Sci-Fi Short Film Spotlight: ECHO TORCH

In the dazzling sci-fi short film ECHO TORCH, a inventor perfects a mysterious machine that has the ability to illuminate specters from the past.

Bathed in the machine's cerulean light, the inventor (James Fitzgerald) embarks on an odyssey through the past, encountering entities that are familiar, unearthly, and deeply personal.

ECHO TORCH is the latest flight of fancy from filmmaker Chris Preksta, whose retro-cool sci-fi web series The Mercury Men is an outstanding example of the best the medium has to offer.

With his latest project, Preksta once again demonstrates his uncanny ability to craft compelling speculative narratives using the nostalgia evoked by eras gone by.

Watch ECHO TORCH here ...

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Sci-Fi Short Film Spotlight: Darkwave - Edge Of The Storm

Darkwave: Edge Of The Storm is an example of a sci-fi short film so well-produced, not adapting it into a full-length feature or series would be criminal.

Set 100 years in the future, humanity has begun expanding out into the stars.

On distant planet New Earth-72, Sarah (Nathalie Cox), her husband David (Robin Kirwan), along with their young son Ben (Ben Shahin-Scales), are on the run, fugitives from their government.

During their flight, they stumble upon a defunct communications installation. There, they discover long-held secrets that threaten to alter the course of human history.

Darkwave: Edge Of The Storm boasts exceptional production on every level.

For example, the cinematography and visual effects feel truly cinematic.  They help lend the film a grand sense of scope.

The actors are wonderful too. Their chemistry together feels natural and organic. You soon come to care for this family, and their fate.

The short also features veteran character actor Shane Rimmer (Dr. Strangelove, Batman Begins) in a cameo as Ben's maternal grandfather Captain Anderson.

Watch Darkwave: Edge Of The Storm here ...

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Sci-Fi Short Film Spotlight: UPROOTED By Johnny Likens

Every so often a project comes along that makes you remember why you fell in love with film as a medium.

UPROOTED by director Johnny Likens is just such a project.

Dialogue is completely absent in this film. Instead, gorgeous visuals are the means by which feelings of deep awe are induced.

As UPROOTED opens, we see a young astronaut deep in contemplation over her life as she prepares to be launched into space.

We are then submerged into a beautiful montage of images representing the astronaut's past, present, and future.

We watch as she roams through lush farmlands bathed in wheat-golden light. Then we observe her sojourns in a vibrant - yet gritty - cityscape. 

Finally, we witness the almost overwhelming majesty of the cosmos along with her.

Mr. Likens created the stunning deep space visuals by incorporating images obtained from the Image Science And Analysis Laboratory of NASA.

Take three minutes out of your day to experience the sublime beauty of UPROOTED (HIGHLY RECOMMEND WATCHING IN HD) ...

This powerful short definitely succeeds in illustrating why space exploration stirs feelings of excitement and wonder few other human endeavors can.

Please share this extraordinary short with a least one other person who needs some inspiration today.

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Short Film Spotlight: Posthumanismaniarama! - A Dark Sci-Fi Comedy About Transhumanism

Transhumanism - the international movement to improve humanity by means of ever advancing technology - is the target of this brilliant and subversive short film by Casey Duke Feldman.

The short is actually a series of vignettes that take place in different settings around the globe, in various time periods.

From the earliest days of dial-up internet in 1996, to the speculated future of 2050 where nanotechnology has become deeply interwoven into the fabric of everyday life, Posthumanismaniarama! explores our storied relationship and obsession with technology through the lens of satire.

A prime example (also a film highlight) is the send-up of Apple's infamous product launches.

After the exhortation of each device's ever more sleeker, faster, and powerful specs, the crowd erupts into an almost orgasmic furor.

Watch the complete short film here ...

With it's  darkly comedic and thoughtful commentary, Posthumanismaniarama! poses significant questions about the future of our increasingly complex relationship with technology.

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