapon...

Sep 17, 2022 · 29m

The battle to end all battles. The only problem? The Terran never could have predicted the unification of the entire Republic. And even worse, he never could have anticipated the destructive power of their secret weapon.

Sep 24, 2022 · 20m

Hull torn to shreds, system overloading, the Terran frantically grasps for some sort of escape plan. However, the only one he can think of will cost him almost everything.

Sep 30, 2022 · 20m

In the aftermath of the deadly battle, Daoket investigates the Terran’s claims that humanity was victim of genocide at the hands of the Xunvir Republic. What he discovers just may have the power to reshape the entire conflict.

Oct 8, 2022 · 17m

Enraged by its losses, the Terran rebuilds, but this time without any of the safeguards he had put in place. Will he maintain his humanity? Or will he cross the line to a remorseless machine? A question that hardly matters if it can’t recreate its army before the enemy pinpoints its location...

Oct 15, 2022 · 17m

The Xunvirian Empire has fallen. The Terran’s new army arrives at the doorstep of the Republic, threatening to end the lives of hundreds of millions. The only one who can stop it? Daoket.

Oct 24, 2022 · 17m

This is where it ends. The event horizon; the final battle. The Terran is fueled by the fading memories that drive him to wipe his enemies from the cosmos. With the codes in his memory banks and his weapons powering up, a single familiar voice cries out amid the blackness: Daoket.

Oct 29, 2022 · 17m

Years have passed. The war is over. Peace has struck a tenuous balance amid the Galaxy. However, there are still questions that linger - and perhaps the new delegation of Terrans that have arrived will hold the answers. Either way, Daoket recognizes that the political game has just become much more interesting.

Feb 3, 2023 · 13m

Operator is a stop motion animated web series about a corporation that unleashes a plague of bio-mechanical parasites to enslave its workers.

Feb 28, 2023 · 18m

Working at home in Tennessee with no internet or computer, Steve R. Dodd has created hundreds of beautiful 'spacescapes' visions of a positive future. Now 69 years old, this is his first on camera interview.

Apr 10, 2023 · 18m

Ex-NASA astronaut Max Levodolinsky readies his piece-of-junk space freighter for his latest transpo run to the Moon—while bickering with Space Traffic Control, his husband, his boss, and… his new pilot-in-training?!?

Apr 11, 2023 · 16m

Despite his objections, Max is forced to take on fresh astronautics graduate Tommie al-Qasimi. She accidentally unleashes a computer virus that could kill them both after discovering that she can’t stand Max’s taste in music.

Apr 12, 2023 · 12m

Max and Tommie race against the clock as the virus takes over their ship and thrusts them into the crosshairs of Earth’s orbital defense systems. To Tommie’s dismay, Max makes the most of some very teachable moments.

Apr 13, 2023 · 17m

Tommie’s boyfriend busts her for using autoreplies to his love letters. But a heart-to-heart about the future reveals a new and even deeper issue between Tommie and Max.

Apr 14, 2023 · 19m

After finding out that Tommie is Max’s replacement, the conversation gets super awkward. But they have to change the subject when their ship gets hit by space junk traveling 10,000 mph.

Apr 15, 2023 · 16m

Everything in their ship got hit…including Max. Now he and Tommie have to cobble together a plan to save their lives as the ship tumbles out of control. But that doesn’t stop them from continuing to argue about music.

Apr 16, 2023 · 20m

After finding out that Tommie is Max’s replacement, the conversation gets super awkward. But they have to change the subject when their ship gets hit by space junk traveling 10,000 mph.

Apr 17, 2023 · 17m

Looks like the training portion of the flight is over. Can Tommie show that she’s got the right stuff? Will Max survive the hull-walk from hell? Is the Tsiolkovsky on a one-way trip to oblivion…?

Jun 8, 2023 · 50m

DUST celebrates fathers throughout time and space with this marathon of short films.

Jun 20, 2023 · 43m

Brave new worlds and amazing locales await in the new wild frontier of outer space adventures. What will you explore? Find out in our "Adventures" anthology!

Jun 26, 2023 · 42m

How will the world confront an alien invasion will depend a lot on the visitors. Meet our potential galactic neighbors in our "Invasions" anthology.

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