The inaugural Other Worlds Austin scifi film festival starts this Thursday, December 4 at the Galaxy Highland Theater. The 3 day event features 11 full length films and a variety of shorts. Not terribly surprising to anyone who regularly follows my writings, I’m covering the festival.
Over the next three days, I will preview the 11 features.
Space Milkshake
Armen Evrensel | Canada | 85 min
Writer: Armen Evrensel
Producers: Holly Baird, Billy Boyd, Robin Dunne, Kristin Kreuk, Rob Merilees, Shayne Putzlocher, Amanda Tapping
Cast: Kristin Kreuk, Amanda Tapping, Billy Boyd, George Takei, Robin Dunne
Four blue-collar astronauts find themselves stuck on a Sanitation Station after they bring a mysterious device aboard their ship, ending all life on Earth. Discovering what happened to civilization is only the first of many galactic-level crises the astronauts will have to face as they are about to come under attack by a mutating rubber duck named Gary bent on taking over the Universe. Featuring George Takei as the voice of Gary.
(Friday, 10:30)
Aura
Zsolt Bernáth | Hungary | 80 min
Writer: Márk Kis-Szabó
Producers: Márk Kis-Szabó, Károly Váczy
Cast: Bálint Szénási, Kristóf Szénási, Panka Kapócs, Péter Dubai, Ádám Ungvár
Four kids wake up in the morning in an abandoned field only to find that the Sun did not rise. As darkness covers them the whole day, with no hope of light, they face mysteries rooted deep in mankind’s very beginning. Surrounded by a mysterious dome that reacts to their touch, they must settle their differences and find their way back to reality.
(Saturday, 12:30)
Backyard Blockbusters
John E. Hudgens | USA | 96 min
Writer: John E. Hudgens
Producer: John E. Hudgens
Featuring: Bill Corbet, Chris Gore, Walter Koenig, Harry Knowles, and many more
For years, people have been making home movies called “fanfilms,” using pop culture properties that they may not own, but love. Backyard Blockbusters looks at the history and influence of the fanfilm genre, as well as the copyright and fair use problems these films create. Star Trek: New Voyages, Batman: Dead End, Hardware Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, George Lucas in Love, Ryan vs. Dorkman, Browncoats: Redemption, Tarzan and the Rocky Gorge and many more!
(Saturday, 12:30)