New Shorts: Science Fictions
Sunday, 16 January 2022
Image: Flora, Mischa Dols, 2021
Prophecies, premonitions and parallel universes are abound. From time-traveling relatives, to inter-dimensional TV-obsessed religious zealots, to the eerie future of sperm donation, to the motivational lyrics of Eminem's Lose Yourself. With radical visions from Nadia Latif (White Girl) and Jeremy Ngatho Cole (Four To The Floor, Migrant Sound).
Curated by Varun Raman
THEY HEARD HIM SHOUT ALLAHU AKBAR
NADIA LATIF
11'
2021
United Kingdom
Zaid, recently released from prison for an unknown crime, tries to reintegrate into his previous life, only to find that the arms of the state can control what he says and does.
Return of the Action Man
Scott Peters
10'
2021
United States
A mild-mannered computer programer is spirited away to another world where he encounters a strange cult of religious zealots. As he becomes entangled in their bizarre culture, we follow him through a satirical tale about technology, fanaticism, and inter-dimensional abduction.
A Horror Story (The Ballad of Adam, Ade & Eve)
Bradley Banton
5'
2021
United Kingdom
With fertility rates in men dropping to dangerous levels, state funded agencies have resorted to some very unorthodox practices in the face of a divided United Kingdom...
Flora
Mischa Dols
16'
2021
Belgium
Adam and his four co-workers suffocate in their pods on the planet Venus. With key missions failed and resources running low, they find solace only in virtual reality simulations. Trapped between the virtual and the physical, Adam sets his lustful gaze on the mysterious Venus forest. The forest has Adam in its grasp. Following spilled sweat and scorched earth, there is nothing left but the absurd.
Luv U Cuz
Eric Pumphrey
15'
2021
United States
Set in a not-too-distant future, two cousins bond over the course of a night on the town, until their relationship is tested in more ways than one.
Loops
Daniel Rusteau
10'
2021
United Kingdom
A troubled man battles his mental illness as he attempts to fix an issue from his past in a bid to save his future.
Twice As Good
JEREMY NGATHO COLE
12'
2021
United Kingdom
The night before her son Dee Dee’s seventh birthday, an unexpected intruder crash-lands into Grace’s kitchen. As she discovers who the intruder is she must decide how to protect her son while navigating the complexities of Black parenthood in modern Britain.
Aria
Christopher Poole
13'
2021
United Kingdom
Jenny and Tom are excited to install a new Aria "smart security system" in their home. Tom becomes increasingly paranoid about what may be lurking outside their front door at night and eventually confronts it.