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SEEK II: The Unsung Scars film, reactions ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Fest
SEEK II: The Unsung Scars, 108min., Japan
Directed by Shane Kosugi
This is the second installment of the SEEK Ninja Action Series. The world is now on the brink of collapse. When a ruthless terrorist group orchestrates World War III by posing as Russian extremists to destroy Japan.
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Can't Stop, A Star Trek Fan Production film, ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Fest
Can't Stop, A Star Trek Fan Production, 24min., Czechia
Directed by Radek Belina
The starship USS Greenwich Village, commanded by Captain Glenn Dirk, is sent to the Deneb system, historically known as the site of Captain Picard's first contact with the mysterious and powerful being Q. The crew ex... -
STRANGE ORBITS film, reactions ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival
Strange Orbits, 5min., Canada
Directed by Clayton Flagg
A stranded astronaut searches a distant planet for the cure to her illness. Instead, she finds an unexpected life form who offers her a heavy choice.
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BANGKOK DRAGONS film, reactions ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival
Bangkok Dragons, 11min., Canada
Directed by Barret Walter Coates
Bangkok Dragons follows two estranged friends, like brothers, are forced to reunite when their childhood friend is abducted by a violent gang. -
Keys to the Cat Factory film, reactions ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival
Keys to the Cat Factory, 3min., Canada
Directed by Rachel Sy
Eloise, the number one employee at the cat factory, tries to deliver something to her boss.
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Ride With Us - The Gaspesie film, reactions ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Fest
Ride with Us - The Gaspésie, 53min., Canada
Directed by Carlo Stante
Three riders leave Montréal and set out on an unforgettable journey around Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula. Covering thousands of kilometres of winding coastal roads, they experience breathtaking scenery, remote communities, camping un... -
THEY CAME IN PEACE film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
They Came In Peace, 12min., USA
Directed by Bruce Lazrus, Robert Martens
In a seriocomic twist on the classic Alien Invasion theme, the denizens of Planet Znarg unite to fend off a colonizing team of bumbling astronauts sent by the EarthX Corporation. This 12.5 minute animated film is presented i... -
ROAD CALLED HOME film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
Road Called Home, 3min., USA
Directed by Johnny Mischief-Cancer
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MODEL PROFESSOR film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
Model Professor, 9min., USA
Directed by Peter Brinson
Model Professor is a short film about an A.I. named Evie, newly integrated into a small liberal arts college. Unbeknownst to the faculty and students, the school – in partnership with her company – has tasked her with evaluating which professo... -
LAND WITHOUT SHORES film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
Land without shores, 9min., China
Directed by Letian Chen
The short film Land Without Shores is a nine minute visual experimental narrative, fully voiced in the Minnan dialect, reflecting and preserving Fujian folk traditions. Set between Minnan and New York, the film explores themes of female id... -
NIXIE film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
NIXIE, 7min., USA
Directed by Mary Rachel Gardner
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APTITUDE film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
APTITUDE, 20min., USA
Directed by Natasha Mynhier
In a near-future society where a high-stakes virtual exam dictates one's future, a desperate student must decide whether to risk everything by cheating or accept a system designed for her to fail. -
PARADISE OF TOMORROW film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
PARADISE OF TOMORROW, 9min., South Korea
Directed by Jusin Kim
Seoul, 2036. In an era where AI musicians have taken over the music industry, Aeseon, one of the few remaining human musicians, is so deeply devoted to her music that she spends a fortune repairing her old, discontinued guitar. One da... -
QUELLED film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
QUELLED, 22min., Ireland
Directed by Ivars Kovalevskis
Film tells a story of Elizabeth Costello, Detective, who is trying to solve a murder of a young girl, while also battling personal struggles.
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DON'T CRY film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
Don't Cry, 19min., Italy
Directed by Alessandro Grassi
In the dead of night, Alma finds herself alone with her newborn in an isolated house. The silence is shattered by dark presences: men armed with flashlights slip through the walls, step by step, searching for something.
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GENERATION: CURE film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
GENERATION: CURE, 23min., USA
Directed by Brett Langolf, Alex Boydston
GENERATION: CURE begins as a run—but quickly becomes something more. Through the story of Chad and the loss that drives him, the film captures how a community rallies around cystic fibrosis, turning grief into momentum. What u... -
FOREVER DAMNED film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
FOREVER DAMNED, 21min. USA
Directed by Julius Corbin
Two brothers born into slavery were given a choice of freedom but they had to pay the ultimate price... their own mortality. Now cursed as vampires, the brothers must fight for salvation and escape from the shadows.
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Passage Home: Tulalip Tribes remove barriers to salmon habitat film, reactions
Passage Home: Tulalip Tribes remove barriers to salmon habitat, 8min., USA
Directed by Charles Atkinson, Jeff Ostenson
Restoring fish passage to spawning habitat is one of the most cost-effective ways to recover salmon runs. The Tulalip Tribes are leading the way in the Snohomish watershed to rem... -
The Secrets of Chocolate film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
The secrets of chocolate, 27min., Belgium
Directed by Patrice Goldberg, Cyril Fleury
We're diving into the secrets of chocolate. Why is it so tasty? Why is it so hard for us to stop eating it? What are its main health benefits? And what will the chocolate of the future look like? To answer these ... -
The Power of Trance Practice film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
The power of trance practice, 28min., Belgium
Directed by Patrice Goldberg, Cyril Fleury
The word 'trance' probably makes you think of a state induced by drugs or by shamanic rituals. But there is a lesser-known method that can produce a trance. This altered consciousness can be achieved without ... -
THE PROTECTORS film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
THE PROTECTORS, 24min., USA
Directed by Kelso Harper, Carin Leong
This immersive film follows researchers racing to save 74 remaining southern resident orcas while federal budget cuts threaten the very science needed to rescue them. The story combines compelling on-the-water storytelling with urg... -
DANCE: Generations film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
DANCE: Generations, 38min., Spain
Directed by Dawn Gifford Engle
A dance class for seniors in Catalonia decides to create an extraordinary show for the 93-year-old mother of their Paris-born dance teacher. Their journey to France to perform for her turns into a life-affirming, inspirational voya... -
WHAT'S LEFT film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
What's Left, 30min., USA
Directed by Odinger Mitchell
In the twilight of his years, a once celebrated chef, now a humbled widowed dishwasher, conceals his storied past while caring for his adult special needs son. As the echoes of his culinary fame fade, a serendipitous encounter reignites his pa... -
THE SHOWMEN film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
THE SHOWMEN, 2hr. 12min., Canada
Directed by Daryl Scott Granger
The Showmen begins with a richly textured journey into the origins of travelling carnivals, using animated archival imagery to show a history that featured oddities and other curiosities. As the documentary moves to present day, it ...