What if the radio said aliens were coming—and you actually believed it?
Embers and Dust focuses on the perspective of a young farm boy and his family, and how the night of Orson Welles' dramatic broadcast of War of The Worlds unfolded for them.
Sound
Seamlessly blends Welles' original broadcast with original score.
Cinematography
Dusty amber visuals that feel like a fading memory.
Direction
Eleven minutes of pure atmospheric dread, zero waste.
Director
Patrick Biesemans
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1938 broadcast actually caused documented panic—thousands fled homes, though myths exaggerate the scale. Biesemans taps real regional trauma.
Frank Readick's voice as 'Reporter Carl Phillips' is the original 1938 broadcast recording—he's been screaming about Martians for 78 years and counting.
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