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Genre: Science Fiction


In a futuristic lobby, a purple robot with matching pigtails offers a wave.

Alone [short film]

Alex Weight  |   Australia
No Dialogue  
Animation, Family Friendly, Science Fiction

In this futuristic short, a cleaning robot is lonely on a long trip across space. So it constructs a companion. The pair grow close, but with only a single source of power, the question arises if both will be able to survive.

A woman peers over a model set containing a ski hill, Mount Rushmore, a rocketship, and a roller coaster

The End

Joshua Oppenheimer  |   Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, United Kingdom
English  
Family Affairs, Music, Science Fiction

In this Golden Age musical about one of the last families on earth, the sudden arrival of a stranger threatens the equilibrium of their seemingly perfect existence.

A woman sits looking out of the window at night as it rains.

My Senses Are All I Have to Offer [short film] (As minhas sensações são tudo o que tenho para oferecer)

Isadora Neves Marques  |   Portugal
Portuguese  
LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction

Lourdes and her girlfriend Lana can communicate telepathically using “sensory pills.” After dating for some time, Lourdes brings Lana to meet her parents at their country house, where they confront their relationship and the limits of their telepathy.

Three donkeys stand in the middle of road with two white observatory buildings behind them.

Perfectly a Strangeness [short film]

Alison McAlpine  |   Canada, Chile
Shorts  
Environmental, Science Fiction, Western

Three donkeys roam an arid landscape seemingly devoid of humans. As they wander, the possibilities of stories beyond human communication come into focus.

In black and white, a baby lies on its back beneath a framed window of space with a white orb gleaming at its center.

Space Plug [short film]

Marcus Anthony Thomas  |   United Kingdom
No Dialogue  
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

A baby is born into a mysterious white room in outer space. There, they grow up nourished by an extraterrestrial creature, but plagued by a desperate desire to break free. Deeply unnerving and wildly inventive, this one-of-a-kind sci-fi journey bursts with style and intrigue.

A hand-drawn robot boy stares, eye-twitching, body glitching, surrounded by pink-purple colour pencil strokes.

Trigonometry’s Ultimate Method to Putting the Fun Back in Your Own Funeral [short film]

April Aquino  |   United States
English  
Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Trigonometry’s untimely death inspires him to go out with one last hurrah, crashing his own funeral.

A woman walks in a field in the foreground amidst a vast landscape in the background, where smoke rises from a mountain top.

Vox Humana [short film]

Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan  |   Philippines, United States, Singapore
Tagalog  
Drama, Environmental, Science Fiction

Speculation surrounds a man who lives in the forest. Some believe that he may be the cause of several recent natural disasters. A zoologist arrives to speak to him in hopes of reaching an understanding.

Close up on a young woman’s face looking up at something that is letting off a purple light.

We Are Not Alone [short film]

Adebukola Bodunrin  |   Canada, United States
English  
Drama, Science Fiction, Women-Centered

A young Nigerian immigrant enlists the help of a stranger to communicate with an extraterrestrial vessel approaching Earth that may hold the promise of taking her away from a lonely world. With stunningly creative visuals, this beautiful sci-fi drama displays a deeply compassionate understanding of the unfulfilled promises and unexpected connections of the immigrant experience.