Once upon the time on a small island named Taiwan, a neighborhood magistrate receives a secret message from space. 'The apocalypse is near...' the magistrate warns his people, however nobody seems to take his words seriously...
Jaime, a nostalgic old man, gets a device that can make him relive his memories, which he uses to see the last Christmas he lived with his family in 1995. This will show him that all memories have a price.
Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.
A specialized detective must investigate a murder in a futuristic city. The live-action/CG second half of a two-part anthology.
A mental health doctor goes off on a journey to Thailand with his girlfriend. They live with her friends. She enjoys the vacation and he works at his dissertation in psychiatry. People around seem to him no less sick than in the nuthouse, until he falls in strange circumstances...
When business is slow for private detective Alex Calibourne, aka Iron Joe, he takes on a body guard position for a sultry nightclub singer. The animated first half of a two-part anthology.
In 1977, the Voyager probe leaves for the galaxy with a message in Spanish recorded in the RNE (Spanish National Radio Studio). Almost 50 years later and sick with Alzheimer's, Carmen is facing being transferred from her home in her town to a residence in the city.
The ingenious and uncompromising scientist Pouya and her friend Joro are trying to create the perfect simulation - a new world. In the process, they enter into a battle with the mega-corporation, RenJi. It is a battle Pouya can only win if she merges with the machine, the AI EXIT, and becomes the impulse for the emergence of the new world herself.
In a universe where history has been ravaged by time-travelling criminals, federal agent Zellion Hadrax IV travels to 1970s England, tasked with hunting them down.
An evil alien Space Bunny has come to Earth and replaced the Easter Bunny. The aliens and the go-go girls are forced to team up to bring this evil monster to justice!
In a dark future, a mysterious man performs experiments on rats.
The Making of 'The Thing'
A young man’s life is suddenly and inexplicably derailed, as he finds himself at the mercy of automated ‘justice’.
Artist Statement: "Lovesick" is an abstract analysis of idealization, objectification, and the Other; a dark fantasy peering into how we view and explore the complex darkness of human sexuality.
The first film featuring Mildred Davis
Edmund Delgado, an employee for a lucrative corporation, is sent to an island to investigate a wild animal enclosure that’s been broken out of.
A grief counselor is visited by a very disturbed man.
After experiencing an unexplained cosmic event, all inhabitants of planet Earth are able to glimpse scenes of the future.
Carol lives alone with her friendly AI helper, Vicki, who's sophisticated data-gathering anticipates her every need and desire. But who is in control?
In a dystopian future, JUUL CORP., a vape manufacturer, rules with dictatorial fury and only the RESISTANCE, an underground group of undercover agents, can stop them.