STUART CINEMA AND CAFE
79 West St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
All Film Blocks $20
Sunday, April 6, 2025
BLOCK 1
International Sci-Fi Shorts
2pm-4pm
Universe 25, 2023
Director David Tappan
United States, 20 min
A mysterious entity. A bizarre psychological experiment. Imprisoned in “The Room,” a woman can’t know anyone longer than 30 days. It’s difficult to say what’s worse: knowing that anyone she cares about will disappear, or that they might be replaced by someone worse. With no hope of escape, she must confront the absurdity of her new existence.
Woke Up in an Ashtray, 2024
Director Justine Gasquet
France, 4 minutes
In a world where the boundaries between humans and machines have been abolished, now that death has been overcome and eternity is in sight, is there a soul left alive ?
Paint, 2024
Director Mora Carew
United States, 16 min
A brilliant but disturbed artist struggles to connect with his audience.
Hidden Agendas: Lineage Industries ties to the U.S. Government, 2025
Director Liz Guaraccino
United States, 20 min
How would you feel if you found out the U.S. Government created Lineage Industries to find a Single Being? Our Documentary asks this and many questions surrounding this elusive DNA Research Facility and the rumors surrounding Pine Bush, New York, the UFO Capital of the Northeast. What is this town hiding? Is there some truth to this Laboratory’s connections to the U.S. Government?
Shift, 2024
Director Gulnaz Galimullina
Russian Federation, 23 min
In search of confidence, the protagonist goes to the Master for buying a sample of a bold movie character. As it turned out, this is "the most popular product" and there are few characters were left. In addition, there is a "side effect" - the acquisition of unpredictable traits, getting into an unexpected series of events. Despite this, the Guest agrees.
Discorporate, 2024
Director Dane Williams
United States, 20 min
In a near-future of diminishing human connections and rising climate anxiety, an idealistic young(ish) woman chooses the ultimate carbon offset -- to "compost" her physical body and upload her consciousness for a greener existence in the cloud. But when she discovers the true purpose behind the lauded tech startup's "discorporation" procedure, Petra must find a way to bring the truth to the (real) world, even if it risks her own deletion.
Creature, 2024
Director Georg Koszulinski
United States, 12 min
In a future world ravaged by war and ecological collapse, an extraterrestrial entity appears in the form of a glacier.
Q&A with Directors, Producers and Actors after the Block
BLOCK 2
Documentary Presentation
SEX ROBOT MADNESS
US PREMIERE
4PM-6PM
Sex Robot Madness
Director Jimmy Mehiel
United States, 96 min
As Big Tech shifts its focus from the attention economy to the emerging “intimacy economy,” the question arises: Are we ready for customizable lovebots designed to push our most primal buttons? Sex Robot Madness is a fast-paced, unapologetic dive into human-machine intimacy, where the line between connection and commodification blurs.
Q&A with the Director after the Show
BLOCK 3
Feature Presentation
THE PROTOS EXPERIMENT
6PM-8PM
East Coast Premiere
The Protos Experiment, 2024
Directors Brian Avenet-Bradley, Laurence Avenet-Bradley
United States, 88 min
Kyra and John wake in a strange prison… They’re not alone. They discover they are chained and are utterly vulnerable in the presence of nightmarish, prowling figures controlled by unseen captors
Q&A with Directors after the Show