Interlude

Antony Balch tackles key themes and ideas from the writing of William S. Burroughs in a unique, cinematic style.

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.

Children of the past reach through the folds of time

This is from the Astroliner film rides. You go to this ride called the Astroliner, you take a seat, buckle up, and keep your eyes on the screen and the ride moves along with the film. There was Monster Planet and Bermuda Triangle. Stanley M. Strawn did both of these films. Also, keep your eyes peeled for two cameos from two stop-motion movies that the late, but great, David Allen worked on.

The story of a guy who could save the universe.

When Alfred T. Banks is forced to choose between his passion and a woman he loves, he embarks on a groundbreaking experiment into dangerous levels of science.

You wake up in a warehouse where a bunch of degenerates is willing to execute you.

Different people visit an oracle that has wish granting powers.

Esme is still an unspoiled youth when she lets the AI's intellectual algorithms take her away from what awaits her: society's foremost initiation rite - the first plastic surgery. In Beata Gårdeler's visually poetic future, narcissism has taken over and the norms of beauty has been drawn to extreme.

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a comedic gang of travelers have a plan to gain access to a domed safe-haven, but are assaulted by neighboring gangs.

The story takes place in a dystopia deprived of freedom of making choices and begins as the protagonist, decides for the first time in his life to escape to Yass Land where any decisions are celebrated. He escapes a fictional land in which the civilians' actions are controlled and monitored by the government. The actor deviates from the controlled community for freedom in YAASS land. As he flees, viewers are given two actions that the actor could take. The story continues on from the actions they choose, leading to different endings.

An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower satisfying the public's ever-increasing demands for novelty and status consciousness, with predictable environmental consequences.

Stemming from her adoption, a curious girl navigates who she is and what defines her as human, confronted by her relationship with her sister and an exotic encounter that becomes the catalyst.

In the near future, the environment has been destroyed and society suffocates under a brutal military occupation. A lone Cree wanderer Wesakechak searches an urban war zone to find the ancient and dangerous Weetigo to help fight against the occupiers.

Two scientists of different studies bare witness to an interconnection of separate events that extend beyond their realm of understanding.

A restless young man wants to leave love and the Earth behind.

Beta testing the new product has been going horribly wrong. One office worker (Stanley) has had enough after it kills his entire family.

After a deadly car accident, a boy finds himself trapped in a sinister hospital and begins to wonder if he could be more than human.

A post-apocalyptic film about two sisters and the secret behind their journey to the "safe place."

After discovering a lost message in deep space, a traveler sets out on the path to a mysterious planet. Her mission is to find the source of the message and learn from the civilization that originated it. However, upon arriving at the place she will encounter an unexpected event.