International Science-Fiction Short Film Showcase 2021
Fantasia’s showcase of provocative sci-fi shorts returns with nine works from six countries that will stir emotions and juice your imagination.
Mark II
Brent Howard
An unhappy office worker signs up for a high-tech self-improvement procedure – of a kind – in this smart, funny burst of inspired retro-futurism.
Freya
Camille Hollett-French
Jade’s life is coached by her FREYA, an omnipresent personal assistant whose name stands for “Federally Regulated Enquiry and Yield Assistant”.
The Girl on the Moon
Georgina Jenkins
In 2069, an aboriginal girl, Luna, lives a lonely existence as the only girl to have been born on the moon.
Updated
Nivi Pedersen
A film that asks uneasy questions about technology’s place in caregiving, and the privacy trade-offs that come with the barter.
The Offer
Sam Shapson
A final weekend between two sisters in the mountains is overwhelmed by the shadow of a mysterious offer being considered.
Rachels Don't Run
Joanny Causse
A customer support rep monitoring calls at an AI companionship service impersonates an artificial hostess.
Silly Human
Cory Williamson
An actor cast on a 1950s sitcom realizes that her director is an AI that demands perfection but can’t articulate what it wants.
Standing Woman
Tony Hipwell
A grim and imaginative cautionary tale, based on the story by Yasutaka Tsutsui (PAPRIKA, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME).
The Recycling Man
Carlo Ballauri
Italian filmmaker Carlo Ballauri weaves an intimate tale told on a huge scale, with impressive world-building and elaborate visual construction.