The Last Story on Earth

The Last Story on Earth (2024)
Written, directed, produced, and edited by Aaron Immediato
18 minutes | 4K UHD | 2.39:1 | Color

NEWS COVERAGE
"The Last Story on Earth" turns a familiar culture war into a sharp, unsettling fable. Aaron Immediato's short film blends science fiction with political urgency in a way that feels playful on the surface and deeply alarming underneath."
-The Kathmandu Post (1/21/26)
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FilmOut celebrates 25 years of LGBTQ+ cinema in San Diego: "There are also surprises to be found in Aaron Immediato's "The Last Story on Earth."
-KPBS (8/21/25)
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"The Last Story on Earth" featured in "Alien Extravaganza," a unique collaboration in 2025 between the London Short Film Festival, Frameline: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), and Nelly Ben Hayoun Stepanian Studios.
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SYNOPSIS
Facing angry protesters, a determined drag queen does her best to finish a fairy tale reading at the local library. But when an alien invasion upends Earth’s existence, the queen encounters new challenges that carry terrifying outcomes for humanity. Trapped within the library, her storytelling skills are suddenly put to extraordinary tests, jeopardizing the lives of the last humans on Earth — the families who’ve cherished her stories and the protesters who’ve scorned them. Ultimately, it is the supreme power of imagination that holds the key to both the queen’s survival and the invaders’ domination.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
"The Last Story on Earth" is a creative response to the wave of attacks on Drag Story Hour events across the U.S. and around the world... READ MORE

VIDEO
To view the password-protected screener, please contact Aaron Immediato at [email protected].

GALLERY
View still shots from the film by clicking on the thumbnails below.

CAST
Lady Pixie Dust | Pickle
Protester 1 | Darrel Haynes
Protester 2 | Samuel Walker
Extra Protesters | Andrew Dominguez, Jamie Lopez, Hector Luna, Avalon Skye, Neil Wachs
Alien Being | Dan Kauss
Alien Offspring | Kai Geshlider
Little Kids | Luna Belle, Viktoriia Bondarenko, Brandon Cade, Alexander Chesworth, Deseray Devi, Argishti Grigoryan, Vasilisa Ivanova, Wolfie Jones, Suri Yuchi Li, Valeriia Lipuntsova, Ranen Navat, Marfa Olifer, Damir Pavlovskyi, Aiaru Zhumakhmet
Parents | Elvira Arslanova, Liza Cade, Guang Chen, Svetlana Chesworth, Andrew Dominguez, Anastasia Grigoryan, Diana Gudina, Marharyta Kamyshan, Dinara Kundakpayeva, Tatiana Lipuntsova, Otto Logan, Irina Olifer, Anna Pavlovska, Breven Warren

PRODUCTION TEAM
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor | Aaron Immediato
First Assistant Director | Marissa Vonn
Director of Photography | Carter Knopik
Production Designer | Rachel SJ
First Assistant Camera | Mitchell Guynan
Gaffer | Zack Bartlett
Key Grips | Otto Gaiser, Conor Soules
Grip | Cameron Cerny
Production Sound Mixers | Jose Gallo, Jacob Harrold
Special Make-up Effects Artist | Michael Dinetz, Haunted Dreams Effects Studio
Special Make-up Effects Assistants | Vaida Mikelenaite, Yazmin Vinueza
Hair and Make-up Artist | Allia Arite
Production Assistants | Thomas Latta, Jacob Vander Beek
Studio Teachers | Stella Pacific Management
Visual Effects | Dastoli Digital, Chris Reilly
Colorist | Carter Knopik
Re-recording Mixing | Wavelength Music & Sound
Musician | Djordje Milanovic