Shorts: Science-Fiction

Figment
Narrative • Drama • New Zealand • 2025 • 20 Minutes

Director: Ian Sweeney
Writer: Ian Sweeney
Producers: Arthur Machado, Ian Sweeney, Simon Waterhouse
Cinematographer: Simon Waterhouse
Editor: Liddy Whiteman
Cast: Jen Van Epps, Matt Whelan, Kira Josephson, Ben Freeth, Phil Brown, Karen Evans, Niko Allen

Crippled by loneliness, a woman is prescribed a drug that gives her an imaginary friend. But this new relationship becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined.

Please Don’t Send Help
Narrative • Drama • Canada • 2025 • 3 Minutes

Director: Grigory Lukin
Writer: Grigory Lukin
Producers: Grigory Lukin
Editor: Grigory Lukin
Cast: Sarah Erica Caulfield

We’ve finally heard back from our deep-space outpost on Proxima Centauri B, but there’s something odd about their message…

Love Machine
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2025 • 12 Minutes

Director: Jon Clark
Writer: Jon Clark
Producers: Clare Cooney
Cinematographer: Noah Elliott Morrison
Cast: Clare Cooney, Bethany Gilmour

In the not-so-distant future, two women ask each other intimate questions on a date—things get weird.

HomePlanet
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2025 • 26 Minutes

Director: Andrew Pritzker
Writer: Andrew Pritzker
Producer: Andrew Pritzker
Cast: Dan Daly, Jamie Campbell, Robert Coppage III, Scott Cordes

Barefoot on a country highway, a disoriented man is picked up by two local cops who suspect he may be a space alien.

Light Bunny
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2025 • 15 Minutes

Director: Valerian Zamel
Writer: Valerian Zamel
Producers: Valerian Zamel
Cinematographer: Steve Carter
Editor: Valerian Zamel
Cast: Karole Foreman, Eric B. Anthony, Eric Davis, Ethan Smith

A grieving mother receives a mysterious phone call from her deceased son, but their heartfelt reunion takes a dark turn when he asks her to fulfill a difficult request.

Sticky Buns, Ravioli, and White Cake
Narrative • Fantasy • USA • 2025 • 10 Minutes

Director: Nicole Pouchet
Writer: Nicole Pouchet
Producers: Abie Ekenezar, Monica Valenzuela
Cast: Jackie Maya, Ben O’Loughlin

During breakfast, a grown-up Alice tries to convince the Mad Hatter to share his emotions so that Wonderland won’t collapse along with his mental stability.