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From student shorts that provide a glimpse into our industry’s exciting future to visions from some of the most respected speculative storytellers on these shores, Australian science-fiction short filmmaking is more thrilling than ever before.CONCEPTION (Dir: Jason Fittler; 13 mins) A pregnant woman attends a party whose guests are unaware of their impending extinction.
D-TOX (Dir: Polly Garrett; 12.30 mins) The sole occupant of a long- haul space vessel is forced to confront the truth.
D4WN (Dir: Layke Ellison; 9 mins) A young tinkerer races against the clock for a breakthrough to present at an inventor’s fair.
BLUE HARVEST (Dir: Jaydon Sciré Giesekam;15 mins) An agriculturalist must save his dying son with the help of an AI built from his late wife’s memories.
REACH FOR THE STARS (Dir: Dylan Randall; 22 mins) A grieving teen befriends a stranded visitor from the stars.
PARENT TEACHER NIGHT (Dir: Alice Tovey; 5.40 mins) A struggling teacher discovers a mysterious egg timer that allows her to see into the future.
DAWN PROTOCOL (Dir: Daniel Stone; 6.5 mins) A distress signal from deep-space reveals a tragic death, under mysterious circumstances.
ALLY (Dir: Robin Kalus; 7 mins) A troubled wife turns to controversial technology in an attempt to cope.
DAWN IN PARADISE (Dir: Alice Bishop, Craig Reasons; 13 mins) In the Paradise Meadows shopping centre car park, Mrs. Willetts knows they are definitely coming for her this time…
Following the screenings, stay for a chat with some of the session’s filmmakers as they recount the experience of mounting a sci-fi short film.
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EVENT Cinemas, 505/525 George St., Sydney, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2000
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