BLOCK 11 - SCI-FI, THRILLERS, DRAMA
SAT 9/9 - 3:00 PM - THE BLUE ROOM (MASONIC TEMPLE)
VALKYRIES LANTERN
What does it mean to persevere? Valkyries Lantern follows five interconnected people in a moment of setback. Journey into each character's world to discover what it takes to dig deep, and make your own future.
DIR. David Grauberger
RAJA’S HAD ENOUGH
Raja is a creature in human form working at The Afterlife Bureau, where souls are processed after their death. Fed up after years of processing femicide victims, Raja sneaks to Earth to save a stranger Zoey from her upcoming murder.
DIR. Ekaterina [Katia] Saiapina
HEAD
Young professionals Jeremy and Caden have been in a relationship for several months when an incident occurs that destroys trust, ignites resilience and forces introspection.
DIR. Benjamin Hess
WAYWARD GODS
In a Futuristic Cyberpunk Thailand, a lone warrior must battle both his own karma, and the forces of evil, without using violence.
DIR. Nate Pantumsinchai
FOUND
An anxiety ridden young man is attacked by a extraterrestrial entity in the forest. He unwittingly decides to bring it back to document...not realizing its still alive.
DIR. Mike Dunn
EXPENSES
Hitman on a budget.
DIR. Gary Fieldman
THE UNRELIABLES
A troubled young babysitter and an absent father must decide how to deal with his wife's death, his children, and their own responsibilities.
While Jared tries to isolate himself from the responsibilities of fatherhood, Olivia weighs the trajectory of her music career against the lives of two innocent children.
The film explores the demoralizing and shocking decisions of
two messy humans sharing a night of irresponsible grief. A portrait of imperfect people trying to breakthrough their hidden wounds to find redemption and heal.
Documentary filmmakers Adam Linkenhelt (Director) and Michael Goodman (DP), crafted an immersive melodramatic experience that aims to provoke.
DIR. Adam Linkenhelt
LUCIDITY
Nanotics are the future of hallucinogens. They give your mind complete autonomy, but not without side-effects. When a girl walks into a world she isn’t prepared for to use this drug in her search for closure, she will learn just how deep the rabbit-hole goes and how hard it is to climb out of.
DIR. Matthew Smaldone
PAY ATTENTION
A new mother faces grave consequences by seeking escapism outside of the redundancy of daily parenthood, catching the attention from the lurking eyes of a menacing stranger.
DIR. Corey Jackson
C L O N E
A man meets his clone for the first time and passes on some important information regarding his future.
DIR. Alexander Stephens