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  • When Earth no longer exists, neighboring aliens examine human artifacts that float around in its place-like paleontologists learning about ancient ancestors.
    "Alientologists" by Tyler Rabinowitz
    More About "Alientologists":
    This is the story of a curious alien struggling to fit in with his robotic co-workers and how his accidental discovery of a mysterious box full of noise leads his team to understanding humanity’s most special gift: song and dance.
    Full Credits:
    CAST
    Charlie - Danny Gardner
    Adrian - Kurt Csolak
    Rudy - Macy Sullivan
    Young Charlie - Trevor Brooks
    CREW
    Written & Directed By - Tyler Rabinowitz
    Produced By - Tyler Rabinowitz, Nicole Quintero, Madeline Stephenson, Debbie Walters Associate Producer - Jamie Sweeney
    Director of Photography - Oren Soffer
    Editor - Joanie Educate
    Choreographer & Casting Director - Caleb Teicher
    Production Designer - Mary Kerrigan and Violet Overn
    1st Assistant Director - Adrian Anaya
    2nd Assistant Director - Will Thede
    Gaffer - Jacob Bittens and Leo Purman
    1st Assistant Camera - Alex Schaefer and Ahad Mahmood
    2nd Assistant Camera - Laura Hilliard and Lewie Kloster
    Key Grip - Owen Smith-Clark
    Best Electric - Remington Long
    Dolly Grip - Sam Wolff and Katelyn Rebelo
    Sound Mixer - Julian Cahill and Sam Stevenson-Yang
    Boom Operator - Julian Cahill and Alessandro Altman
    SFX Makeup Designer and Key Stylist - Nicole Melillo
    Assistant to Designer/Stylist - Ben Larned
    HMU Assistants - Ashley Rider and Shivani Shrestha
    Directorial Assistant - Samuel Fischer and Tiffany Liu
    Art Assistant - Zach Nutman, Jeremy Truong, and Claire Stacey
    Miniature Model Design and Build - Nic Rabinowitz and Dashiell Chrisner
    Production Assistants - Richa Lagu, Danielle Juhl, Chandler Garber, Anike Niemeyer, Kyle Sims, and Jack Launder
    DIT - Owen Lazar and Julien Devlin
    On Set Photographer - Tiffany Liu, Shivani Shrestha, Jeremy Truong, Emily Wilson
    Dramaturg - Caroline Casey
    Sound Design & Mix - Will Mayo
    Composer - Rahm Silverglade
    Sound Recording Producer/Engineer - Mickey Alexander
    Assistant to Engineer - Mayra Otsuhone
    Score Transcript - Ryan Tutton
    Score Recording Assistant - Jonathan Evans
    Score Mix and Master - Rahm Silverglade
    Flute and Clarinet - Jasper Dutz
    Trumpet - John Otten
    Saxophone - Daniel Berkey and Joel Steinke
    Trumbone - Nick Lee, Jeffery Miller, Eric Miller
    Color - Erik Choquette
    VFX Supervisor - Josh Depew
    Matte Painting - Tomer Rousso
    Composting - James Hosken, Ben Floss
    Tracking and Compositing - Mathew Roscoe
    GUI and Titles - Nick Tyler
    Creative Advisor - Mary Lambert
    Poster by Nick Tyler
    © Tyler Rabinowitz Films, Inc. 2017
    Made possible with the generous support of Arri Rental, Panavision, the American Tap Dance Foundation, and NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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  • @erica.5583
    @erica.5583 Před rokem +95

    I love this! What an amazing tap dance performance! Funny too! But it’s also melancholy and a little sad. It’s the end of our world and the only things left of mankind are trivial little trinkets except for our gift of music. And the aliens discover it and understand the universal language. Can you imagine? And they find great joy in it. ❤

    • @Kutil99
      @Kutil99 Před rokem +7

      And the Voyager has that gold record on it and it does have music from around the world on it. Hopefully whomever finds it can figure out how to play it.

    • @petevenuti7355
      @petevenuti7355 Před rokem +1

      @@Kutil99 supposedly there's also a turntable and pictograms showing how to use it, or at least instructions how to build one.
      I just hope they have air to transmit sound.

    • @gadag8824
      @gadag8824 Před rokem +1

      AMEN

  • @charlesmiller1446
    @charlesmiller1446 Před rokem +95

    I'm really hard to please regarding SciFi at this channel but THIS one, even though it's comedic, is FIVE STARS !!!
    Thank You !

    • @garyzimmerman62
      @garyzimmerman62 Před rokem +4

      I am the same. They have WAY to many videos where they cut off the ending. Newsflash! I DONT WATCH SCI FY OR HORROR TO THINK! I DONT WANT TO "FIGURE IT OUT MYSELF". I watched to be entertained, not puzzled about why there wasnt an addition 4 or 5 minutes to provide an ending. There are a few with implied endings but I am not talking about those. Where yall seem to hit the mark EVERY time is your comedy videos. You have another that I really like (along with this oe) about two brothers going to their mothers funeral... I think it is called "Friendly Vampire" but not sure. I watched "Good Guy With A Gun" and it was truely both hilarious and horrifying. Keep pumping out the comedy AND GIVE US ENDINGS TO YOUR VIDEOS! Oh, and they dont always have to have some message behind them!

    • @deucedeuce1572
      @deucedeuce1572 Před rokem +1

      @@garyzimmerman62 Yeah, good point. Love the channel and their videos... but sometimes I'm left annoyed at the endings. I've liked most of the videos I've seen so far though.

    • @ieatcaribou7852
      @ieatcaribou7852 Před 7 měsíci

      @@garyzimmerman62 Your comment is the main reason I watched this short. 97% of the films on here are horrible, 1/2 written lazy, yet visually appealing films. If this one actually has a plot then I want to watch it.
      EDIT: you were right, it had an actual story and was very good.

  • @daniel_wilkinson
    @daniel_wilkinson Před rokem +63

    I was going to hollar out "I REMEMBER THIS ONE!" but then I realized it's Throwback Thursday and I'm still going to watch it.

    • @bastodon
      @bastodon Před rokem +7

      I remember this one!

    • @generalawareness101
      @generalawareness101 Před rokem +1

      New to me, but I ceased subbing a year, or two ago, to come back. I am a sucker for tap dancing anyway.

    • @splintmeow4723
      @splintmeow4723 Před rokem

      Same 😁 such a good short ❤

  • @jeffbrooke4892
    @jeffbrooke4892 Před rokem +11

    I remember the first time this was put up. Halarious and poignant. And I think it takes a rare talent to put those two things together.

  • @claudecarrier2842
    @claudecarrier2842 Před rokem +52

    One of the most good and original sci-fi shorts I ever saw, quite frankly I am flabbergasted by this, the theme, the music, the message, the actors….wow !!!❤❤❤😂😂😂

  • @Stasiaflonase
    @Stasiaflonase Před rokem +30

    I can't thank you enough for this throwback!!! It's one of my favorite episodes EVER!!!!!!

  • @Afurthyclays
    @Afurthyclays Před rokem +13

    So THAT’S where my Amazon packages went!
    The Blue Man Group took ‘em…

  • @Torus202
    @Torus202 Před rokem +2

    I love at the end of their routine they fall back laughing. Very nice tribute to "Good Morning"-Singin' in the Rain. Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly.

  • @pookie_de5852
    @pookie_de5852 Před rokem +18

    This is brilliant! As said before by someone: If this doesn´t make you smile, what will?

  • @KyMarissa2
    @KyMarissa2 Před rokem +3

    Also FANTASTIC tappers. It was so crisp and isolated it sounded SO GOOD

  • @MJ-ge6jz
    @MJ-ge6jz Před rokem +5

    They obviously speak Minion.

  • @foxthx1138
    @foxthx1138 Před rokem +36

    Great story! It must have been hard to find aliens that tap dance so well!

  • @brianv1988
    @brianv1988 Před rokem +5

    This is how me and my friends are when we're drunk off rum and vodka at 4:00 in the morning in the Taco Bell parking lot

  • @AngeliqueHope80
    @AngeliqueHope80 Před rokem +1

    I really don't know why, but this made me cry really hard. It was a bittersweet kind of feeling, to see the end of us, but our souls preserved within our music and art that was left behind, only to give joy to others who want to know who we were. It's hard to describe but this was such a beautiful and incredibly well done short film. The actors/dancers were just brilliant. Loved every minute of this!

  • @wideawake5630
    @wideawake5630 Před rokem +20

    Watched it countless times. Leaves me grinning. Every. Time. My single all time fave short

  • @philgroves7694
    @philgroves7694 Před rokem +2

    How could you NOT smile! Aliens got rhythm!

  • @actualstarfish3449
    @actualstarfish3449 Před rokem +2

    The final two minutes elevates this from good to superb. Perfect closing shot + song choice + piano rendition of said song.

  • @matthewferguson3409
    @matthewferguson3409 Před rokem +5

    Love this so much - the sheer joy if it !!

  • @cornjobb
    @cornjobb Před rokem +2

    proof that the simplest things can be the best

  • @M.Campbell
    @M.Campbell Před rokem +8

    I love this one as much this time as the first time I saw it. Definitely a great choice for Throwback Thursday!

  • @papaowl13803
    @papaowl13803 Před rokem +5

    What a smile I got out of this. Brilliant and well done.💯💯❤❤❤❤❤

  • @richarddoyle5613
    @richarddoyle5613 Před rokem +4

    I just fell in love with the fun! So great!

  • @in_10z
    @in_10z Před rokem +13

    Oh man I remember this one...if this one doesn't make you smile...what a gem.

  • @gpalmerify
    @gpalmerify Před rokem +2

    How fun! Probably due to my age, but I could definitely hear a Rod Serling epilogue in that last scene.

  • @cfredochsner8155
    @cfredochsner8155 Před rokem

    I love this I sent it to my Granddaughter, she took dance lessons for 12 years. She now helps at the same place she learned at.

  • @dalebecause2467
    @dalebecause2467 Před rokem +18

    This is definitely one I must put in my overall TOP 10 shorts I have watched. Now it is really tough to say what the other 9 are because I have seen so many shorts (has to be at least 300 plus) and I have seen a lot of very good ones. I also worked in the motion picture business (on the money end) for over 20 years Executive Producing films. But I don't care. This one is just an all-around exceptional short. Meets all the requirements! Also, I saw this one a couple years ago.

  • @mikehipperson
    @mikehipperson Před rokem +1

    I was waiting for them to be 'Rick Rolled' at the end!

  • @Lylo-mj8ek
    @Lylo-mj8ek Před rokem +7

    Bravo! Absolutely Stunning concept. Very injoyable.

  • @theboredbrickbuilder4130

    I just love how the aliens are fascinated by everyday things

  • @kd4dhk
    @kd4dhk Před rokem

    The timing got so much better after the third guy joined in.

  • @krazyglue60
    @krazyglue60 Před rokem +11

    I LOVE this film! Makes me so sad at the end.

  • @anakinsolo4529
    @anakinsolo4529 Před rokem +13

    This is one of if not my favorite entry in the Dust collection 👍👍

    • @AwesomeBlackDude
      @AwesomeBlackDude Před rokem +1

      Definitely beat SNL cone heads. 👍

    • @ShoeBox-yx4fb
      @ShoeBox-yx4fb Před rokem +2

      Too funny I didn’t see your comment until after I posted mine One of my favorites to

  • @NO_Expectations
    @NO_Expectations Před rokem +6

    Absolutely fantastic, for a short scifi it had great acting with a really good story line.

  • @wowhmug3452
    @wowhmug3452 Před rokem

    ok. this is BY FAR the BEST Dust movie I've ever seen.

  • @joletted6340
    @joletted6340 Před rokem +7

    I had so much fun watching this short film. I started watching this channel about a month ago and Iove the short films. I must admit some episodes leave me wondering "what the heck is going on?" but this particular one had me laughing so much.

  • @jwilson4163
    @jwilson4163 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful film less than 20 minutes. It's the end of the human adventure on Earth. A group of "alienologists" from another planet study our floating junk in the planet's orbit. Note how extraterrestrial scientists do not understand each other and are even harsh with each other. Until they collect an old Junke Box and a few pairs of dancing shoes. It's exciting! There is no need for subtitles or dubbing, as the only languages ​​used are those of aliens, music and dance…

  • @donnadavis4397
    @donnadavis4397 Před rokem +1

    I watched this when it first posted and it still delights me! I can see this as an Off Broadway show.

  • @tonyosullivan6137
    @tonyosullivan6137 Před rokem +1

    Dance Vader? Star trek meets happy feet? Music is evidence of our civilisation

  • @ShoeBox-yx4fb
    @ShoeBox-yx4fb Před rokem +13

    Loved this shorty. Definitely a fun film now one of my favorites

  • @ronstone6839
    @ronstone6839 Před rokem

    The choreography is wonderful, and I love the fact that the beginning could be described as "If Blue Man Group and the Minions had a baby...." ;)

  • @AttiraKell
    @AttiraKell Před rokem +1

    I wasn't sure about this one. But the end sold me.

  • @Corgio22
    @Corgio22 Před rokem

    All right. With this, DUST has hit new heights of genius. And silliness.

  • @AwesomeBlackDude
    @AwesomeBlackDude Před rokem +2

    Man the newest blender cgi app is pushing out no punches. 😬

  • @juandeabasolo7297
    @juandeabasolo7297 Před rokem +1

    Music...an universal language. Congrats for remind

  • @rocketman6129
    @rocketman6129 Před rokem +2

    One of my favorites. Thanks for showing it again. Don't need a lot of money and effects to to tell a great story and entertain.

  • @whotoinfinity
    @whotoinfinity Před rokem +1

    LMAO at the tunage:
    After You've Gone lyrics
    After you've gone and left me cryin'
    After you've gone, there's no denyin'
    You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad
    You'll miss the dearest pal you ever had
    There'll come a time, now, don't forget it
    There come a time when you'll you regret it
    Someday, when you grow lonely
    Your heart will break like mine and you'll want me only
    After you've gone, after you've gone away
    After I'm gone, after we break up
    After I'm gone, you're gonna wake up
    You will find that you were blind
    To let somebody come and change your mind
    After the years we've been together
    Through joy and tears, all kinds of weather
    Someday,blue and downhearted
    You'll long to be with me right back were you started
    After I'm gone, after I'm gone away

  • @LSFprepper
    @LSFprepper Před rokem +4

    This is a masterpiece and ive watched it many times already. love it

  • @MichaelStoneRichard
    @MichaelStoneRichard Před rokem +2

    I love this one! I’d like to see these aliens meet Dr. Who!

  • @Wutzmename
    @Wutzmename Před rokem +2

    I'm curious as to the average age of the people who liked this is. I'm 48 and loved it after a slow start was thrilled to have stayed.

  • @annabellaandrewkingdon7972

    I bet you this was the first time an advert for actors in a sci-fi film included the phrase "must be able to tap dance".

  • @iygor
    @iygor Před rokem

    My oh my, wouldn't it be nice if our species is remembered for music and dancing!!!!

  • @AcapulKero
    @AcapulKero Před rokem +3

    Beautiful!

  • @charlestaylor3195
    @charlestaylor3195 Před rokem +1

    Just as good the second time around.

  • @carolinekelly1769
    @carolinekelly1769 Před rokem +2

    I love this film! It ALWAYS makes me smile!

  • @Orygunner67
    @Orygunner67 Před rokem +10

    One of the awesomest sci-fi shorts I've ever seen! I was thinking they're not going to go Danny Kay on me are they? They so did! And I guess Fred Astaire joins too! Absolutely spectacular old school with a 2023 twist! 40 years ago was sesame Street and martians discover radio! Look it up 🤓🙏

    • @bjb7587
      @bjb7587 Před rokem

      Martians discover radio. A classic. Meep meep meep!

  • @montanateri6889
    @montanateri6889 Před rokem

    Put this one into your SAVE list folks. I did the first time I watched it. I've watched it multiple times, and there will be many more times I'll watch it. But if you're going to pop it up in Throwback Thursday, well, heck I watched it again!
    What a pleasure this one is. I play it whenever I just need a feel good smile. Yes, the earth is in pieces, but part of us, a wonderful part, continues to give joy.

  • @beautifulfaith9367
    @beautifulfaith9367 Před rokem +2

    Absolutely wonderful!!!!!!! 💥💥💥

  • @Jaggerbush
    @Jaggerbush Před rokem +4

    I love it!!!

  • @EARTHMUSIC3
    @EARTHMUSIC3 Před rokem

    Hands down the BEST one I've seen in the "Invasion" Playlist!!! Excellent and fun!

  • @edd166
    @edd166 Před rokem

    My all time favorite short on Dust.

  • @KK-eh2gm
    @KK-eh2gm Před rokem

    Love it! When the human race destroys itself, may our music & art survive.

  • @lstevenlreeves934
    @lstevenlreeves934 Před rokem +2

    AWESOME!!!!!!!!

  • @Gammadel
    @Gammadel Před rokem +1

    Just beautiful. Very well executed. The music was exactly where it needed to be. Very likeable characters.

  • @bettyswallocks6411
    @bettyswallocks6411 Před rokem

    Theatrical agent to client: So, they want three actors to play light blue aliens. Can you tap dance?

  • @shinkunAvi
    @shinkunAvi Před rokem +1

    Thank you guys, i was happy to saw this movie

  • @iMuxa
    @iMuxa Před rokem +4

    Потрясающе! Кто бы мог подумать, что ребята будут танцевать степ👍

  • @seraphim2525
    @seraphim2525 Před rokem

    That was awesome!😃🙌🏾 Gregory, Fred, and Ginger tapping in space👞👠

  • @jasonwall7751
    @jasonwall7751 Před rokem +1

    Just wait until they beam up a copy of Singing in the Rain.

  • @vonneely1977
    @vonneely1977 Před rokem

    I love how they sound just like the aliens from The Sims.

  • @darthvirgin7157
    @darthvirgin7157 Před rokem +1

    for a second there, i thought i was watching the Blueman group.

  • @debratunnicliff7441
    @debratunnicliff7441 Před rokem +2

    I have seen this before a few yrs. back and haven't seen it again till now. This is my most favorite ones of all and I'll save it and watch it again sometime. Love it! Thanks so Dust for bringing it back!😀

  • @mr01steam
    @mr01steam Před rokem +2

    Wow what an excellent and unusual sci-fi video. Great stuff.

  • @lurkerrekrul
    @lurkerrekrul Před rokem

    To be honest, while the tap dance was entertaining, I enjoyed the parts leading up to it more. I liked the interaction between the two males and how they seemed to be afraid of the smaller female. It was also fun seeing them try to figure out what common items were.

  • @edyak6280
    @edyak6280 Před rokem

    Excellent. Now we need to see some palaeontologists play xylophone on a triceratops’ rib cage…

  • @patrickcardon1643
    @patrickcardon1643 Před 8 měsíci

    Now I've seen it all ... tapdancing aliens!

  • @patytrico
    @patytrico Před rokem +1

    One of the BEST! Thank you :)

  • @markcontreras9474
    @markcontreras9474 Před rokem +1

    I saw this years ago and it's one of the most entertaining short film that should have had a sequel, perfect choreography music acting its just amazing fun.

  • @buzzpatch2294
    @buzzpatch2294 Před rokem

    you can tell they had fun making it

  • @NotYourComrade392
    @NotYourComrade392 Před rokem

    I remember this from a while back. It was always one of my favorites, but I didn't know about DUST at the time.

  • @marmaladecat
    @marmaladecat Před rokem +1

    Loved this one, still do!

  • @Les.The.Occasional.Aviator

    I thought this was going to be another "Good riddance to humanity" story, but it's really the discovery of one of the joys of being human. Excellent!

  • @bearofme
    @bearofme Před rokem

    how sweet it is, throwback day.

  • @gadget8066
    @gadget8066 Před rokem

    This is one of my fav DUST films!

  • @cairnserelli72
    @cairnserelli72 Před rokem +1

    Was a top 10 of mine when I saw it the first go round, and it still definitely is after all this time.

  • @joopjansen9102
    @joopjansen9102 Před rokem +1

    Never mind The Big Bang - it all started with The Big Swing!

  • @AboveAnyOther
    @AboveAnyOther Před rokem +1

    This brought me real joy.
    Thank you.
    More of this please! 🎉

  • @sdmwoodworking
    @sdmwoodworking Před rokem

    I saw this first maybe a year or two back. Still charming.

  • @jenesisjones6706
    @jenesisjones6706 Před rokem +1

    Perfectly awesome! Bravo!

  • @philippines4448
    @philippines4448 Před rokem

    And Jukebox said 'let there be dance', and on the seventh day saw Terra was good

  • @lostcat9lives322
    @lostcat9lives322 Před rokem

    The Blue Men will outlive us all.

  • @alanw737
    @alanw737 Před rokem

    Music is universal!

  • @dennismitchell5276
    @dennismitchell5276 Před rokem

    Wow, a beginning, middle and end. Thank you

  • @hairtoss7975
    @hairtoss7975 Před rokem

    8 billion humans tap dancing broke the Earth.

  • @shaunsimmons5512
    @shaunsimmons5512 Před 3 měsíci

    At least you can leave a good record of society for the next aliens that find you, whether terrestrial or extra-solar.

  • @doloresikbaker2371
    @doloresikbaker2371 Před rokem +1

    WHAT FUN TO WATCH...THANKS.

  • @MatthewHill
    @MatthewHill Před rokem

    Wow, I never realized it was that easy to learn how to tap.

  • @jamesmartin7142
    @jamesmartin7142 Před 4 měsíci

    I don't know how many times I've watched this!!! I love everything about it!!!!!❤❤❤❤

  • @micktepolt6276
    @micktepolt6276 Před rokem +2

    cool

  • @justcallmejessz3712
    @justcallmejessz3712 Před rokem

    What did I even just watch?....If the cast and crew were not high AF while filming this I will be very disappointed.
    How? How in the hecking way could anyone waste an opportunity for the best trip ever!!!???!!!! 😆

  • @GlasUndMetall
    @GlasUndMetall Před 3 měsíci

    I loved this so so much, made me really nostalgic.