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MESSiAH

June 2016 •English

In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly mischievous stranger in the spectacular Australian wilderness.

9 minutes

June 2014 •English

John is in the midst of rehabbing his remote desert home, all alone except for his beloved dog, Jett. Over the course of a day strange things begin to occur culminating in a night that will affect the two of them forever.

Telescope

July 2013 •English

A cosmic archaeologist journeys through space and time to capture evidence of a forgotten Earth.

Legacy

March 2009 •English

Story of an alien arriving on planet Earth, in search of a human specimen.

Eye Contact

May 2018 •English

In the future you’ll still be able to meet someone in a bar, but will you be able to connect? A tale about our barriers to connection and technology addiction.

Lifted

December 2006 •English

When an overconfident teen alien gets behind the controls of a spaceship, he must attempt to abduct a slumbering farmer under the watchful eye of a critical instructor. But abducting humans requires precision and a gentle touch, and within a few missteps it's painfully clear why more humans don't go missing every year.

Martian

May 2015 •Latvian

A little boy pulls out one Martian toy from a vending machine and it turns into a real alien who takes him to his planet, where he is surronded by the toys from the vending machine, but much bigger.

B-Class Cultural Heritage

April 2014 •Japanese

An urban skateboarder lands on a manhole—a cultural artifact protected by a shadowy association—and takes an unexpected and possibly lethal penalty.

Adam Peiper

November 2015 •English

The year is 2984. In one of the deposits that fill the earth’s interior, an envelope stuffer is working tirelessly in what seems to be just another day in his grey and insignificant existence. But this is not just another day. This is his worst nightmare.

Amen

September 2017 •French

Adam, 11, is a messenger sent by God to spread the Final News. He'll heal you from your sins and prepare you for the Last Day. Will you be ready when they come? You don't have a lot of time, they're here : the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.

My Dinner With An Android

March 2023 •English

Documentarian Milton Muybridge, while in the process of investigating the disappearance of the eminent artificial intelligence scientist Talos Rosen, interviews Brigitte Helm, a waitress, and sole survivor of an ill-fated dinner party in which all the guests go missing in a curious manner. What does it all mean? Did they disappear... or did something else happen?

Beachworld

August 2019 •English

Federation Officer Shapiro crash-lands on a desert planet with no sign of water, life, or a way off. Her crew-mate Rand is no help, resigned to his fate on the hypnotic alien dunes. Locating the ship's emergency beacon is their only hope, but when a salvage crew answers their distress signal, it's already too late.

Intelligentia

February 2020 •English

An AI Auditor conducts an interview with a new AI program to detect what's known as a Type IV Entity: a conscious being.

The Dinner

March 2024 •English

A woman in mourning sits down for dinner with a hologram to say a proper goodbye and seek the closure she never received all those years ago.

Dragon Fruit

September 2023 •English

In a violent, dystopian future, a single mother attempts to grow a dragon fruit sprout so she can one day sell it for cash.

Hey, It's Me

October 2020 •English

A selfish man tries to alter his destiny when he receives an ominous phone call from his future self.

Barakafrites

September 2021 •French

Gus Patatax runs a chip shop in space. In front of him is a huge Fast Food. Gus must satisfy his only client, the competitor opposite. The latter wants to humiliate Patatax and disrupts the gravity machine of the fries stand; it forces Patatax to cook in "zero G".

Miss Shiny

September 2016 •English

A pair of abducted siblings find help from a toy-like artifact left behind by an unknown species.

Darkwave: Edge of the Storm

November 2016 •English

Eve

September 2016 •English

A woman battles to survive alone in a post-apocalyptic London wasteland.