Runtime: 02:17:27
Available: Apr 17, 2021 05:01
Until: Apr 18, 2021 17:01

Official selections for the April virtual edition of the Midwest Sci-Fi Short Film Festival. This block will be available to view for 36 hours during the April event.

The following shows in this screening block have geographic viewing restrictions and may not be available in your area: Eddie Goes to Space and Spyglass

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Arbitrium

Arbitrium

00:11:28

After a cataclysmic event on Earth, 2 strangers wake up on a deep space vessel headed to a new habitable world. Soon they have to make a choice that could determine their survival.

Dream Vehicle

Dream Vehicle

00:07:59

The film about Mieczysław Bekker is the story of a man who managed to fulfill his childhood dream. As a child, observing the moon, he did not guess that in his adult life he would become one of the designers of the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

The Quetzal's Feather

The Quetzal's Feather

00:21:59

Manuel, a desperate shaman incapable to cure his daughter Zianya, decides to go against his principles and practice a ritual of nahualism to save her.

RGB

RGB

00:05:20

He wants to keep the room in blue color

Eddie Goes to Space

Eddie Goes to Space

00:16:31

Jeremy, a down on his luck cinematographer, takes on a craigslist gig to film an eccentric man named Eddie as he "exits the stratosphere".

Queen of the Sea

Queen of the Sea

00:03:11

How can a reverse mermaid compare to a beautiful mermaid? Long answer short: she definitely can't. Saddened by the Mermaid Queen's rejection, the reverse mermaid swims off and finds an old sea witch with a promise she can't turn down.

Dedicated to my older sister, Melody Miller.

Nesting Grounds

Nesting Grounds

00:11:10

When professor of entomology, Dr. West, is confronted by the Dean of his school over a missing colleague and possible embezzlement, he takes it upon himself to seek out the professor in question. Arriving at the remote research cabin of Dr. Rhodes, West uncovers haunting clues that slowly reveal the true nature of Rhodes' latest research venture.

The Gnome

The Gnome

00:00:59

Out for a run, Gary's night takes an unexpected twist when he comes face to face with a garden gnome.

Midnight Rose

Midnight Rose

00:08:00

A young superheroine must make a great sacrifice to protect her secret identity when a caring educator takes note of her mysterious injuries and becomes suspicious.

Spyglass

Spyglass

00:08:08

Paula is a Young influencer who has organized a crazy new challenge. It consists on people trying to find out where she lives and calling the police before she drinks a glass of hydrochloric acid.

Nonnina

Nonnina

00:08:17

An old vinyl record torments a young woman.

The Amber Thief

The Amber Thief

00:07:33

A Fly frozen frozen inside of a piece of amber is brought back to life after it is struck by lightning. The Fly mutates into a larger Fly with a crystalized amber exoskeleton. A Spider ambushes the Fly and attempts to eat it, but the Spider fails to penetrate the Fly's armor. The Spider then hatches a plan to turn the Fly's new strength to the Spider's advantage...

Archibald's Syndrome

Archibald's Syndrome

00:19:14

Archibald is born with some curious curse : he can't make a move without everyone around doing the same.
Now grown man, he robs by despair a bank and, there, meets Indiana, a young woman who always escaped every form of control...

A Tasty Fish

A Tasty Fish

00:07:38

A baby, the firstborn, comes into this world. Though her parents are human, the baby is a fish - and into the lake she is thrown.
Another baby is born. This little girl knows not of her older sister, but the two will meet, over shared blood and history, and through the future generation. This is the story of a common occurrence - a stillborn - told in an uncommon way, and the journey a sister will make to meet her kin.

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