A desert planet that thinks. Sand with opinions. Your beach vacation just got existential.
The two surviving members of a spacecraft’s crash find themselves on an uncharted planet made up entirely of sand which they remark as being similar to a beach. The planet’s mystery is revealed when a second spacecraft arrives to rescue them.
Direction
D'Alessandro squeezes epic dread from student resources.
Practical Effects
Handcrafted sand textures that'll ruin actual beaches.
Writing
Stephen King dollar baby adaptation that actually works.
Director
Giulia D‘Alessandro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a 'Dollar Baby' — Stephen King's program letting students adapt his shorts for $1. Most become forgettable; this one burrows into your skull.
The sand's shifting patterns were animated frame-by-frame by D'Alessandro herself, giving the planet an uncanny, breathing presence no CGI budget could replicate.
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