Short Film

PLUME

SiftCine selected 2026 21 min 13+

A solitary astronaut samples the water plume of Enceladus in hope of helping a dying Earth. When an ancient biological presence enters his vessel, the mission becomes a first-contact nightmare shaped by grief, memory, and the desire to return home.

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About this film

A solitary astronaut samples the water plume of Enceladus in hope of helping a dying Earth. When an ancient biological presence enters his vessel, the mission becomes a first-contact nightmare shaped by grief, memory, and the desire to return home.

Synopsis

Alone near Saturn's moon Enceladus, Commander Walker searches its water plume for a resource that could help a drying Earth. A biological anomaly enters his mission and confronts him with an intelligence older than humanity, transforming scientific hope into first-contact terror and an intimate reckoning with grief.

Themes

  • grief across distance
  • first contact
  • human need versus cosmic scale
  • contamination and transformation
  • water as survival
  • the desire to return home

AI Production

Confirmed tools: Seedance 2.0

Dave Clark identifies PLUME as a fully generative film made with Seedance 2.0 and describes it as his longest generative narrative to date.

Additional Credits

  • Written, Directed and Edited by: Dave Clark
Creator
Dave Clark
Format
Short Film
Released
2026
Genres
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Space
Selection
Human curated