Sci-Fi Shorts

First you take your science. Then you take your fiction. Then you throw them together and Walla!! (What?…Oh.) Voila!! You get, “Cesc Infections??” Hmm. Sounds like something you might get on a space alien singles cruise. Anyway, these films are so far out that it seems like they could have been made by space aliens!! So blast off for adventure! And don’t forget the topical ointment, in case of a Cesc flare-up.

Screenings

Buy TicketsMon Feb 23, 2015 – 5:00 PM – Hendricks Center for the Arts

Buy TicketsSat Feb 28, 2015 – 5:00 PM – My Apartment

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On | Off - Thierry Lorenzi

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Country:  France
Subtitles:  No
Rating:  PG
Runtime:  13 min.
Director:  Thierry Lorenzi
Producer:  Julien Renaud, Thierry Lorenzi
Website :  ON | OFF

Synopsis:

Obsessed by a mysterious voice message, astronaut Meredith will face its paradoxical condition in order to stay connected to his humanity.

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Lothar

Lothar | Luca Zuberbuehler

Genre:  Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country:  Switzerland
Subtitles: No
Rating:  G
Runtime:  13 min.
Director:  Luca Zuberbahler
Producer:  Rajko Jazbec
Website :  Lothar

Synopsis:

Forced to be alone: Whenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. To protect the world he locks himself into a subterranean home, isolated from the outer world. One day, an accident happens. Despite of all the care taken, he breaks his beloved toaster, an early gift from his mother. The broken toaster compels him to leave his residence. Shortly after taking the risk, Lothar runs the world into great danger.

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As It Used To Be

As It Used To Be | Clement Gonzalez

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country:  South Africa
Subtitles: No
Rating: G
Runtime:  8 min.
Director:  Clament Gonzalez
Producer:  Clament Gonzalez
Website :  

Synopsis:

In a near future, all the teachers made their classes through a webcam. But an history teacher will see his routine change when a student came to his class…

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The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos & Stacey Danger

The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacy Danger

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country:  U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating:  PG
Runtime:  10 min.
Director:  Michael Lukk Litwak
Producer:  Jean-Claude Billmaier
Website :  Chaos and Danger

Synopsis:

The tale of a romantic adventure. Think Blue Valentine meets Jurassic Park. Dinosaurs have invaded Earth but neither Tommy nor Stacey care anymore, now that they’ve found each other. They escape the war, but whether they dive to the bottom of the ocean or fly to the depths of Outer Space, conflict always seems to find a way into their lives.

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Place Where You Live

The Place Where You Live

Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country:  U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: PG
Runtime:  15 min.
Director:  Alexis Van Hurkman
Producer:  Alexis Van Hurkman
Website :  

Synopsis:

A professor of physics is abducted by her counterpart from an alternate dimension–one where her husband has died.

Replaced by her doppelganger, she struggles to rebuild the machine and reopen the gateway between worlds to regain the life that should be hers.

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Hellyfish

Hellyfish | Patrick Longstreth

Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country:  U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  13 min.
Director: Patrick Longstreth, Robert McLean
Producer:  
Website :  Hellyfish

Synopsis:

America’s only missing nuclear weapon is leaking radioactive material into the ocean just off the coast of Tybee Island, GA.

The trifling existence of a hapless cast is disrupted by a vicious force of nature that shows no mercy.

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Ambition

Ambition | Tomek Baginski

Genre: History, Mystery
Country:  Poland, Ireland, Iceland
Subtitles: No
Rating: N/A
Runtime:  7 min.
Director:  Tomek Baginski
Producer:  Jan Pomierny, Anna Rozalska
Website :  Ambition

Synopsis:

The short film created in collaboration with European Space Agency to celebrate their pioneer Rosetta mission, which objective is to land on a comet for the first time in human history.

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NOTE: Synopsis are typically provided directly by the filmmaker themselves. Sometimes English is not their first language. We ask reader’s understanding for less-than-perfect language and grammar

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