Prospect (2014)

Prospect is the unusual coming-of-age story of a teenage girl on a toxic alien planet. She and her father hunt for precious materials aiming to strike it rich. When the father is attacked by a roving bandit, the daughter must take control.

Directors:

Christopher Caldwell, Zeek Earl

Writer:

Christopher Caldwell

Stars:

Thomas Castle, Tony Doupe, Callie Harlow

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Thomas Castle	...	Corpse
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Doupe	...	Father
Callie Harlow	...	Daughter
Joshua Miles	...	Bandit

Storyline

Prospect is the unusual coming-of-age story of a teenage girl on a toxic alien planet. She and her father hunt for precious materials aiming to strike it rich. When the father is attacked by a roving bandit, the daughter must take control.

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Genres:

Short | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prospect

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shep Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

14 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the film Callie Harlow (Daughter) wears a t-shirt with Cheburashka, the hero of Russian animation films.

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Connections

Remade as Prospect (2018)

User Reviews

Let Down Slightly By The Costume Design And Another Fault With Shorts

You don't need a multi-million budget in order to produce a science fiction movie . PROSPECT is a case in point . All you need is well thought out location filming and here we see an unspoiled planet similar to AVATAR where a man and his teenage daughter search for a natural rare product that is needed by the human race . That said there does seem to be a lack of internal logic to the makers choosing this location . I was impressed by it so why do the characters need to wear space suits that indicate that the air is unbreathable to humans ? Let me elaborate evolution on this unnamed planet means we have lush forest/jungle and the off screen sound indicates birds live there and probably primates and yet human beings can't breath the air ? Surely there's enough oxygen content to keep the animal life alive and therefore humans even though they're alien to this eco-system ? . I suppose you're not supposed to think about the scenario and mis-en-scene in too much detail and instead you're supposed to concentrate on the narrative which can be described as a feminist Western in space for the TWILIGHT / HUNGER GAMES crowd which it succeeds in . That said like a large number of short films this one feels like a pitch and when the end credits come up it naturally feels like it's the opening credits of a feature length film .One starts to realise how rare a genuinely self contained short film is