David Farnor | On 02, May 2020

Daniel Kaluuya and Constance Wu are among the star names to be found in DUST, a new collection of short films released by All 4 today.

DUST has swiftly established itself as sci-fi brand to pay attention to. It recently released its second narrative podcast, Flight 008, which, in less than 15 days, climbed Apple’s Top 50 Podcasts charts and has held the #2 position on Apple’s Top Fiction Podcasts and Top Science Fiction Podcasts list for the past three weeks. It is also recently dropped ALTER’s 50 States of Fright, an anthology exec-produced by Sam Raimi, on new streaming platform Quibi. Now, it’s teaming up with Channel 4’s free streaming platform to showcase some of the sci-fi genre’s brightest talents.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with All 4 to bring DUST to their passionate, digitally savvy audience, and can’t wait to see how our programming resonates with the U.K. fans,” said Janet Brown, EVP Acquisitions and Global Distribution at Gunpowder & Sky, the indie studio behind DUST.

Here’s the line-up of shorts:

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Starring: Constance Wu, Reggie Watts

An experienced astronaut, Lilian, and her A.I. explore a newly discovered planet. After weeks of research, a malfunction during the return launch forces Lilian to choose between survival and completing the mission.

Orbit Ever After

Starring: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Mackenzie Crook

Love transcends all boundaries, even in space.

Jonah

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Malachi Kirby

Two friends, one giant fish and the photo that changed their world.

The Candidate

Starring: Meghan Markle

This is what happens when the dark thoughts in the back of our minds are given a voice and worse – power.

Zero

Starring: Bella Ramsey

A mysterious electro-magnetic pulse renders the world’s technology useless. A young girl finds herself isolated and alone with only her father’s strict set of rules to keep her alive.

Deep Clean

Starring: Paul Kaye, Tony Way

This road crew is hiding a secret about what lurks below the city streets.

NoRo

A grieving mother comes close to confronting the shocking truth behind her son’s disappearance.

The Leap

A disillusioned veteran of an organisation designed to stop interplanetary human trafficking gets one final, violent shot at redemption after a fateful encounter with a young woman.

Bag Man

With only a duffle bag in hand, a 12-year-old boy goes on a journey from the bustle of Harlem to the remote countryside of upstate New York. But what are his intentions? And what’s inside the bag?

Deadspace

A grandfather who lives across the country from his family tries to connect with his neglected grandson inside a virtual reality video game.

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/dust

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