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A restless young woman ships off to fight an interstellar war, only to struggle with the effects of being cut off from her home by both time and space.
“Jettison” by JJ Pollack
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Rebka, a restless young farm girl, joins the military in order to get off earth and see the stars. However due to the effects of time dilation caused by their rapid space travel, she and her fellow soldiers slowly lose touch with their friends and family back home. Rebka has a daughter with another solider, but is forced to give up the child to rejoin the war and complete her tour of duty. By the time she is able to return to Earth, she finds out from a distant descendant that her daughter is long-dead. Realizing there is nothing for her on Earth, Rebka rejoins the war, alone and unmoored from any traces of her former life.
“Jettison” Credits:
CREW
Written/Directed/Edited – JJ Pollack
Producers – Cassie Wineland, Carrie Cates
Cinematographer – Garson Ormiston
1st AC – Keaton Loudamy
2nd AC – Sean Stephens
Gaffer – Isaiah Rendon
Key Grip – Jordan Spayd
Grips – Austin Wells, Austin Vaught, Tomas D’Amico, Sean Craig, Randy Ray Adams
Script Supervisor – Spencer Mirabal
PAs – Mia Garza, Bailey Savage, Duncan Meece
Production Sound Mixer – David Gutierrez
Boom Operators – Ben Marchi-Hilton, Siegen Bretzke
Utility Sound Technician – Frank Gutierrez
Set Decorator/Prop Master – Steven Martinez
Prop Fabricator – Martin Drake
Art Crew – Jeff Baugh, Jennifer Costa
Costumer – Della Price
Makeup – Anna Makar
Sound Design – Hansdale Hsu
VFX – JJ Pollack, Colton Maddox
Colorist – Alex Winker
Music – Alex Cap
CAST
Rebka – Madison Wilson
Ellie – Jamie G. Vaught
Mom – Beth Puorro
Dad – Christopher Winbush
Technician – Austin Wells
Mandella – Zachary T. Scott
Ives – Lauren Bonetti
Stilwell – John Valley
Seargent – Joseph Stellitano
Officer – Richard Blake
Nurse – Mia Garza
Messenger – Victor Vandell
Tom – Clem Beard
Mary – Wanda Sanchez
Recruit #1 – Chiara McCarty
Recruit #2 – Liam Booth
Transport Announcer – Zach Bachand
Officer (Voice) – Brian Villalobos
EXTRAS
Arlene Cavazos, Sydney Cooper, Caleb Craig, Maria Luisa Cullen, David De Leon, Sandy Dutchak, Miguel Gonzales-Floyd, Zara Majidpour, Jorge Mata, Ryan Milton, Amy Nichols, Alisa Salikhov, Anton Savenko, Atif Shahnawaz, Annie Shortt, Jonathan Smith, Malcolm Thomas, Breona Watson
SPECIAL THANKS
Texas Film Commission, Austin Movie Gear, Austin School of Film, Anne Brockenbough, Jenny & Dick Kercheville, Melanie Baak, South University Austin, Eric Rousseau, Javier Bonafont, Jesse Liberty, Gohe Tekeste, Matt Stryker, Jake Sanders, Neil Lokken
Made possible with the support of Other Worlds Film Festival
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Hey y'all! This is JJ Pollack, I wrote, directed & edited Jettison. Been watching DUST ever since it started, so pretty stoked to be premiering my film here! Would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you guys have (first one to ask why it's in black and white gets a gift card to Applebees!!!)
This movie is a masterpiece. Easily one of the best shorts of the year! Congrats to all involved!
A rather nice departure being in black and white. Interesting story. A bit of a disappointment that the possibility exists that wars will continue into the future. Nice work.
Very similar today. I was in the USAF for 8 years, most of it overseas, when I got out nothing was ever the same.
Does a good job of catching the lifer stare. After a point time does mean much.
That was really another masterpiece. Thanks for uploading this great short!
By reading many of the other comments here, this story doesn't make a lot of sense unless one is familiar with the Forever War book.
Gut Feeling Films… Wow, that seems very appropriate. This is a marvelous treatment of something that MAY become a reality some day. Thank you for the terrifying view into one possible future.
Very well done with a great storyline. I would love to see more.
Clever stuff! War is hell!
The show in the eyes.!. That was cold
That was an excellent story, as a former trucker I related in some ways to missing out on my families home life. I, however chose to be home to guide my children's development rather than just sending money home. Good luck and will look for more from you in the future. Be well.
Sorry i thought is was boaring and i dont like this type of filming.u probably like blair witch too.sorry just doesnt do it
I'm back bitches
This was really 👍🏽 good
THAT was a great short. BZ jpollack22 !
That was refreshingly good. Black and white was a good choice.
This is the Forever War by Joe Haldeman in short film form….
Brilliant!
Superb in every aspect. This is one you can easily watch twice, or more. Well done!
Exceptional!
WOW pure enjoyment. Incredible story.
She could have stayed and been young enough to have a family. I understand the PTSD THOUGH
You don't have to go away into space to get there. Any totally unknown place of horrors will do. No one will recognize you if you get back because you will so no longer be the person who left them behind. Yet space is a fine device for painting it so well. Hoorah!
Damn, this told more story in 10 minutes then most movies do in 2 hours.
Time is but a number…
Great clip…
Brilliantly done
meh
Never say "I will be back soon" in a science fiction movie
Congratulations JJ Pollack. It is yours the ability to make the old new. What tremendous magic and irony that this capacity is projected in black and white, which, although it surprised me at first, seems to me an absolute success. The dialogues and their silences have an unusual quality, as if written by Cormac McCarthy. That first image of the moon, already colonized by man, or the different worlds to which our protagonists are propelled are absolutely sober and shocking and watched as in any space exploration by beings from another world or from this one. It reminds me of the amazing work on Erik Wernquist's Wanderers. The sense of duty across space and time with the sacrifice it entails is heartbreaking. It is a diamond in the rough which has as many prisms and details of absolute genius in the creation and perspective of the short film as the scene of the cosmic show reflected in the eye of the sergeant. The performances are memorable. The sound and special effects are noteworthy. This absolute masterpiece, Jettison, sacrificed our imaginative cargo in deep space. Thank you all so very much for sharing.
The desire to look with different eyes implies traveling leaving behind luggage and stripping one's own gaze to dress it in someone else's clothing, seeing the horizon from the other shore and thinking about the world with another heart.
Torres D., Olga. Mirar con otros ojos 2016
Very, very clever made scifi short! And I`m a fan of black/white anyway (and saves lot of post prod time). What I`ve really learned in this story: A technology-standard in the future don`t need to be explained. It just has to be clever integrated in the plot as it`s a matter of course. Also clever: Just implied alien-enemy none CG created. Ther is no need because the attention goes to the fate of the main actor.
The casting is also very professional. Congrats to this film, and thank`s for sharing.
Вольтметр чума, спасибо!
Fantastic, I really enjoyed this. thank you and all the actors for this masterpiece
The best Dust short I've ever seen.
This is a drama, not SF.
Very nice but pretty sad . . Good use of B&W to allow for time differences . .
Gripping! Made me cry.
So much content in ten minutes, and a black and white sci-fi that worked well! This had it all!
This is kinda like The Forever War, but from another perspective. I loved that book/graphic novel. And I love this!
It reminds me of The Forever War.
My….how time…flys…..