Film Archive
2015
Feature Film Archive
Boy 7
(Opening Night Film)
Özgür Yildirim | Germany
Writers: Phillip Delmaar, Marco Van Geffen, Özgür Yildirim
US PREMIERE!
Sam wakes up in the middle of the tracks of a subway tunnel. He can’t remember his name or how he got there. When he sees himself on a wanted picture, he realizes that his life is in extreme danger and his pursuers are hot on his heels. A dangerous journey into the past begins.
Curtain
Jaron Henrie-McCrea | US
Writers: Carys Edwards, Jaron Henrie-McCrea
*Now titled THE GATEWAY
When Danni's shower curtain keeps disappearing through a mysterious portal in her bathroom, she cannot let the investigation go. Enlisting the help of her Save-the-Whales co-worker, she dives into the unknown in an unsettling horror comedy.
Embers
(Closing Night Film)
Claire Carré | US, Poland
Writers: Claire Carré, Charles Spano
*2015 Mary Shelley Award Winner!
In the wake of a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Five interwoven stories explore life without recollection in a future that has no past. An atmospheric tone poem capturing the human condition, stripped away of everything but personality and instinct.
House of Time
Jonathan Helpert | France
Writer: Jean Helpert
US PREMIERE!
Robert d'Eglantine has uncovered secret Nazi scientific research on time travel. He tells his guests he has taken them seventy years back in time, to 1944, during the French Occupation and only few weeks before the landing in Normandy. Although the house and everything inside seem the same, events make them question if Robert may just be telling the truth.
Jackrabbit
Carleton Ranney | US
Writers: Destin Douglas, Carleton Ranney
In the not-too-distant future, two hackers negotiate the dystopian City Six, one of the last vestiges of humanity after ‘The Reset.’ When a friend's suicide leaves behind a mysterious computer drive, they must work together to decipher his final message.
Night of the Living Deb
Kyle Rankin | US
Writers: Kyle Rankin, Andy Selor
30-something single gal Deb holds a terrible track record with men until she wakes up on the Fourth of July in the apartment of the most attractive man she’s ever seen. Unfortunately he doesn't think it's gonna work out. Also there is a zombie apocalypse happening outside.
No Men Beyond This Point (Opening Night Film)
Mark Sawers | Canada
Writer: Mark Sawers
An alternate history mockumentary following 37-year-old Andrew Myers, the youngest man still alive. With women able to reproduce without men since 1953, they’ve stopped giving birth to male babies entirely. Andrew finds himself at the center of a battle to prevent men from going extinct.
Other Halves
Matthew T. Price | US
Writers: Kelly Morr & Matthew T. Price
On the night before its launch, a revolutionary dating app may have a few glitches - namely causing the user to lose all self-control and become an amoral, lascivious, violent follower of their most immediate urges.
Polder
Julian M. Grünthal, Samuel Schwarz | Switzerland, Germany
Writer: Samuel Schwarz
Gaming company NEUROO-X is set to release a new gadget which promises to scan the most secret longings of gamers and transform them into fantastic adventures. When Marcus, its Chief Development Manager, mysteriously dies before its completion, his lover Ryuko searches inside the game for clues. The deeper she goes, the more she disappears into a parallel world of demons, witches, knights and terrorists.
Projet-M
Eric Piccoli | Canada
Writers: Julien Deschamps Jolin, Eric Piccoli, Mario J. Ramos
*Now titled 1000 DAYS IN SPACE
Orbiting the Earth aboard a space station for 1000 days to prepare for a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, four astronauts face unforeseen crises when a war breaks out on Earth below. Arguing whether to break off their mission, or what to do about the loss of communication from headquarters, the team finds themselves more alone than they could have prepared for.
Reconnoiter
Neil Rowe | UK
Writer: Neil Rowe
*Now titled ROBOT WORLD
Scientists have perfected a way to send a vessel across the galaxy quickly, teleporting a spaceship essentially to the nearest habitable planet. When the mission goes awry and the pilot crashes on the planet, he finds a world mysteriously devoid of life... but filled with dangerous robots ready to eliminate the alien interloper. Can he survive long enough to get a message back home?
T.I.M. - The Incredible Machine
Rolf van Eijk | The Netherlands, Denmark
Writers: Bastiaan Tichler
Eleven-year-old Tibor has only one friend: his ancient house robot T.I.M. When his dad decides to replace the robot, Tibor saves his buddy from demolition. A hiccup in the robot’s memory log reveals he may have once been owned by the mythical robot inventor Hector Sammler, and this could be the key to having T.I.M. repaired. Robot and boy set off on a quest - a road trip into the past.
Vintage Tomorrows
Byrd McDonald | US
Can an imagined version of the past teach us anything about the future? Examining the explosive growth of Steampunk, its origins, its cultural significance, and some of the makers and thinkers behind it, this documentary shines a directional lantern on the playful visions of yesteryear, through the goggles of a future unrealized.
2015 short Film Archive
Aden
Gary H. Lee | US | 11 min
Writer: Gary H. Lee
A man stays one step ahead of nefarious forces in the race to find a child who may hold the key to mankind’s future.
*2015 Short Film Audience Award Winner!
ARTIFITIAL
David Pérez Sañudo | Spain | 20 min
Writer: Sergio Granda
Xabier goes for a job interview. But the company CORPSA is ready to make him an offer of more than just a job. And they won’t take no for an answer.
The Blood of Love
Jeff Meyers | US | 19 min
Writer: Jeff Meyers
A young woman goes out on the town each night to deal with the recent death of her husband.
Fragment
Noah Griffith | US | 10 min
Writer: Noah Griffith, Daniel Stewart
An Air Force jet breaks up over the desert. A mysterious radio signal draws the pilot away from the crash site. A discovery is waiting. And it is not of this Earth.
Happy Fun Room
Greg Pak | US | 14 min
Writer: Greg Pak
Thee host of a once-popular children’s television show clashes with her child co-stars, recalcitrant crew, and unsupportive studio execs, unwilling to acknowledge the changing world.
Iris
Richard Karpala | US | 11 min
Writer: Richard Karpala
A man uses his smart phone to assist in burying a dead body.
Legacy
Josh Mawer | Australia | 14 min
Writer: Michael Richardson
To save his father’s brilliant mind, a young man is coerced into time-sharing his consciousness. With two minds in one body, boundaries and relationships start to blur.
On/Off
Thierry Lorenzi | France | 13 min
Writer: Thierry Lorenzi
Obsessed with a mysterious voice message, astronaut Meredith must face its paradoxical condition in order to stay connected to her humanity.
Pact
Zach Endres | Texas | 8 min
Writer: Zach Endres
Two loners contemplate ending their lives for the sake of an overpopulated Earth.
The Pig Child
Lucy Campbell | UK | 17 min
Writers: Lucy Campbell, Scout Stuart
A female scientist working in embryology carries out an illegal surrogacy using her own body, part human and part pig. Discovering that she is carrying a “pig child,” she is torn between her scientific drive and maternalistic urges.
Remote Viewing
Kristen Anderson-Sauve | Canada | 10 min
Writer: Kristen Anderson-Sauve
A group of UFO enthusiasts attempt to lure a UFO to their campsite. Unfortunately, not everyone is there for the same reason. quite the way they expected.
Replika
Luc Walpoth | Switzerland | 26 min
Writers: Klaus Pas, Luc Walpoth
Forced to terminate her only daughter, a dysfunctional 13-year-old android, a loving mother tries to convince her husband to adopt a human child. But in a materialistic and functional world, safety takes precedence over emotions.
Roadside Assistance
Bears Fonté | US | 7 min
Writer: Bears Fonté
A mysterious woman stranded by the side of the road hitches a ride with a passing stranger – neither of them is who they seem.
Starlight
Andrew Salerno | US | 10 min
Writer: Andrew Salerno
On board a mission to a distant planet, Officer Emma Fremont discovers that her crew has been asked to leave more than just the Earth behind.
The Surface
Willem Kampenhout | US | 20 min
Writer: Willem Kampenhout
Liz must go to the one place she dare not go in order to save her son’s life: the blighted surface of the old world.
The Taker
Maximillian Stenstrom | US | 15 min
Writer: Maximillian Stenstrom
A government worker questions his responsibilities – endangering both himself and the world at large.
Transference
Matthew Ninaber | Canada | 9 min
Writers: Jennifer Lloyd, Matthew Ninaber, Aaron Tomlin
A father’s last words tell a cryptic tale of what the future may hold for his uniquely gifted children.
The Trap
Dick Grunert | US | 6 min
Writer: Dick Grunert
A man invites his friend over one night to show off his latest invention.
Traveler
Simon Brown | US | 5 min
Writer: Simon Brown
When Blake’s invention successfully transports his girlfriend across the universe, there’s only one problem – what happens when she returns?
Viv 1.0, or They Must Have Forgotten
Scarlet Moreno | US | 9 min
Writer: Scarlet Moreno
One day in the life of ‘the perfect woman.’
Yo Soy Pedro
Jordan Inconstant | France | 11 min
Writer: Jordan Inconstant
Two cops encounter a mysterious visitor, so they assume he must be a film actor.