Program One: Future Shock

Total Running Time: 93 mins.

Nice Shoes
Dir. Jonathan Lawrence, 2019, 4 mins.
Catch the ’40s sci-fi classic movie references featured in this epic music video.

Megaville After Hours
Dir. Tim Cürlis, Christian Skibinski, 2022, 14 mins. 
On a restless night in the cyberpunk city Megaville, a disillusioned ranger encounters a washed-up chef named Jack. They reach an agreement and a culinary duel to the death follows—a lethal supper that only one of them will survive.

A Mind Cannot Touch
Dir. Geoffrey Prather, 2022, 15 mins. 
In this sci-fi drama, a mother, Leda, uses her expertise in neuroscience to bring her deceased daughter, Airlia, back from the grave as a sentient hologram—complete with Airlia’s memories and consciousness via mind uploading.

Afro-Algorithms
Dir. Anatola Araba, 2022, 15 mins.
In the distant future, an artificial intelligence named Aero is inaugurated as the world’s first A.I. leader. This short features a slate of well-known Black actors who lend their voices, including Robin Quivers, Ava Raiin, and Hoji Fortuna.

Escalation
Dir. Christian Bachini, 2022, 15 mins.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris, a paranoid and self-centered man, is happily avoiding all human contact, preferring to escape reality in whatever’s on TV. When a friend reaches out to confront him about his past promises, Chris has to decide what kind of person he is, or it may just eat him…alive.

Echoes
Dir. Anthony Kalmeta, 2022, 14 mins. 
In this dark mystery puzzle-drama, a man, trapped within a distortion of time and unraveling his fragmented memories, comes into contact with a woman living in real time who reveals the truth about him.

Motherlord 
Dir. Sebastien Landry,2022, 9 mins.
An alien, borrowing the body of a human mother-to-be, is confronted by fear and uncertainty as its offspring grows inside her.

Neoshin Episode 01: Cold Blood
Dir. Sebastian Selg, Ramon Schauer, 2022, 5 mins. 
When influencer Ayuko heads to a concert of her favorite band Neoshin in CR, she has no idea that a virtual virus will change her life forever. (pictured above)

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