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Returning for a fifth exciting year, Other Worlds Austin, one of the premier SciFi Film Festivals in the US, features some of the best and unheralded genre films. Beginning on Thursday December 6 at Flix Brewhouse, the four day event includes 20 full length films, a slew of shorts, and a screenwriting workshop. Not terribly surprising to anyone who regularly follows my writings, I’ll be at there.
Here’s what to expect at Other Worlds Austin 2018.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9TH
12:00PM SCIFI SHORTS 2 – ELECTORAL COLLAGE
Alexander Frank | Germany | 21 min
Norman is in a lot of debt from student loans. He can pay it off by letting a client inhabit his body for 10 years. Alas, the transfer doesn’t go quite as planned.
Cidney Hue | USA | 8 min
A woman is subjected to a horrifying virtual reality experience before making a difficult decision.
Alumni: ODESSA (2014).
Emily Limyun Dean | USA | 15 min
Amidst a changing world and growing tensions between humans and robot domestic workers, A.I. Andromeda discovers how far she’ll go to retain her hard-won humanity.
Larry McKee | USA | 6 min
Writer: Robert Jauregui
Five minutes in the life of two salvage yard workers who provide a disturbing energy source to clients.
Hiroki Yokoyama | UK | 10 min
In this not-too-far-from-present-day social commentary, ex-cons are having a hard time getting a fair shake.
Phil Bucci | USA | 3 min
The time has come for a young woman to escape the violence of her home life. But doing so is a little complicated.
Alumni: PAUL’S BAD DAY (2017); SPECIAL FORCES (2016).
The Adventures of Penny Patterson
Stephanie Donnelly | USA | 19 min
Penny’s boyfriend has been acting weird ever since he took a tour of the mysterious science lab in town. But she doesn’t have time for his changes or rumors of the “mysterious” new superhero in town – she has a science fair to win.
12:10PM ARTIST DEPICTION (WORLD PREMIERE)
Brett Ryan Bonowicz | USA | 82 min
Conceptual artists Don Davis, Charles Lindsay, and Rick Guidice have helped bring NASA projects to life. Their incredible pioneering artwork, which helped define the aesthetics of futurism and space travel, is ubiquitous; and yet these artists have always been hidden behind the scenes. Until now.
Alumni: CLOSER THAN WE HINK (2017);THE PERFECT 46 (2014).
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artistdepiction
2:30PM PRECOGNITION (NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE)
Luke Tedder | UK | 107 min
Writer: Luke Tedder
Cast: Adam J. Bernard, Vanessa Russell, Jessica Andrews
In a post-apocalyptic future, the only thing holding society together is a shadowy agency that manipulates memories. James begins to have memories of events he has never experienced, and his attempts to unravel those mysteries lead him to some shocking revelations.
2:40PM WHITE CHAMBER (TEXAS PREMIERE)
Paul Raschid | UK | 89 min
Writer: Paul Raschid
Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Oded Fehr, Amrita Acharia
The United Kingdom. Soon. Civil war rages. A woman wakes up in a blindingly white cuboid cell. Using its sophisticated functionality, her captor tortures her for information; information she claims not to have – or does she?
5:05PM THE FARE (WORLD PREMIERE)
D.C. Hamilton | USA | 82 min
Writer: Brinna Kelly
Cast: Gino Anthony Pesi, Brinna Kelly, Jason Stuart
A cabbie picks up a young woman, only to have her completely disappear from his back seat. In a panic, he resets his meter and is brought back to the moment she climbs into his cab. The two are stuck together in a seemingly endless cab ride that will change their lives forever.
5:15PM DEADTECTIVES (TEXAS PREMIERE)
Tony West | USA | 92 min
Writer: Tony West
Cast: Martha Higareda, Chris Geere, Tina Ivlev
A phony group of paranormal investigators travel to a haunted house in Mexico to attempt to save their television show. Once the house reveals that it is truly haunted, the group must come together to figure out what the house wants and how to actually send evil
7:40PM ENCOUNTER (WORLD PREMIERE)
CLOSING NIGHT FILM
Paul J. Salamoff | USA | 92 min
Writer: Paul J. Salamoff
Cast: Luke Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Tom Atkins
A group of friends uncover an otherworldly object in a rural f ield, which they soon discover holds greater secrets than they could imagine. A nod back to classic B-movies of the 60s and 70s, this simple setup allows for a much deeper emotional story than would be expected, exploring the human will in the face of grief and loss.
Encounter screens with:
THE SILVER
David Michael Yohe | USA | 7 min
Writers: Christopher Stein & David Michael Yohe
A young woman is faced with a nightmarish reality when aliens begin to take over everything (and everyone) she holds dear.
8:00PM UNDER WORLDS SHORTS – UNEXPECTED DANGERS (96 MIN):
Heath C Michaels | USA | 17 min
Cass and Jules’s life becomes a literal hell after they discover a portal to their house – and themselves – in countless other dimensions.
Jake Jarvi | USA | 1 min
It’s less confusing this way
Kevin Sluder | USA | 13 min
Edgar Allan Poe meets 9-TO-5 in this tale about Shelby, who’s ready to nail her work presentation if only she can stop thinking about the horrific crime she committed the night before.
Michael Escobedo | USA | 13 min
Alice has made some mistakes, but is she really the “demon” that her ultra-Christian girlfriends say she is?
Nic Alderton | UK | 11 min
Our hero should know better than to sell his soul to the devil. And he really shouldn’t be so surprised when things take an unexpected turn for the worse.
Marten Carlson | Texas | 12 min
It’s time to renegotiate the contract of the Lentz Triplets, the biggest stars in the world, but first one has to get past their mom.
Charles A. Pieper | USA | 16 min
Chris is really not dealing well with the birth of his first child. But how can his wife, Sophie, ignore the fact that their child is alien and, frankly, pretty scary-looking? Something’s not right here.
Ryan Glista | USA | 9 min
Writers: Ryan Glista & Matt Bilmes
Connor’s beloved stuffed toy Beadie really wants to be pals. Bullies beware.