Tony Tellado
Theodore is a terminally ill convict serving out a life sentence alone on a silent planet. With
every passing day his memories of earth become foggier. When a new prisoner (Niyya) arrives,
he is excited to have a companion, but she just wants to be left alone. His persistence
eventually wins her over until a foggy memory comes back to him – he thinks his real name may
be Nathan Flanagan. This is the name of the rogue soldier who killed Niyya’s family when she
was a child. If he is the same man, he seems to have completely lost his memory of this event.
As she pushes him to remember what he did, he believes that she is messing with his head for
nefarious reasons. She believes there is a greater conspiracy that brought them together. As
they both become increasingly paranoid, they decide that their only chance at survival is to kill
the other first. This leads to a one-on-one battle across the eerie landscape of
the silent planet.
Silent Planet: Exploring a Tale of Memory, Guilt, and Human Connection
Writer/director Jeffrey St. Jules has always been captivated by the idea of otherworldly existence. As a child, his imagination ran wild with fantasies of belonging to an alien race and one day returning to his home planet. This dream carried a unique allure that sparked a lifetime fascination with solitude and escapism. In moments of stress and frustration, the notion of leaving the chaotic world behind for a life of solitude on another planet became his ultimate fantasy. That was part of the inspiration for his film, The Silent Planet. We explore more…
Uncovering the Mysteries of Silent Planet with Brianna Middleton
Brianna Middleton mentions feeling a kinship with her character convict Niyya due to her role in Silent Planet with themes of isolation and otherness. In what ways do you see these themes being relevant to today’s society? She finds that her fellow prisoner might be responsible for the murder of her adoptive alien family. We chat about this and shooting in an isolated location. Episode produced before the rebrand.
