Sci-Fi Short Film: "The Shipment" | DUST

An ex-slave trader struggles to live a reformed life as a lowly interplanetary cargo hauler. Stranded and broke, he faces his dark past and difficult ethical choices in a desperate attempt to provide a better life for his daughter.

"The Shipment" by Bobby Bala


More About "The Shipment":
Kaiden Katar is a blue-collar, interplanetary transporter forced to land his old broken freighter at a remote spaceport after losing his valuable cargo of alien livestock. Poor and unable to afford the massive repair bill, Kaiden and his young daughter Zohra become stranded on a grimy shipyard inhabited by strange creatures and shady characters. Only wanting to settle down and fulfill Zohra’s
dream of attending school, Kaiden is confronted with a choice that puts the very foundations of his morality to the test.

"The Shipment" Credits:
Kaiden Kaiden Katar ALEKS PAUNOVIC
Zohra Katar ISHANA BALA
Etienne OMARI NEWTON
Rotik ROBERT MAILLET
Mechanic ADRIAN PETRIW
Ship Salesman JACQUES LALONDE
Male Alien Slave GEORGE BOUTROS
Female Alien Slave DELIA TATIANA
Slavekeeper JASON ASUNCION
Female Teacher LEANNE KHOL YOUNG
Kaiden's Wife MALIKA NOORAN KHAN
Female Soldier JENNIFER HUVA
Etienne's Boss BOBBY BALA
Male Teacher BRIAN FRYER

VOICE ACTORS
Zack / Flight Controller / Male Slave ADRIAN PETRIW
Slavekeeper OMARI NEWTON
Mimas Academy / Cantina Girl MANDY RUSHTON
Val Tarwin TRISH ALLEN

CREW
Writer/Director BOBBY BALA
Producers ANA CARRIZALES, ARUN FRYER, DAVID FEUILLATRE
Director of Photography NAIM SUTHERLAND
Editor ELAD TZADOK
VFX Supervisor NICK LUND-ULRICH
Production Designer TANE STANGE
Art Director ROB WARREN
FX Makeup Supervisor SARAH ELIZABETH
Costume Designer ZOHRA SHAHALIMI
Composer CRISPIN HANDS
Sound Designer MIGUEL ARAUJO M.P.S.E
Casting Directors ANA CARRIZALES AND BOBBY BALA
Associate Producers ALEKS PAUNOVIC AND PHIL PLANTA
First Assistant Director JEEVIN JOHAL
Script Supervisor TALIESIN SANFORD
Set Supervisor DAVEN COBURN
Unit Production Manager ANA CARRIZALES
Production Coordinator ARUN FRYER
VFX Supervisors On Set PHIL PLANTA
DAVID FEUILLATRE
FX Assistants CAITRIONA CURRAN
DAVEN COBURN
Sound Mixer & Boom Operator ALEX SHAMKU
Supervising Art Director ANDY AMOROSO
Assistant Art Director ALEX HUEHN
Lead Decorator AGNES DEBINSKA
Set Decorator BRIAN ENG
Set Decorator COLLIN DELAQUIS
Set Assistant RENEE SEIJAS
Art Assistant ASHLEY BRATKIN
Set Construction DAVEN COBURN
Makeup, Hair & MUFX Dept Head SARAH ELIZABETH
Creature FX Artists AMBER FOX
BRENDAN MAINUSCH
JEANNIE SATTERTHWAITE
CLARISSA JORQUERA
KYLA TREMBLAY
AMY-LEIGH POITRAS
JESSICA HUYHN
SARAH THOMPSON
JESSICA HUYHN
Lead Costumer ADAM REINSMA
Stunt Coordinator BRUCE FONTAINE
Camera Operator DAVID TENNISWOOD
Camera First Assistants PETER PLANTA
IAN HOLLIDAY
Camera Second Assistant JULIAN DEWIES
Gaffer COREY JACQUES

POST PRODUCTION
Post Production Supervisor JASON MCKINLAY
Assistant Editor OLIVIA SORLEY
Supervising Sound Editor MIGUEL ARAUJO M.P.S.E.
Sound Designer HUMBERTO CORTE
Colourist JAMES CHASE