SCI-FI/FANTASY Shorts Festival - April 6/7 event
New Releases
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Fantasy, Independent, Sci-Fi, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
THE OBSERVERS, 18min., Russia
Directed by Evgeny Sychev
When everything goes wrong on a project and catastrophic failures become commonplace, it is necessary to acknowledge the mistakes with honor and close down the long-suffering project. But what if the project is an entire planet?
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/the-observers-review
21 DAYS, 18min., Spain
Directed by Felipe Franco
In a dystopian future where 'Big Data' dictates life by predicting everyone's death date, the government coldly informs its citizens of their exact date of death, 21 days in advance. Olav, a computer engineer and cyber activist, is shaken when he receives his own death notification. Faced with a ticking clock, Olav must challenge the system's control over his so called fate and reality.
https://www.instagram.com/short21days
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/21-days-review
SLINKERS, 6min., Finland
Directed by Vesa Manninen
In the desolate landscape of a post-apocalyptic world, a daring duo known as the Slinkers commandeer a combat-equipped mech, also their mobile home. Balancing high-stakes battles against nefarious overlords with an unyielding quest to reunite with their missing parents, they elevate the art of survival into an exhilarating odyssey.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/slinkers-review
EARLY ADOPTER, 15min., USA
Directed by Matt Szymanowski
After a tech junkie's addictive research into a new technology that probes the deepest realms of consciousness nearly kills her, her partner decides to do something drastic to prove just how fragile their relationship and life really is.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12937582/
https://www.instagram.com/mattszy
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/early-adopter-review
HOLE PUNCHED EAR, 8min., USA
Directed by Alan Yammin, Ben Tull
In a dystopian Chicago, a poet, bound by a strange countdown clock, struggles to finish a poem as her sister tries to free her.
https://holepunchedearfilm.wixsite.com/home
https://instagram.com/hole_punched_ear/
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/hole-punched-ear-review
AWAKE, 2min., USA
Directed by Harrison Vincent
A mysterious rider embarks upon a clandestine journey while battling with their own existence.
https://www.harrisonvincent.com/work/awake
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/awake-review
REHEARSAL, 17min,. China
Directed by Allan Shen
If we will be facing a devastating human species crises in the future , can we do it better than 2020 ?
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/rehearsal-review
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