Dragon Con Independent Film Festival

Written/Directed by Nelson Lee; Produced by Mary Pat Bentel, Kelsi Reel Johnson, Jennifer Lee, Michael Lockridge, & Noah Hauessner

In a future where draconian laws are enforced to combat over-population, Nathan’s 40th birthday will be his last. As family and friends gather to celebrate and say their goodbyes, an estranged lover reemerges, forcing Nathan to confront a serious dilemma: How much is he willing to sacrifice in order to get back what was lost?

Written by Steve Desmond & Michael Sherman; Directed by Steve Desmond; Produced by Michael Sherman, Aaron Billet, Ryan Lewis, & Joe Russo

Jenn is a 10-year-old girl who has never seen sunlight or trees or houses. She’s spent her whole life in an underground bunker with her family, because outside the world has been overtaken by horrific monsters. While her family makes dangerous supply runs to the surface, Jenn is left in the lonely bunker. She fantasizes about fighting off the ferocious monsters and being free. This is the day that she goes outside.

Written by Michael Richardson & Josh Mawer, Directed by Josh Mawer, Produced by Michael Knott

A maverick neuroscientist, Lawrence, dies creating a mind-transfer device. His son, Edward, agrees to implant his father’s consciousness in his head and timeshare his body so Lawrence can refine his prototype. The work/life balance chafes at his girlfriend Sarina and adds a new dimension with his mother Jocelyn.

Glitches increase in the prototype and foreign memories surface. Grappling with misplaced grief and a slipping identity, Edward tries to contact Lawrence before he has to make a difficult decission.

Written by David Gaddie & Steven Kelleher, based on a short story by Ken Liu; Directed by David Gaddie; Produced by David Gaddie & Quentin Little

Facing a terminal disease, a mother uses space travel and relativity to stretch her last two years over the lifetime of her baby daughter, visiting for only one night every seven years. Mother and daughter must negotiate to build a relationship despite the longing and estrangement that mark the moments they are able to share.