SATURDAY, March 7

Best of Philip K. Dick Shorts Program

4 PM - 6 PM - BARTOS THEATER

TICKETS $15

RYOKO'S QUBIT SUMMER; 2018

Directed by Yuichi KONDO

Japan, 17 minutes

Quantum butterflies with Qubit wings, The same technology was used to create KANUMA, an experimental world of Artificial Intelligence inside a quantum computer. Then one day, AIs began using words unknown to man. Scientists saw this as a threat and decided to "delete" KANUMA

BEYOND THE DOOR; 2018

Directed by Hekla Egilsdottir

Iceland, 13 minutes

A stagnant young couple, named Noi and Irma, are dealing with Irma’s depression. Noi buys Irma a cuckoo clock, reminiscent of the one her mother used to have when she was a child, in an attempt to cheer her. Irma’s monotonous, stay-at-home life takes a sudden turn with the introduction of her newfound friend, the cuckoo.

Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick.

NECTAR; 2019

Directed by Anthony Zwartouw

Producers: Alexandra Greene &Anthony Zwartouw

Canada, 20 min

A man lives out his days on a desert island prison of his own making, slave to the nectar fruit, surveyed by the parasitical guard, when he is awoken by the deep traumas of his past that he can no longer suppress.

Here is the Nectar Trailer

AFTER RAY; 2019 US Premiere

Directed by Nathasha Halevi

Producer Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, Gilmore Girls)

US, 12 minutes

In the aftermath of the singularity, Cole, the first “modified” human, struggles with memory loss, indicating an unstable future for humans and potential end to humanity.

Producer Sean Gunn will be attending the Q@A after the program

WIDE AWAKE IN BRIDGEWATER; 2020

Directed by Erik Lee

Producer: Erik Lee

Executive Producers Erik Lee and Mark Lynch

US, 15 min

In 1968, 18 year old Michael Gates and Monica Dupré are enjoying an afternoon in the countryside when she disappears. 51 years later, elderly Michael starts receiving phone messages from her, and we discover what happened that fateful day.

Erik Lee has been a Co-Producer of dramatic television for over a decade now producing shows such as Monk, Burn Notice, Damien, Hand of God, and Mayans and Lone Gunmen 

Catch the Trailer

QTR; 2019

Directed by Pat Bird

US, 1 min

A classic mental exercise from Robert Anton Wilson's "Prometheus Rising". US

CIRCADIA; 2019

Directed by Jacob Murray

US, 5 minutes

Your attention is no longer yours. For the next four minutes, it belongs to her. She calls for liberation. She calls for you to snap out of the spell. Can you hear her? Will you demand silence?

Director Jacob Murray will be attending the screening for Q&A

HASHTAG; 2019

Directed by Ben Alpi

Writer Kevin Rubio

Producer Jyotika Virmani

US, 15 min.

In a looming future where social media celebrities dominate our culture, X is the world’s supreme online icon— but how far will she go to hold on to her popularity?

Note: The Q@A will take place at the Fox Amphitheater next to the Bartos Theater