Sci-Fi Fantasy Short Film "Eureka!" | DUST | Starring Karen Gillan | Online Premiere
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- A lazy, uninspired woman is visited by an otherworldly being responsible for giving humanity all its great ideas.
"Eureka!" directed by Laura Moss
Written by Nick Kocher
Starring Karen Gillan, Jillian Bell, Karan Soni, & David Dastmalchian
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"Eureka!" Credits:
A Bindery Film Production
in Association with Fun Size Horror
Cast: Karen Gillan, Jon Bass, Jillian Bell, Karan Soni, Betsy Sodaro, David Dastmalchian, Efia Pearson, Laura Zak, Sunkrish Bala, Brandon Bales
Crew
Producer: Adam Laupus
1st AD: Jean Pesce
Director of Photography: Ben Rutkowski
Production Designer: Caitlin Nicole Williams
Costume Designer: Derya Derman
Makeup: Jessica Eisenman
Special FX Makeup: Keaghlan Ashley
Sound Mixer: Kevin Terrado
Composer: Ariel Marx
Editor: Robert Ryang
VFX: Mark Reynolds
Sound Design: Mixology Post
Color Correction: Nice Shoes
Special Thanks: Cody Goodfellow & Joseph Baken
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Hey everybody! My name’s Nick Kocher, I wrote “eureka!” and am so glad you’re all* enjoying it! If you have any questions, sound off in the comments, and I’ll answer as many as I can until someone says exactly one mean thing to me and then you’ll never hear from me ever again.
*most of you
It was, okay.
Funnist and most creative video I've seen on Omeleto in a while, and that's a high bar.
Kudos.
Yeah, sometimes it's just ok.
I had no idea this was on Omeleto or I wouldn't have watched it. I'm glad I did though.
@@B30pt87 my bad. Dust. Sentiments remain the same.
Karen Gillan is so *ridiculously* good at the small expressions that convey *huge* character. Phenomenal actress.
You should have placed a period after "good".
@Mike McKenzie We love her, Right!? :-)
Never before has a model turned extra turned actress been so talented. I am truly a "happy idiot"... "I want them to know me as the man who went fast enough." Pee wee Herman?
Good script. I enjoyed it.
@@thepetyo I enjoyed seeing Karen perform (Deadpool guy was a fine surprise too) ... I didn't get it. I'll watch again.
I've loved Karen Gillan since I first saw her on Doctor Who, and damn if she doesn't seem to age! She does a fantastic job as everything from angry, murderous Nebula to this everywoman loser who works her butt off so that some weird alien office drone can get a meh idea out into the world. This would normally be one of these shorts that I would go "huh" at, but she made all the difference, and now I'm wondering what happened next in her life.
I wonder if Karen Gillan is related to Paul Rudd?
She's just another actress. Let's not get all fandom stupid over another person with boobs.
@@ChiliCheeseD0g I have boobs too, so what? I'm saying that a great actor can take a so-so script and elevate it to the next level just on the strength of their acting. She was a decent actor back when she was in Doctor Who and showed flashes of brilliance, but she's improved since by being in other roles. Currently, I would say she's a great actor, but she still has some work to do in order to live up to those flashes of brilliance I've seen in her.
@@magnusdarkhan974 Good question! There are just some people who got the best genes and they don't seem to age, and there are others who age gracefully, but the rest of us wither and wrinkle.
Doctor Who is where I know her from too, and Guardians of the Galaxy
Turns out, "Sad girls holding food" was a better idea than the one she got. This short was hilarious and really gut wrenching sad at the same time. Beautifully made.
"Sometimes they're just ok" was a very meta moment for this film, and a perfect ending. See it through.
Karen Gillan is beautiful. My boyfriend went to school with her, he says she really is a fun person to be around and swears like a trooper who had just stubbed their toe.
I hope she still is a grounded person full of fun and hasn't let fame get to her head.
Well if she had I seriously doubt she would consent to appear in a 20 minute sci fi short that only shows on CZcams.
She must've been having a really bad day when I met her because she was short and nasty at FanExpo Canada Toronto. I adored her in everything she was in, but ever since I have a hard time feeling for her. I had a brain haemorrhage and my boyfriend and I paid to meet her and her temperament was just totally and completely off. I was just recovering at the time... I'm sure she's a sweetheart. Like I said, she probably was just having an off day... but it really put me off.
@@joshdeboer8833 She'd gotten off a bad relationship recently I read somewhere
@@Jimbo_McBacon that would make a ton of sense! Hopefully she healed up and showed that bastard what he is missing out on! Maybe someday I’ll get a chance to meet her again and put things right! *fingers crossed* 🤞
That is awesome.
She's an awesome actress. And for what it's worth, this has a great message...sometimes your best is still just okay, and that's okay.
well... she basically forced her fetish site partner guy to make the "okay" animation just to show a bunch of other "okay" folks at a support group... why not upload it to youtube? those parameters weren't set by the energy nerd. even a bad tom & jerry thing would probably get a few hundred likes.
"sometimes your best is still just okay, and that's okay." Definitionally, yeah. That's an accurate statement.
if your best is just okay... they you should just end it... the end... until next time... okay.
Or maybe the best is yet to come?
That was weird but oddly compelling, thanks to the great performances and direction. Props to Karen Gillan for still doing small independent films, not to mention Karan Soni (Dopinder - Deadpool) and David Dastmalchian, who has had a number of solid performances and roles in both the MCU and DCEU, and other movies.
what was the supposed ending???
The lead actress did an amazing job. I felt for her character. And I can relate. I’m a writer and sometimes I get a block. I struggle, agonize, distract myself then finally force myself to finish the chapter. And its . . . just okay.
"The lead actress" is Karen Gillan. Nebula in Marvel. Amy Pond in Dr Who. (she's a big deal)
What's even worse is finishing the chapter, falling in love with it, falling asleep, 10 hours later waking up, re-reading it, and then realising it was junk.
@@MrStringybark I have the same problem with my artwork and recordings, always different once you've slept on it and then viewed or listened back with fresh eyes and ears. I just take it as part of the creative process, something one has to work through or be brave enough to scrap it and start over...
Being creative can sometimes feel like an affliction rather than a gift!
@@MrStringybark or even years later when you realise you're jus okay at your only job (can relate to that)...
@@theworldaccordingto4555 Then there is of course the deadline and the money to pay the rent etc. to consider.😏😏
Enjoyed the heck out of it. I think the unsung hero in this production was Jon Bass. His delivery was so perfect. That scene where he's describing the billboard call was by far the funniest part. Seriously though, the whole thing was so fun.
Tom is right. It's the chase that's the exciting part to be doing. Once you catch what you were chasing it will never be the same again. This is the message that Chloe was assigned to teach the world. 🙂
Nonsense. If the message were true, there would have been no point in enacting the plot of this short, which required her to reach the destination instead of just screwing around for years. In fact, the moral is that everything she said was wrong. Or maybe the moral is that some people have no idea what they're talking about.
Once the world is taught this message... then what?
@@Mereologist unless "the chase" and cartoon production are two different categories
If that is the message, then is it better to not actually achieve things because the happiness ends? Thats what Jerry was saying in the cartoon. But no, there is joy to be found in the chase AND in the achievement if you make worthwhile goals. Disappointment comes from both failure to achieve and in achieving blase' goals. Still, its better to achieve blase' goals than to achieve nothing at all. 🤣🤣
Sounds sorta like a crack addict.
Once you catch what you were chasing (the high), it will never be the same again....
As a 65yr. old who's a retired scientist (like that could happen - it's a way of thinking), and has been a sci-fi maniac since my Mom bought me, "Miss Marple Goes to the Moon" when I was 8yrs.and as a story teller and writer myself I just gotta say this thing sparkles! I will watch this more than once.
Funny heartfelt story, great pacing, amazing cast and possibly the best last line ever. Loved it!
Okay for good last line. What got me was the "What brain do you think is in your head?"
@@heartysteer8752 Yeah, I get that a lot... 😔
*Most underrated talented actress of all time, Karen.*
How is she underrated...
Underrated? She's making Marvel Money and loved by millions. I'm not entirely sure "underrated" means what you think it does....
I thought it was a dr who Video by Looking at the thumbnail lol
I'd drag it over every millimeter, ....can't really speak to the "rating" aspect....
You realize this is not a compliment right?😂
The most unbelievable part of ALL of this (great short film, btw), was that two years is considered the LONGEST period of time that a person hasn't acted on an idea.
And, once again, Dust hosts a short film that I would watch an entire series of.
Two years was longest period of the aliens' inception-type ideas.
~giggling~ "No honeybears were harmed in the making of this film" ~still giggling~
Perfect last words for a perfect little movie!🌻
No, but just how many nearly had the life squeesed out of them?
are you 12?
@@sixhundredsixtysix9541 Is being 12 prerequisite to having fun and enjoying things?
@@TheRealSkeletor no ya ur right idk wht i was on 8 days ago
Karen Gillan has not aged at all since Dr. Who. A talented actress and somehow magnetic…to watch 😊👍👍
What bro? Did you come from the future or what? She is only 35
@@oinambishwanathmeitei8455 35 is perfect........
A talented makeup artist…
@@oinambishwanathmeitei8455 She still looks 20 though 😉
She'd make a better Dr Who than that "other woman" ...
Sometimes it's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
That honeybear sequence made my day. So good.
Karen is a brilliant actress and her emphasis on this character was so good. Overall, this is a very unique short film with an interesting storytelling.
Ms Gillan really has a knack for comedy, I especially loved the wooden dancing. Thanks for sharing this film and congratulations to all involved.
Amazing. Gillan, Bass, Bell, Soni, and Dastmalchian are wonderful. Script by Nick Kocher is hilarious (as expected!) Directing by Moss is on point. Huge shout out to the crew as well to make this wonderful short story. Loved it.
Bass reminds me of Curtis Armstrong 40 years ago. Same style of both the doofus and the annoyed supervisor.
The whole cast was great.
This wasn't just ok. The "whose brain do you think you have?" was, all by itself, gold. The entire thing was fun and unique.
I've liked her since I first saw her on Doctor Who. She looks and plays the every woman very believable, and an evil person just as well. Good to see her once more.
I'd happily watch Karen Gillan do laundry, so sad girl holding food and cough syrup abuse is phenomenal. I really felt like she was sad, the beets were sad, and for the first time in history even pizza was sad. Beets are always generally sad and bring down everyone in the room with their beet vibes, but I digress.
The worst part of all of this was that sad girls holding food wasn't a real website and now my dreams of seeing high quality still images of Karen with beets and/or pizza may never happen. Somehow I will try to find a way to go on, but it will be difficult.
Rule 34 . .
use an image generator
Loved the story. Karen was the perfect fit. She's amazing. She pulled off the comedic lines while still moving the story along in a serious way. Thanks for all your hard work.
I gave this a watch because, well, Karen Gillan! I must say I really enjoyed the deadpan humor and the story line and the performances. Good job to all involved!! Make more, please...
I love Karen and Jon Bass. They’re both funny and work off of each other pretty damn good…
Jon Bass performance reminds me very of Curtis Armstrong in the 80s. Gillian has been playing off super nerds for nearly two decades...she's great at it.
Gillian or Gillan @@STho205
I like Karen Gillan in anything she is in. She is so talented and funny, plus so cute, I just lover in anything she does!
I have watched the progress of videos being uploaded to DUST. Seems to me serious directors and serious actors have finally figured out that this medium is the best outlet for originality -- unencumbered by Hollywood. You should all be commended. It is like watching an original short story come alive. Depth. Breadth. Originality. Pathos. Humanity. Philosophy. Wonder. Emotions. Well done. The fact that you could get a stellar cast takes this beyond next level. It speaks VOLUMES of the actors that participated. Everything I have watched on DUST has been an adventure. Thank you.
Sometimes following through is better than achieving greatness.
This one actually got a chuckle out of me...and with having such an evolved sense of humor, that's an accomplishment. 😏
BUT - 'Eureka!' is actually listed on IMDB as an episode of anthology series 'Neurotica.' (which only has one episode) 🤔
First Class stuff among the best on Dust .. funny and clever with a real story , well acted well worth 20 minutes
That was 20 minutes of my life well-spent! A novel idea, well-executed by all who were part of this project and of course, Karen Gillan is timelessly beautiful and talented and absolutely the right casting choice. Excellent project! Keep 'em coming!
A short every artist should see
I don't comment on these shorts that often, but this might be the most original one I've seen. Well written and executed.
Would totally watch a whole series with this cast and story arch :D
High caliber acting can always make good writing an outstanding show. Well wrote and excellently delivered.
I've watched a lot of DUST shorts, and most of them are just okay but unmemorable. Only a few have stayed with me. "Eureka!"" is just outstanding and will stay with me. Special thanks to the writer, director, cast, and crew for making this such a great theater piece !! ❤❤❤
Sometimes they're "just okay" ; )
seriously. probably not just the best DUST short I've seen on youtube but the best short in general. pretty hilarious and meaningful at the same time.
Original...strange...well executed and the message is worth serious cogitation. Thank you.
Very funny. The whole cast was excellent, and I particularly loved the expressions on people's faces when dealing with her.
This was excellent! Doing OK is good enough if it meant you COMPLETED something... Start to finish. End result doesn't matter. Thank you for reminding us of what is really important...
That was a pretty awesome short film. Great cast, writing etc. Love the dark humor in this. Karen was fantastic. She really did the character well. That could relate to anyone.
Great film with inspired casting. Karen Gillan is just so good at playing "normal", even in a blank white room! Brilliant!
Absolutely the best DUST episode that I've seen so far!
As an animator this feels like every animator's starting out story ❤
Greetings from Scotland! Best idea you ever had, getting our wee Inverness lassie Karen Gillan to play the lead! She is able to play any character she puts her mind to! Loved it!
So, Nebula, Polka-Dot Man, Dopinder, and Hulk-king, walk into a film short together...
I loved the idea, and the ending. Yeah, sometimes a creative thought is...okay. This wasn't. This was brilliant.
Ah! That's where I saw that Indian guy before. Thanks.
Now that was just plain F'd up, I ... LOVED IT.
The pacing was an important part of the success of this piece. Any faster would have been detrimental. Convincing delivery and facial expressions. No one overplayed their part. Effective scene work that emphasized the script’s goal. Cloe’s repartee w John was cute and clever. Good script. Good cinematography. Good acting. Well done.
My God...Karen Gillan is my favourite since Dr Who.
So we're primed to see her and that hair as Amy Pond, and the character acts just like Amy Pond, and I absolutely love it. We've seen Gillan in enough stuff to know that she doesn't have to do Amy Pond, but I feel she did it again for the fans. Thanks.
What an amazing show with A list cast. This needs to be developed into a TV series or movie.
it just was and then cancelled after the first episode. we'll miss all of the cast.
That is what their planning on. Most likely
@@Raptorifik Philistines!
A weekly anthology series??
Great job Karen! I don't know what award for which you should be nominated, but you should win! Hope Dust launches your acting career to better and larger roles for which you will be paid more than minimum wage and a basket of carrots!
Also, many thanks to the rest of the cast, the crew and especially to the writers! Well done, all!
OK. 😋. Karen absolutely hit this out of the park, indeed the whole cast were superb. This was my sort of craziness. Can we see the full TnJ animation? I'm guessing it exists......😆. Btw, like others I vote this as best dust-to-date.
Work hard play hard
There may be copyright issues, if it even exists outside the short sequence on screen.
Hey Nick, I thought "Eureka" was great, your writing was Karen as always is a great actress and did a awesome job, I love all of her work, looking forward to seeing Karen in more short films, I'd like to see her write, direct and star in more films.
Karen's always fun to watch. Great actress. I enjoyed the entire story and the intriguing idea behind it. But as an indie author, gotta say, 7:27-7:29 really spoke to me, lol.
This is just so charming and funny. It reminds me of the kind of underwhelming ideas that I often have; with the exact same effects on the people around me. Keep 'em coming Mr. Nick.
That was the best, most well-written, expertly directed, and and meaningfully acted, yet completely unfulfilling and unsatisfying short I have ever seen. Congratulations! I hate you.
And now I hate Nick Kocher, as well. By the way, he's married to Karen Gillan. I suppose she feels differently...
The look on every face after watching her project. I don't laugh very often but that was gold.
I love Karen Gillan! Loved her on Doctor Who! She did an excellent job..this was so funny and would make a fun sitcom!
Yes, of course but I also loved her depiction of Nebula in Guardians Of the The Galaxy.
I loved this story. It was so original. I was actually excited to watch it to the end.
"Sometimes they're just okay." I see what you did there, movie. Bravo. I humbly concede defeat. But seriously, finding this on CZcams was like a delightful holiday surprise. Thank you all. 💕
Always nice to see Karen Gillan, she rocks every role she plays! :)
I’m a huge fan of Sad Girls Holding Food. I have all their albums and can’t wait for them to tour again!
I love Karen!!!
The writing is miles ahead! Most people can’t comprehend what they’re seeing. Acting is great, yes, they’re focusing on the wrong thing ;^)
What a cast! Karen Gillan is always brilliant, such a great short film!
I loved it. The whole setting was hilarious. Lovely acting. The theme with the moral was inspiring. Love to see more. Big laugh as well. From The Netherlands
I would give this one 6/5 stars!! Brilliant! Nicely done! I loved every minute!
Ah, the definition of an entrepreneur. Never quite. Never give in. Always forward. Wash, rinse, repeat.
It doesn't always have to make sense. In this case, she found out that a higher power is in control of everything. Free will is no longer her burden. Just like serving in the military..."But sir, why are you telling me to perform triage on my pillow, sir?" "You don't have to know why. Just DO IT!"
Nice piece. Well done!
Great Storyline. Great Filmography. Great choice of Lead Actress. Quirky as well as poignant. Thank you.
God bless Dust. Its the only place to find actual quality Sci-fi being produced regularly.
what? wow? I mean my mind is blown, by just how funny creepy meaningful fun and entertaining this is. How is it possible that I just randomly stumbled upon this while searching for random stuff about Dr. Strange? The execution, the writing the timing and the acting. I love love love this... and can't stop thinking about how much fun all this hard work must have been.
Karen Gillian is underrated 💯
Karen Gillan is amazing ! Love Her ! Thanks for the Short !
Totally original iteration of imagining reality! Performed, and produced, with believable excellence. I'm kinda happily nervous about going to sleep now.
"What brain do you think is in your head?"
"No honeybears were harmed in the making of this film"
I'm not sure! But i'm very happy to rediscover Karen Gillian in another strange and madness character! She's so amazing.
Wow, making a movie about something useless is one thing, but making it entertaining and captivating is another ! Great story, great acting !
That was OK but just OK. Joking, that was an amazing short film , perfect in length, a beginning ,a middle and an end!
Thank you for starting my week right!
This is so much fun. Sounds so legitimate . I can imagine aliens coming up with TikTok since it’s just okay.
Karen Gillan Rocks! Love watching her act!
This was really good. One of the better shorts I have seen and I've seen hundreds of them.....The lead actress was really great. Solid supporting cast. Funny. Clever....I enjoyed it...
Karen Gillan is simply amazing. 😍
Mom with dildo arms was awesome 😍 Actual layers of meaning in a throw away fraction of a second. There's so much nuance to this short film, and I just want to give my respects to the writers, director, Karen, and everyone else involved in this. Fucking **FUCKING** LOVED this ❤️❤️❤️
Mom with dildo hands... I was worried I was the only one that saw that 😅
I'll never miss a chance to see Ms Gillan, but I think John had it right: "sometimes they are just ok"...
it was cute, if a little long.
I love how just random this is. Karen Gillian is awesome as always.
It's been an honor follwing the evolution of this channel.
Always fun to see Karen Gillan! Loved the video!
Now that's what I call an anti-climax! I loved it. Karen is the best, isn't she?
It wasn’t right of them to take that Tom and Jerry idea from me. I was going to get around to producing it…eventually! Enjoyed the short, thanks!
HOLY HELL!!... WOW...just WOWWWW!!! I guess I'll be the one to say what everyone else is thinking too.... 90% of the Indie stuff being submitted and broadcast thru DUST over the past 4-5 years has been COMPLETELY OP and BETTER than the stuff coming out of Hollywood! 🤔 I've LITERALLY watched scores of shows [and even podcasts] that lasted 17-28 minutes, and at the end of it... we're all WISHING it was either a full length Blockbuster movie, or a complete series or mini-series! There's so much raw talent out there that thanks to DUST and other CZcams channels, are getting the exposure they DESERVE! Bravo I say, Bravo! 👏
What a surprise! She is one of my favorite actresses. Funny film, i like it 💪💪💪
This was a hell of a story, I was honestly surprised. Thank you!
My eyes opened wide just in time for the end.
As evidenced by the short, "sometimes ideas are just OK."
That really was amazing with a beautiful message. Nice job people who made this, it was OK!
Very good, and strangely motivating!
I count three actors I loved so much in gigantic superhero movies. I’m glad you guys get to make more stuff. You brighten our worlds
Great job!!!! The humor and timing was spot on. This was so relatable.
The creative process is the best part for me. The end result is proportional to how much I care about what I'm doing.
The old saying " the devil is in the details" rings true. It is the details that make this exceptional.