Produced with a total budget of approximately $13k, The Sphere is a pretty awesome Sci-fi short that was made entirely with Canon DSLRs, a MacBook Pro, and a dedicated team of professional filmmakers. Here’s a summary of the story:
In the not too distant future, Earth is occupied by a hostile alien race that’s aggressively searching for a missing alien artifact — a sphere that contains an infinite source of powerful energy. When a resistance fighter gains possession of the sphere, he races to unlock the energy it contains in order to eradicate the alien forces and return Earth to humankind.
Really cool video, but it highlights the biggest thing I hate about Vimeo. Even after it's buffered, it still stops and jitters to the point that it's unwatchable.