TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Content Policy

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
8 minutes. One hidden record. A revolution you didn't see coming.
TMDB
67

After We Have Left Our Homes (2017)

noir fever dreamdystopian whisperrebel's lullaby

Overview

DramaScience Fiction

Under a dictatorship that has banned music, a man hides a record until he is caught. Whilst paying for his crimes he stumbles across a repository of confiscated items, leading to events that will change the course of history.

Flag of USUS
Content warning
short filmfutureblack and whitefilm noirfuturistic societydictatorshipdictatorbanned

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Shadows that speak louder than dialogue ever could.

Direction

Adamson squeezes an epic into eight breathless minutes.

Sound

The record's music hits like a forbidden prayer.

Best for:Solo: Late night, headphones, let it wreck you quietly.·Streaming: Perfect before a feature-length dystopian double feature.
Heads up:Emotional: Quiet devastation; lingers like smoke.
M

Director

Marc Adamson

ReleasedSep 10, 2017
Runtime8m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$5K

Top Cast

Joshua Murdoch

Joshua Murdoch

Narrator

Ask about After We Have Left Our Homes

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Marc Adamson made this as his NFTS graduation film, shot in just four days on a shoestring budget.

Cultural

The record's music is diegetic yet never fully revealed—a choice echoing real censorship where forbidden art survives only in fragments and memory.

YouTube

Sci-Fi Short Film: "After We Have Left Our Homes" | DUST

Sci-Fi Short Film: "After We Have Left Our Homes" | DUST

Gallery

Reviews

No ratings yet

Start the discussionBe the first to post — spoiler-safe
Rate & reviewBe the first to weigh in

Recommended

1984 movie poster (1956)
6.5

1984

THX 1138 movie poster (1971)
6.5

THX 1138

Nineteen Eighty-Four movie poster (1984)
6.8

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Metropia movie poster (2009)
6.1

Metropia

The Running Man movie poster (1987)
6.5

The Running Man

Equilibrium movie poster (2002)
7.1

Equilibrium

A Scanner Darkly movie poster (2006)
6.8

A Scanner Darkly

V for Vendetta movie poster (2006)
7.9

V for Vendetta

Land of the Blind movie poster (2006)
5.8

Land of the Blind

Demolition Man movie poster (1993)
6.8

Demolition Man

Advantageous movie poster (2015)
6.0

Advantageous

Dark City movie poster (1998)
7.3

Dark City

The Zero Theorem movie poster (2013)
6.1

The Zero Theorem

2073 movie poster (2024)
6.7

2073

2036: Nexus Dawn movie poster (2017)
6.9

2036: Nexus Dawn

More Like This

Strange Days movie poster (1995)
7.0

Strange Days

The Apartment movie poster (1960)
8.2

The Apartment

Casablanca movie poster (1943)
8.1

Casablanca

La Strada movie poster (1954)
7.9

La Strada

We’re In Your Head movie poster (2023)

We’re In Your Head

El Dorado movie poster (2025)
1.0

El Dorado

Ice movie poster (2013)

Ice

A Clockwork Orange movie poster (1971)
8.2

A Clockwork Orange

The Blue Angel movie poster (1930)
7.3

The Blue Angel

The Good German movie poster (2006)
5.8

The Good German

The Battle movie poster (2025)
8.2

The Battle

La Dolce Vita movie poster (1960)
8.0

La Dolce Vita

Pool Sharks movie poster (2025)

Pool Sharks

Ed Wood movie poster (1994)
7.5

Ed Wood

A Grand Day Out movie poster (1990)
7.5

A Grand Day Out

Discussion

Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.

Discussion starters

View all comments →