In the future, a band of misfits uncovers the saga of an infamous rock star. Their journey takes them deep into the legend surrounding the destruction of mankind’s first colony on the Moon, as they fight the largest music entity to save rock ‘n’ roll.
A detective is put to work on a strange case: a man who broke into the police station saying that 7 people would die there tonight and only he knew how to save them. How? That's what leaves the detective intrigued by what this mysterious intruder has to say. But little does he know that the more he investigates this story, the greater the risk he is taking.
A Rashomon-esque journey through enmeshing power and institutional violence, focusing on three different characters navigating Sendai City on the verge of a new era, where democracy will be perfected, human will be machines and rebels will be exterminated for this sakes
Three aspiring ufologists set up a zany UFO shop (Global Unidentified Flying Object Research and Services) and unwittingly ignite the biggest UFO encounter since Roswell.
A scientist enlists the help of the US army to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father, deep in the Belizean jungle. Caught in the crossfire between a brutal guerrilla army controlled by a mystical warlord, they are also confronted by an even bigger terror giant mutated wasps that are, for some reason, thirsty for blood.
Frustrated with how the Wasteland situation was handled, Superman sends out Bane and his men to find Batman and bring the Flash back. Though giving these former criminals this much freedom and seeing how they handle situations has left the Justice League to question their actions, it has also made them reflect on whether or not what they're doing is really the right thing or an injustice!
The True Story of the Christ's Return is an attempt at recreating the style and atmosphere of the 16mm experimental / art films of the 1970s, though still leaning a bit towards the horror, slightly sci-fi side. While this film is somewhat different than previous efforts, it still seems to have some of usual Italian flare. The story is a bit peculiar to say the least. Jay Creepy of Severed Cinema notes, "This short has a lot of depth. Mario Murgia has seriously planned and executed the shots plus angles of the scenes to layer on dreamy doom-laden material."
'Laundry Day' follows Ren-303, a service bot designed to assist with household chores, as it patiently waits for its masters wash load to finish while reading a book. What follows is an emotionally resonant journey as Ren-303 reflects on its role in the life of its host family and contemplates the impending moment of its retirement.
Lake on Fire is a short sci fi film telling the story from a distant future of how two former lovers are reunited in a virtual forest created by an artificial intelligence. Flowers are talking, the forest is shifting colors while fighting virtual wars and the former couple realise they can't change the past.
Three cyborg couples enter a newly opened building: the Human Museum. They are confronted with exhibits of humanity: statues of intertwined bodies, anatomical informations, and educational films, reacting emotionally with astonishment, disgust, fear, and curiosity toward the objects in the exhibit. In an inevitable process of machine learning, the six protagonists change during their visit, learning to simulate the rules of arousal and attraction. The pairs are not just the juxtaposition of two cyborgs. Can the machines ever feel what their bodies skillfully mimic: desire?
A young student fears for her life after she finds her teacher eating a live dog on her way out of school. Despair leads the girl to seek help from The Seekers, a group of researchers considered silly who seek evidence of life beyond Earth. The urgency in the girl's request and the signs of a possible invasion make the group look for a way to stop the possible invader.
A deadly virus has forced humanity into its four walls, but life must go on. The answer to this problem is our dummies, mechanical effigies that allow us to live through them. But the solution, although it was once described as temporary, seems more permanent than ever.
The film was made in the context of the 5th Panorama Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the theme DEACTIVATION.