Festival Summary Program
Angeli’s 413 S High St, 2nd-Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
Friday
5:00 PM – Secret Filmmaker Lecture + VIP
6:00 PM Doors open
6:35 PM Shorts Block
8:00 PM Panel – The Science Behind SciFi
8:45 PM – Isaac Asimov, a message to the future.
10:00 PM Post Modern Networker + VIP
Saturday
10:00 AM – VIP Breakfast
12 Noon Doors Open
12:15 PM Anime & Art in the OuterRim, Shorts
1:40 PM Learn from a Propmaster, The Monster Man
3:30 PM Hemisphere
5:30 PM Panel – Enlightenment on the Silk Roads
6:30 PM 115
8:35 PM Outrun
10:25 PM International Awards Party
115 – 82 min,
Saturday 6:30 pm
In the ’80s, alien Emily crash-lands near the quaint town of Stony Plain, desperate to find the enigmatic fuel “115.” Stuck in a reverse time loop, she relives her mission daily, struggling to blend in while searching for the elusive substance. Every morning, kindhearted JT offers Emily a ride, and she glimpses something special in him that others overlook. As her encounters with the townsfolk spark hilarious misadventures, she unexpectedly finds love with JT, navigating the complexities of human behavior and dodging jealous Catherine’s advances. Faced with the reality that her salvation lies not in “115,” but in the bonds she’s formed, Emily must choose between her mission and the romantic connection that could break the cycle. A heartwarming, retro sci-fi rom-com that explores love’s power to transcend time and space, and why it takes more than a day to truly fall in love
Isaac Asimov: A Message to the Future, 70 min, Friday 8:45 PM
With more than 500 publications, Isaac Asimov is considered the father of science fiction. Thirty years after his death, he is back, thanks to the artificial intelligence that he had so cleverly imagined, to address humans to pass on the lesson of a lifetime: a method to anticipate the future of our world and especially to invent it.
The Monster Man, 80 min
Saturday 1:40 PM
There are many talented designers in the world creating the diverse and incredible range of alien creatures and monsters we see in top films and television series.
But there are few experts, very few, who are dedicated to preserving them after their screen use!
Tragically, many famous monsters have been treated poorly by museums and broadcasters, degraded and rotting, they have been lost forever!
As a life-long fan, NEIL COLE has made it his mission to save everything possible and he created The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi to achieve this.
In this monstrous documentary, we trace Neil’s story from the beginning and learn about the restoration and preservation techniques he has pioneered to save classic monsters for generations to come.
A unique man, a unique vision a unique story.
The Monster Man is here!
More Film Posters are below
The Red Market, 6:35 PM Friday
Zephyr Sage, drowning in debt, turns to the Global Organ Donor Exchange to sell his body parts. Facing ruthless creditors and a manipulative loan shark, Hyacinth, he treads a perilous path where each choice could cost more than money.
Suppressus, 6:35 PM Friday, Short Block
Two neuroscientists work to develop a device that regenerates memories blocked out by dissociative amnesia.
Inspired by Shane Carruth’s ‘Primer’.
The Miners, 6:35 PM Friday, Short Block
In the not-too-distant future- where America’s era of technological unemployment is ending- a proud, fourth-generation miner’s search for her father leads to an unexpected truth that forces her to question her morals and her purpose.
The Fourth, 16 Min, 8:55 PM Friday
Eager to celebrate the 4th of July, a group of young black and Latino friends experience a police encounter that shatters the meaning of the holiday.
Wasteland, 22 min, 6:35 PM Friday
An algorithmologist begins to question his beliefs when a woman shows up to his office uninterested in altering her discontent.
The Perfect Date, 24 min, 6:35 PM Friday
In a bleak dystopian future, Elena, a kind “Synthetic” woman decides to accompany Javier, a withdrawn office worker, inside a small Mexico City restaurant. Almost by chance, both believe they have found her ideal companion, causing Javier an urgency to invite Elena back to his house to continue the evening together. Before leaving, Elena reveals to Javier that she is a ‘Synthetic’ (an organic android), unleashing a night that goes from being a “perfect date” to being like all the other nights of this future: revealing the worst side of humanity through Javier, but surprisingly, the best as creators through Elena.
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