{"id":4530,"date":"2021-12-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2021-11-30T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T22:25:40","slug":"other-worlds-2021-preview-day-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2021\/12\/02\/other-worlds-2021-preview-day-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Worlds 2021 preview: Day Four"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Returning for an eight exciting year, Other Worlds<\/a>, one of the premier SciFi Film Festivals in the US, features some of the best and unheralded genre films. Beginning on Thursday December 2 at Austin\u2019s Galaxy Highland 10, the four day event includes over 25 feature films, a slew of shorts, a screenwriting workshop, and the Mary Shelley Award. This year also features an additional five days of virtual events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After skipping last years virtual only event, I gladly return to the festival for another go around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art by Lauren Kitching<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what to expect at Other Worlds 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sunday, December 5<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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10AM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2001: A Brunch Odyssey<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a1Vamonos!<\/a>
4807 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Before the final day of films, discuss your favorites of the festival so far with other attendees and filmmakers. For the first time, this party is open to all attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12PM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Other Worlds Shorts II<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Echo Pines<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Stephanie Begg | Australia | 12 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Newly-minted Detective Barnes takes the lead on a missing child case, only to encounter a one-two punch of unexplainable phenomena in a nearby forest and no support from her fellow officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Florence<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Florian Thess | UK | 13 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      She\u2019s the first of her kind: an AI therapist for human patients. But as she learns more about the human condition, Florence isn\u2019t sure that she knows the answers an isn\u2019t sure that she knows the answers any more than those she seeks to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Giselle<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Emmanuel Shiu | US | 2 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        A micro-meditation on loss, grief, and new beginnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Killing Time<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          P. Patrick Hogan | US | 15 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          A mysterious figure slips inside an isolated home and forces an independent research engineer to confront her past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • The Name of the Prime Minister<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Bizzy Thompson | UK | 10 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            In this political thriller, a psychiatrist interviews a man convinced Tony Blair is still the Prime Minister, while trying to get answers from agents in a secret government facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Pew! Pew! Pew!<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Loren Dunn | US | 13 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              At a cosplay convention, Miles has got some explaining to do with his friends. And what\u2019s worse, his archenemy has just forced him into \u201cbattle,\u201d putting those same friends in mortal danger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • Smudged<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Jack Muldoon | US | 10 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                DMV, the near future: Adam finds himself on a Dantean odyssey through the bureaucratic hell of license-renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                • Transfer<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Sage Mears, Aaron Pagniano | US | 11 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Max is rightfully nervous for this interview, and Bridget is not going to make it any easier for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  • Voices<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    Jake Hart | US | 7 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    A telepathic intelligence operative is confronted by her handler for connecting with the minds of unsanctioned targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    Homebody: The Haunt Of Guy Withers<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    Zachary Endres | US | 2021 | World Premiere<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    Stars:<\/strong> Jordan O’Neal, Ryan Sterling Smith, Gary Teague<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    When Guy retreats into the apartment he runs as a shared short-term rental, he finds himself at the mercy of a world that doesn\u2019t even notice he is gone, and haunted by the prospect of what lies past his door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/638450905\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                    \"This<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    2:30PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    Take Back the Night<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    Gia Elliot | US | 2021 | Texas Premiere<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                    Writers:<\/strong> Emma Fitzpatrick, Gia Elliot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Stars:<\/strong> Emma Fitzpatrick, Angela Gulner, Jennifer Lafleur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Finding herself the victim of a violent monster attack, Jane launches a vigilante campaign to hunt the beast that tried to kill her. However, as her troubling history of drug use and mental illness bubbles to the surface, the authorities, her family — even Jane herself — begin to question the authenticity of her account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/VViePXWxHiw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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                    The Alternate<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    Alrik Bursell | US | 2021 | Texas Premiere<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                    Stars:<\/strong> Ed Gonzalez Moreno, Natalia Dominguez, Alexander Marais<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Struggling filmmaker Jake investigates a glitch in his footage, only to find a portal to a parallel dimension, one in which he has the fame, fortune and family he has always wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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