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After a painful breakup, Aaron purchases a life-size doll to serve as a replacement for the companionship he has lost. This simple solution to his relationship problem is complicated by a visit from his ex. “Custom Order“ by Will Lowell Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: #DUST #scifi #shortfilm Filmmaker’s Statement: I’ve been watching so much great content that speculates about the bizarre future we may soon live in. As much as I love engaging with these ideas, I think we often lose sight of what a weird time we’re already experiencing. We’re so busy looking toward the future that we forget we’re living in it. I wanted to make a film about technology, but set it in a world that is so ordinary and familiar that it’s almost banal. The inspiration for this project came from a conversation I had with Sophie Kargman (who stars in and produced Custom Order) after we both read about a man who had created an automated doll to identically resemble Scarlett Johansson. Aside from bei
