Shot on an iPhone, David McGuff’s sci-fi SASHA is an emotional take on the android custom-built companion. Unfolding over nine minutes, the story follows Dorian’s attempt at finding himself a suitable companion after recently going through a divorce. McGuff plays Dorian. The entire film takes place as a single scene in a single location, Dorian’s… Continue reading SASHA: All The Things A Product Can Do
Tag: Sci-Fi Short Film Review
Unskin: A Mix Of Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Elcid Asaei’s Unskin is a work of science fiction which combines fantasy and urban myth with the grind of everyday life, the blend of which becomes intricately interconnected. A commentary on our capitalist society and our now ingrained apathy, it has you asking, Is one caused by the other? It opens with Roger, trudging through an interview… Continue reading Unskin: A Mix Of Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Re-Entry: Returning to Andy Weir For Comfort
Re-Entry, based on the well-known Andy Weir short story, The Egg, has taken the story and turned it into a moving visual poem. Written and directed by Ben Brand, the 9-minute film boasts of refreshing cinematography, appropriate for a story that brings the very nature of life and the universe into question. For those unfamiliar with the story, a man… Continue reading Re-Entry: Returning to Andy Weir For Comfort
Classified: Aliens As An Introspective Tool
Eric Pace delves into the age-old fantasy of how we would deal with the confirmation of the existence of aliens through his 14-minute short, Classified. Not very well, as most films of this sub-genre usually predict. The American government has come face to face with an alien, and in reaction, has kept it in captivity, with… Continue reading Classified: Aliens As An Introspective Tool
The Ark: Tense Sci-Fi Thriller Grounded In Humanity
As it opens, Benjamin South’s The ARK, written by A.M. Khalifa (and based on his short story), presents itself as a crime thriller, only set in the future. To unlock car doors, you need palm prints, that sort of thing. Futuristic, but still very much a credible, familiar world. It opens with the two main characters, Herbert… Continue reading The Ark: Tense Sci-Fi Thriller Grounded In Humanity
The Drive: Cyberpunk And (As Always) Unfortunate Realism
James Caley’s The Drive is pertinent to the times we are compelled to live in. Set ten years into the future (optimistic), the 11-minute film shows a world where our own eyes and ears have been turned against us. In something of a diluted cyberpunk world, eyes double as cameras, and ears microphones. You tap your temple… Continue reading The Drive: Cyberpunk And (As Always) Unfortunate Realism
Denervation: Visually Stunning Sci-Fi Dealing With An Outbreak
No, before you presume, this is not about COVID-19. It has nothing to do with bats or any other creatures. But in director Joshua Ashish Dawson’s 6-minute, animated world, something even more startling occurs. An airborne outbreak (mind you, a series of it, and not just an isolated case) has been reported from the deadly… Continue reading Denervation: Visually Stunning Sci-Fi Dealing With An Outbreak
Dweller: Sci-Fi Reflecting The New Normal, And A Few Warnings For The Future
Although Fraser Denholm’s Dweller was made in 2019, it comes with painful resonance after spending a year in isolation, quarantine, and lockdowns. The 35-minute sci-fi horror introduces us to a man who has spent 4000 days alone in a bunker while humanity was faced with the threat of extinction. This sounds only vaguely familiar. Just… Continue reading Dweller: Sci-Fi Reflecting The New Normal, And A Few Warnings For The Future
Metta Via: Stunning Sci-Fi Imagery On Consciousness
Co-writers Warren Flanagan and Paul Flanagan explore metaphysics, the conscious and the subconscious within a realm of exquisite colours and expertly-handled VFX effects. 10 minutes of pure fantasy, the film touches upon existential and spiritual philosophies laden with scientific and theological references. Evelyn (Stacey Armstrong) wakes up to find herself attached to the inception machine.… Continue reading Metta Via: Stunning Sci-Fi Imagery On Consciousness
Laboratory Conditions: Exploring The Fundamental Questions Of Human Existence
What is the exact moment of death? Is it a clinically-declared physical phenomenon or a spiritual experience? What happens when a person ‘dies’? Does the soul exist? Laboratory Conditions, directed by Jocelyn Stamat, tries to grapple with these larger-than-life questions in a classic Science versus Faith situation. The film begins with a low tense, dramatic… Continue reading Laboratory Conditions: Exploring The Fundamental Questions Of Human Existence