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Reverse Parthenogenesis

Reverse Parthenogenesis

Written/Directed by Javier Grillo-Marxuach; Produced by Devon Kliger, Jessica Mills & Sarah E. Baker

In this satirical look at love, marriage, and the pitfalls of potential parenthood, a happily married couple undergo genetic testing before deciding whether to have a baby. The results are bizarre, comical, and ultimately bloody when their test reveals a dark and improbable secret that could change the very course of human history and bring about the end of civilization as we know it. From the Emmy Award-winning writer/producer of the TV series Lost and staring Amber Benson and Adam Busch (both of Buffy The Vampire Slayer).

17 min.
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Serene Valley

Serene Valley

Written/Directed by Justin Lewis; Produced by Daniel Ford

A young girl who is sent on a dangerous mission to deliver a young boy to a military camp. Through their travels, the two form a touching relationship and she questions whether she is making the right decision.

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13 min.
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No Rest For The Wicked

No Rest For The Wicked

Written/Directed by Ryan Schifrin; Produced by Ryan Schifrin & Theresa Eastman Schifrin

Spawning from the hit comic, The Devil’s Handshake, this horror-adventure romp features the title’s two main characters, Basil and Moebius. Basil (Ray Park) is a street tough brawler while Moebius (Zachary Levi) is a dashing cat burglar playboy. The partners-in-crime, who work for the mysterious and supernatural Collector, pull a daring heist during an illegal gambling party thrown by an underworld kingpin (Malcolm McDowell).

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For more adventures of Basil and Moebius, visit www.whoisthecollector.com.

16 min.
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Lookout, Science

Lookout Science

Written by Erin Hill; Directed by David Frame & Matt Bockelman; Produced by David Frame

Erin (aka The Sci-Fi Harp Girl) plays the harp, sings, and writes songs with science fiction lyrics; Lookout, Science is a song with a story: like a five-minute Twilight Zone episode set to a pop tune about the relationship between science and religion.
God (or Mom, depending on how you look at it) has a scientist daughter and pastor son. Erin plays an angel (with a harp, of course!) given a mission by God that she must carry out in appropriately mysterious, scientific, and supernatural fashion. The video also pays tribute to the TZ episode ‘Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?’ Stars Marni Nixon and Lisa Roberts Gillan.

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5 min.
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A Light In The Darkness

A Light In The Darkness

Written by Fed Wetherbee & PJ Tamayo; Directed by Fed Wetherbee; Produced by Renee Otero & Wendy Dye

On a small planet in the Outer Rim. A young boy watches the Jedi who saved his people be killed by the very clones who once fought by his side. Years later, as a member of an insurgency against the empire, he and his team hatch a new plan to take back their planet by drawing the attention of the newly formed rebel alliance. Armed with the fallen Jedi’s light saber, they battle to strike fear into the local imperial garrison and overthrow their despotic governor. Their silent attacks give birth to a legend, and the people speak of a phantom Jedi whose spirit has returned.

As the story spreads they manage to draw attention to their forgotten corner of the galaxy, but who will arrive first, the rebel alliance or the empire?

40 min.
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How To Kill Your Clone

How To Kill Your Clone

Written by Ed McWilliams; Directed by Jack McWilliams; Produced by Asori Soto

Dick wants to kill his out of control clone, but due to their identical physical and mental abilities, he must hire the third party, Clone Killer Corporation, to do his dirty work.

5 min.
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Doctor Glamour

Doctor Glamour

Written/Directed by Andrew Jones; Produced by Jeanette McNeil, John Charles Meyer, & Priscilla McEver

Peerless science student Walter Gilman meets his match in Eve Walpurgis and promptly falls in love. But when Eve is taken by an extra dimensional terror, Walter is forced to summon a demon of his own: the anachronistic Doctor Glamour!

An outrageous sci-fi musical comedy with psychedelic special effects, sexy sharp humor and a slew of hard hitting rock numbers.

15 min.
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Divination

Divination

Written/Directed by JT Seaton; Produced by Ryan Blake George

A fake psychic has been performing bogus séances for years. One night she receives a visitor, a young woman, who has come for a reading. However, the young woman has entered under false pretenses. Everything is not as it seems. And soon the psychic discovers that you can’t con and rob the loved ones of the dearly departed… and not pay a price.

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11 min.
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A Deed Without A Name

A Deed Without A Name

Written by Martin Vavra & Jeri Klein; Directed/Produced by Martin Vavra

Vanessa has strange proclivities when it comes to sex, as well as a history of pushing the limits of her sexual appetite, mostly pushing her suitors beyond their own comforts.

Jay is all too willing to be one of those suitors. His overwhelming desire for Vanessa makes it favorable for her to seek safety with him. Jay agrees to help Vanessa cover up her latest mistake.

How many men does Vanessa have helping her this evening? It becomes all too clear to Jay that he is just another pawn in Vanessa’s ever evolving sexual game of cat and mouse. Unfortunately for Jay, his realization may have come too late, and with a greater cost than he could ever imagine.

15 min.
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88:88

Written by Sean Wilson & Joey Ciccoline; Directed/Produced by Joey Ciccoline

Val has lost control of her life. Those around her deny the reality of the extraordinary experiences she feels powerless against. Realizing she must stand alone, she has only one remaining option: To find a way to fight back.

14 min
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The Quiz

quiz

Directed/Produced/Written by Daryl A. Moon

As a man and woman go through the time-honored tradition of the magazine quiz, the poor man does quite well until he is forced to answer honestly about the Zombie Apocalypse. A relationship will be tested by its greatest, historic enemy: the truth.

3 min
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Tennis

tennis

Written/Directed by Darren Herczeg; Produced by Darren Herczeg, Yfke van Berckelaer

Two men play an evenly matched game of tennis, but all is not what it seems. When the Player in White misses a crucial shot, a group of menacing yet foppishly adorned soldiers storm the court and apprehend him. Later that night, the tennis camp stands assembled for the Kommandant’s final judgment.

4 min
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Vivienne Again

vivienne again

Written/Directed by Kim Garland; Produced by Roberta Marie Munroe

A young woman who’s recently begun work in a funeral home finds her life has settled into a place of daily disappointment. One night, while alone at work, a dead body comes back to life—another woman, close to her age, whose own life had been so reckless it led to her death.

Vivienne Again tells the story of what happens when these two women are thrust together to uncover how one died and how both can escape the killer closing in to complete the job.

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11 min
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Harvey

harvey

Written by Babacar Ndiaye; Directed/Produced by Drew Giles

Chaos has taken over Gotham City and only one man can bring it to order! Commissioner Gordon couldn’t do it, Batman couldn’t do it, Bruce Wayne couldn’t do it. Only former DA Harvey Dent can get the job done. Judge, jury, executioner at the flip of a coin. Justice is served Harvey’s way!

5 min
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Killer Sperm From Deep Space

killer sperm

Written by Michael Moseley, Rob Straub; Directed by MYKEL; Produced by MYKEL, Crystal Joy Dillinger

America’s top scientists must band together with Star Girl to halt the killer sperm from deep space from reaching the Earth’s surface and fertilizing the planet. Meanwhile, the evil Cosmic Brain plans on taking over the Earth and enslaving its inhabitants in this wacky 1950’s science fiction thriller.

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41 min
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Giant Mushrooms

giant mushrooms

Written by Erin Hill; Produced by Erin Hill, David Frame, Mike Nolan; Directed by Michael O’Donnell

A music video by Erin Hill and her Psychedelic Harp, it’s like a four-and-a-half minute Twilight Zone episode set to a pop tune. Erin (aka The Sci-Fi Harp Girl) plays the harp, sings, and writes songs with science fiction lyrics. The video is set in the 1950’s, during the Golden Age of Science Fiction, and takes inspiration from Bradbury, Bowie, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Village of the Damned, and the music of the psychedelic era. Erin is also proud to have been inspired by that other great sci-fi harpist: Mr. Spock!

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4 min
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Pillow Fight

pillow fight

Written/Produced by Hollie Olson; Directed by Chris Wilson

Two sisters engage in a pillow fight that turns epic. Along with intense, hectic, and humorous fight choreography, this short has had great reviews as fast, funny, and wildly entertaining.

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5 min