Short Films: Science Fiction
Short Films: Science Fiction
Not what you’d normally expect from most science-fiction today, there’s no explosions, spaceships, or funny looking aliens. Instead, almost all of these short films are dramas that involve worlds that look just like our own, but with a slight twist.
Friday, May 30th
6:45pm
Figment
Narrative • Drama • New Zealand • 2024 • 20 Minutes
Director: Ian Sweeney
Writer: Ian Sweeney
Producers: Ian Sweeney, Simon Waterhouse
Cast: Jen Van Epps, Matt Whelan, Kira Josephson, Ben Freeth
Crippled by loneliness, a woman is prescribed a drug that gives her an imaginary friend, but this new relationship becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined.
Tskackaphis
Narrative • Comedy • USA • 2023 • 7 Minutes
Director: Motke Dapp
Writer: Motke Dapp
Produer: Christopher Barkley, Erin O’Hara
Cast: Hannah Polk, Priya Pappu
As three seemingly close friends spend an afternoon together in a cozy living room, revealing secrets to one another, a mysterious gift arrives. The gift’s purpose happens to be another layer of secrets, altering not only the women’s friendships but also the fate of the entire world. Maybe.
HomePlanet
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2025 • 26 Minutes
Director: Andrew Pritzker
Writer: Andrew Pritzker
Producer: Andrew Pritzker
Cast: Dan Daly, Jamie Campbell, Robert Coppage III, Scott Cordes
Barefoot on a country highway, a disoriented man is picked up by two local cops who suspect he may be a space alien
Sweet Dreaming
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 12 Minutes
Director: Andrew Laudone
Writer: Andrew Laudone
Producer: Kevin Lau
Cast: Cara Maurizi, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Rebecca Jordan
American Idetics generates custom on-demand videos featuring the viewer—and there’s something very wrong with Moira’s videos.
