We love short films and think they are a wonderful format for science fiction themes.
Each year we receive hundreds of excellent films and it is a challenging task to select for our shorts programme.
We have put together six programmes, each showcasing a cross-section of countries, styles and sensibilities.
REM
(Dir. Joseba Alfaro, Spain, 2013, 17mins)
If it is possible to share a dream with someone else, what happens when you wake up and meet them?
Lifeboats
(Dir. Kit McDee, Australian, 2013, 6mins)
Faced with extinction after their world was taken from them, one race will do everything it can to survive.
Kill Shelter
(Dir. Paul Nicoletos, USA, 2013, 14mins)
A man wakes up in an unknown facility where aliens treat humans as dogs.
Bait
(Dir. Jared Young & Raymond Carr, USA, 2013, 10mins)
A desperate man uses desperate measures to rescue his wife from a cult.
Rabbit and Dear
(Dir. Péter Vácz, Hungary, 2013, 16mins)
Rabbit and Deer's friendship is put to the test by Deer's obsession to find the formula for the 3rd dimension
Cough
(Dir. Jason Kempnich, Australia, 2013, 11mins)
Liberty was yesterday. Weary of the world, George questions his new government-enforced lifestyle.
Albino
(Dir. Federico Telerman, Argentina, 2014, 14mins)
The cure for cancer is in the blood of albinoes, but at what price do we gather it?
A Better Life
(Dir. Conor Holt, USA, 2013, 12mins)
A new treatment for her comatose husband compels Diane to reexamine their relationship.
Load
(Dir. Pable deNaravvo, USA, 2013, 12mins)
A woman living alone in a dystopian world confronts someone at her door and reveals a disturbing truth
Juegos de la Mente (Mind Games)
(Dir. Hugo Félix Mercado, Mexico, 2013, 12mins)
A young man records a video audition for a new talent show looking for superpowers.