Episode (22) Interview With 'Justice League' Actor & Superhero Web Series 'The Few' Co-Creator Sam Benjamin

Our 22nd episode is a special expanded edition featuring our conversation with British actor Sam Benjamin.

Sam Benjamin. Photo courtesy of Abani Photography Ltd.

Sam’s impressive list of acting credits include appearances in prestigious British television productions such as Peaky Blinders and Doctor Who.

Sam discusses his acting career including his experiences on the sets of both Doctor Who and Justice League - when the film was under the direction of Zack Snyder.

Sam is also the co-creator, co-producer, writer, and star of the acclaimed 2017 superhero web series The Few.

He talks about what inspired the creation of The Few, as well as the vision for its second season, entitled The Few: Dark Future, currently in production.

Sam and his production team have also launched a crowdfunding campaign in order to raise additional funding for the production of The Few: Dark Future.

Sam reveals some of the exclusive rewards and perks awaiting those who become backers of the second, more ambitious season of The Few.

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Episode Links:

The Few: Dark Future Indiegogo FundRaising Campaign

The 7th Matrix 2017 Interview With Sam Benjamin

The 7th Matrix Spotlight On The Few Season One

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Episode (21) Sci-Fi Short Film 'ICARUS' A Space Drama Set on Mars

ICARUS is the breathtaking and gripping sci-fi short film about a Mars expedition suddenly faced with a crisis that could jeopardize the entire mission.

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Episode (20) Sci-Fi Short Film 'BIOPUNK' Featuring Kristian Nairn (Hodor, 'Game Of Thrones)

BIOPUNK is a post-apocalyptic short film set in the year 2054. The planet has been decimated by a viral pandemic. In a shantytown formerly known as London, a young woman embarks on a desperate search for her brother who has been kidnapped by mysterious forces. Featuring Kristian Nairn (Hodor, Game Of Thrones).

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Episode (19) Science Fiction Short Film 'THE FISHERMAN'

THE FISHERMAN is an award-winning sci-fi short film shot on location in Hong Kong. The short tells the story of Mr. Wong - a third-generation squid fisherman who is down on his luck.

One stormy night off the waters of Hong Kong, Mr. Wong has an unearthly encounter with shattering implications for the entire world.

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Episode (18) Science Fiction Short Film 'AIR'

AIR is the science fiction short film set after an atmospheric calamity has made the surface of the earth uninhabitable.

The remnants of humanity are forced to live underground in an enormous complex called Securos. The builders of Securos promised the facility would be able to sustain human life indefinitely.

After 126 years underground, the denizens of Securos make a dire discovery - the bunker’s air production systems are beginning to fail.

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Episode (17) Animated Cyberpunk Short Film 'POSTHUMAN'

POSTHUMAN is an impressive animated cyberpunk short film influenced in look and narrative style by classic Japanese anime films such as AKIRA and Ghost In The Shell.

Terrence at work.

The short chronicles the exploits of Terrence, a genius hacker who has been commissioned by a powerful and mysterious psychic to infiltrate a black ops laboratory run by the totalitarian government that controls almost every facet of their society.

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Episode (16) Sci-Fi Short Film 'INSTANT' The Latest Production By Roddenberry Entertainment

The gripping sci-fi short film INSTANT is the latest production by Roddenberry Entertainment.

The short film tells the taut story of five strangers gathered in a local bar who suddenly find themselves taken hostage by a desperate man wielding a gun.

As their volatile situation escalates, it is revealed that one of the hostages is keeping an unbelievable secret that will forever change the lives of all involved.

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Episode (15) The Compelling Sci-Fi Short Film 'Let Them Die Like Lovers'

Let Them Die Like Lovers sounds like the title to an overwrought romantic drama, but instead, it is a remarkable sci-fi action-drama short.

The film is the tale of a covert C.I.A. agent with the paranormal ability to "jump" into the bodies of other people. 

As part of an unusual counter-terrorism project, the agent finds herself fighting to maintain her identity and sense of self as a result of her constantly inhabiting the lives of others.

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Episode (14): Presenting The Intriguing Sci-Fi Web Series Pilot 'STAR THIEVES'

STAR THIEVES is an intriguing sci-fi web series pilot about a clan of powerful and mysterious alien beings who hold the fate of the world in their hands.

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Episode (13): The Delirious Sci-Fi Comedy Web Series 'Galactic Galaxy'

Galactic Galaxy is the screwball sci-fi comedy web series that looks like the child of the animated series Futurama and cult classic sci-fi animated movie Heavy Metal.

In our 13th episode,  host Rod T. Faulkner discusses what makes this delirious farce so special - and why the genre needs more lighthearted fare like it.

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Episode (12) In The Stunning Sci-Fi Short 'REAL ARTISTS' The Relationship Between Technology & Art Takes On A Disturbing Dimension

The stunning and provocative sci-fi short film REAL ARTISTS envisions a near future where the relationship between art and technology takes on a disturbing hue.

REAL ARTISTS stars Tiffany Hines and Tamlyn Tomita.  The short is based on a story by acclaimed genre author Ken Liu and adapted to screen and directed by Cameo Wood.

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Episode (11) The Sci-Fi Short 'OLFACTORY' Envisions A Near Future Where Technology Grants Users The Ability To Relive & Edit Memories

What if a technology was invented that allowed you to relive any of your memories as if they were occurring for the first time?

What would you do if that same technology also allowed you to edit your memories in any way you chose?

Our 11th episode features the sci-fi short film OLFACTORY, which envisions a near future where such a technology exists.

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Episode (10) Cool Zombie Short Films 'Cargo,' 'SuperZero,' And 'Bleed The Night'

Zombie stories have been popular ever since George A. Romero released his classic Night Of The Living Dead film back in 1968. 

Since then, many zombie narratives tend to tread all too familiar ground: the zombie apocalypse occurs leaving a small band of survivors to fight not only the zombies but other people gone feral.

Rinse and repeat.

However, every once in a while, a zombie story is told that manages to bring something new and unexpected to the table.

In our tenth episode, we discuss Cargo, SuperZero: A Badass Journey Into Zombie Awesomeness (love that title!) and Bleed The Night, three exceptional zombie short films that manage to defy expectations in cool, original ways.

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Episode (09) Sci-Fi Short Films 'The Nostalgist' & 'Strange Beasts' Envision Disturbing Futures Shaped By Virtual & Augmented Reality

In our ninth episode, we present The Nostalgist and Strange Beasts, two compelling and disturbing sci-fi short films involving the future of virtual and augmented reality technology.

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Episode (07) Presenting Robot Uprising Shorts: 'Rise,' 'Seam,' 'Runaway.' & 'Proto'

The 'rise of the machines' is here! This episode shines a spotlight on FOUR extraordinary sci-fi short films that each depict a world in which intelligent machines rebel against their human masters:

RISE - This compelling drama features a final, affecting performance by the late actor Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) who passed away tragically in 2016. He and co-star Rufus Sewell (Dark City, The Man In The High Castle) shine as opposing leaders of the machines and human military respectively.

SEAM - Set in a near future in which humanity has already fought one war with intelligent machines, the world is now enjoying a fragile peace.  However, some of the machines are revealed to be sleeper agents - androids who look indistinguishable from humans and can literally detonate with explosive force at any time.  Featuring an appearance by Oded Fehr (The Mummy, Resident Evil).

RUNAWAY - Sophisticated androids designed to be a servant class become self-aware all at once. After demanding equal rights with humans, their corporate owners commission a deadly corps. of bounty hunters known as "dark coats" to track down and apprehend these new artificial life forms at any cost.

PROTO -  A robot comes online and begins to exhibit a child-like curiosity about the world around him. When he discovers he was created to be the perfect soldier for the military, he rebels in a most unexpected way.

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