SCI FI HORROR SPOTLIGHT – Reel Sisters Shorts
A Halloween treat — six sci-fi and horror shorts!
INSTANT DOCTOR
(7 mins I Narrative I Brazil I dir. Diogo Gameiro )
What will the future of health care hold? Will algorithms eclipse doctors entirely? We hope not. INSTANT DOCTOR is a film to show appreciation for doctors and healthcare workers everywhere.
TORI
(10 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Eric Cotton )
A successful, Type A security expert has to have a home monitoring system installed and realizes that her biggest problem may actually already be inside her own home.
SOLSTICE
(15 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Lisandro Perez-Rey)
During a violent winter storm, a meek bartender spends the longest night of the year with a mysterious stranger with whom she shares a meal and an ancient ritual. This film is based on the story collection and proposed TV series “HOTEL NETHERLAND.”
THE SHADOW
(15 mins I Narrative I United Arab Emirates I dir. Nayla Al Khaja)
The story of a sick 9-year-old boy in the grip of uncontrolled phenomena and the desperate measures his mother takes behind closed doors to save his life.
A PRECISE UNDERSTANDING OF DARKNESS
(4 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. R. Shanea Williams)
Marlowe Valette, an artist of the Afro punk subculture, unexpectedly loses her job as an art director, and her chronic pain soon becomes unbearable. When Marlowe seeks out her neighbor, Reva, a mysterious healer, disturbing events emerge.
DRIVING WHILE BLACK MAGIC
(8 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Julia C Liu)
In the absurdist world of Providence Plantations, a spiritual woman works to decolonize her thoughts. After narrowly missing a run in with police, the line between reality & waking nightmare begins to blur.