THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
36-01 35th Ave, Queens, NY 11106
International Sc-Fi Shorts
4 pm- 6 pm
Burner Face
Director John Gaunt
US, 2 minutes
Composed by a team of 3 creatives + Midjourney AI, this trailer tells a story in less than 2 minutes. It is not a tech demo but a taste of what's possible when Culture & Code come together.
City beyond the tunnel (La città oltre il tunnel)
Director Lucilla Colonna
Italy, 15 min
A train very similar to the one featured in Federico Fellini's movie "City of Women" is carrying Francesca, a nowadays woman. Strange events follow.
Q@A with director after the screening
Set a Date
Directors Elías Balda, Cosme Mañero
Spain,11 min
Thanks to new technology, Andrés, a young policeman, discovers that he will die in 20 minutes.
Not Him
Director Sarah Young
United States, 15 min
When her husband turns strange and violent, the wife becomes convinced he is possessed. But will anyone believe her?
Q@A with director after the screening
Suicide III
Director Steph Maj Swanson
Sweden, 9 min
President Biden announces a new task force of bird-like federal augurs, directing them to stage a shamanistic intervention at the world's largest hacker event. Can they protect the sovereignty of the future from time-meddling AI corporations?
Q@A with director after the screening
Chaska
Director Liz Guarracino
United States, 10 min
“An extraordinary girl in an ordinary world, CHASKA discovers her sleepy small town hides secrets. And she will soon find out who she really is. And where she comes from. And what her true purpose will be.”
Q@A with the director after the screening
The Old Young Crow
Director Liam LoPinto
Japan, 12 minutes
An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
Q@A with director after the screening
Matthew Modine's I AM WHAT YOU IMAGINE
Director Matthew Modine
United States, 7 min
Matthew Modine’s new short film, I AM WHAT YOU IMAGINE, is a sensual exploration of the unexplainable. Featuring the voice talents of Ruby Modine and long-time Kubrick collaborator Leon Vitali (in his final performance), the short uses sound, music, and expressionistic imagery to take viewers on a journey of the heart and mind
Q&A with director/writer Matthew Modine, producer Adam Rackoff, and editor/visual effects artist Terence Ziegler after the screening.