Whorticulture.com reviews the Sci Fi Shorts (A and B) from the International Horror and Sci Fi Film Festival
The shorts are the best thing about the festival! Please try to check them out if they appeal to you - these film makers need love, too!
Lines in the Sand-Ties
Directed by Justin Golightly
"A soldier invading from Earth and a widow mourning from Mars change each other's lives forever."
Female grade: C
Male grade: C
We just couldn't get over the terrible, video-game like graphics; the story was fragmented and confusing.
A Call to Arms
Directed by John McCarthy"Water and air temperatures on the rise! A spacecraft crashing to the ground! A planet dying from global warming. Politics meets the Twilight Zone in A Call to Arms."
Female grade: B
Male grade: C
A clever take on the idea of atomic energy.
Fallout
Directed by Paul DeNigris"An epic science fiction action thriller inspired by '24,' 'Stargate SG-1,' 'The Wire,' and 'Minority Report.' Shot entirely on green screen and produced by the student and faculty of UAT."
Female grade: B
Male grade: A
A fun and smart tale of betrayed soldiers in the future. Lots of cool weapons.
Radium
Directed by Daniel Falik"A woman infiltrates Tel-Aviv in search of her long lost love 15 years after Tel-Aviv was turned into a quarantine zone because of a nuclear bomb. Only to find that the reality inside, is not what it seemed on the outside."
Female grade: A
Male grade: A
A short story with a lot of heart on humanity and survival. Also, excellent gore.
Cockpit: The Rule of Engagement
Directed by Jesse Griffith"In 2013, one rule in fighter combat keeps a mind controlling alien race away from Earth's doorstep."
Female grade: A
Male grade: A
A compelling short on space warfare. Very interesting, excellent ending.
One Small Step
Directed by Damien Slevin"One July 24th 1969, man finally reached the Moon as 800 million people watched. They were not the only ones."
Female grade: A
Male grade: A
Very fun, albeit a little sad because of the score.
Kontakt **
Directed by Anders Overgaard
"Martin, a teenager who is extremely interested in aliens, bumps into Lene, a vain girl from school. A lightening object flies across the sky, towards an abandoned house in the forest. In spite of this, Lene runs to the house, and Martin must protect her."
Female grade: A
Male grade: A
A delightful mix of scary and sweet. You might jump out of your seat one minute, and have tears in your eyes the next.
Shaqani
Directed by Robert Berg"Shaqani is young, she's beautiful, she's romantic, and she's from WAY out of town..."
Female grade: B
Male grade: B
Sweet and comical story of a girl trying to find love on a foreign planet.
The Adjustable Cosmos
Directed by Adam Duncan"In the fifteenth century, three worthies come together to tackle the Emperor's disastrous horoscope."
Female grade: A+
Male grade: B
Absolutely brilliant. Remarkable animation. Hilarious.
Directed by Mark Copley
"The timeless musical story of 'alien meets planet, girl meets jerks, Alien gets girl!'"
Female grade: B
Male grade: A
Catchy song and dance numbers, great comedy.
Directed by Joseph Nanni
"Do you want to be a nicer person? Are you looking for inspiration to do good things? Well keep looking. But if you're into opening up terrifying vistas of reality then the Esoteric Order of the Old Ones and Cthulhu Cultists want to help."
Female grade: A
Male grade: A
Absolutely hilarious and very, very clever.
S.P.A.G.H.E.T.T. -1
Directed by Adam Varney"At the turn of the 20th century, an eccentric Southern scientist deceives his former assistant into helping him develop his latest invention: a device he thinks will change the outcome of the Civil War!"
Female grade: B-
Male grade: B
Amusing, but a little boring.
Get Out
Directed by Alberto Corral"An average guy that is living a strange situation where glasses disappear, clothes change, and doors don't get you through where you expect."
Female grade: B
Male grade: B
Clever and quirky. Not predictable.
** Award winning
Our grades are from a couple who are dating, used only for perspective.
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