GeekFest Year 13 Official Selections
Penelope (Directed by Fiona Rene, 13 mins, CA, Horror/Comedy) An undead misfit oversleeps her mission to raise an army for her demanding father, and in a last-ditch effort to win his approval, she scrambles to recruit neighbors for her hilariously doomed army of the undead. Starring Fiona Rene, Ethan Flower, Mason Conrad
12 Sided Die (Directed by Tim Russ, 14 mins, CA) The penultimate chapter of Season 2, 12 Sided Die “Ready Player Five”, directed by Star Trek’s Tim Russ and starring Star Trek’s Andrew Robinson, Curtis Fortier and Kris Wood-Bell has our heroes adventuring with their beloved RPG game’s creator.”
You’re Not Safe (Directed by Sam Balcomb, 8 mins, CA) Madalyn wakes up to find a wedding ring on her finger and a stranger’s belongings in her home. Something is very wrong, and as her world spirals around her on the Fourth of July, Madalyn discovers that no one is safe.
The Last Draft (Directed by Nicholas Guilak, 12 mins, CA) Trapped in his isolated Hollywood Hills penthouse, acclaimed novelist James Harper wrestles with a crushing deadline and a crippling case of writer’s block. But as the pages remain blank, eerie knocks echo through the walls, whispers haunt the silence, and his own reflection begins to disobey him.
Deathahedron (Directed by Owen Dennis, 8 mins, CA) In this web series pilot, Billy B. Dumpquat finds himself transported to a giant space prison called the Deathahedron for a crime he committed in 1997: commenting on someone else’s food when he wasn’t even the one eating it.
Blindsided (Directed by P Patrick Hogan, 8 mins, CA) A blind schoolteacher struggles to survive through a nightmarish night when an alien spaceship crashes and unleashes a monstrous predator. This unique horror short film features an all low-vision cast and places the audience in the POV of a blind protagonist who is only able to hear what happens around her. Starring Crystal Loverro
White Meat Appetizer (Directed by David Dylan Thomas, 12 mins, PA) True story, beneath Washington Square, an urban park in Philadelphia, lie buried the bodies of hundreds of enslaved people. What if, one night, they all came back as zombies, but they only ate white people?
Living in the World (Directed by Hessam Javaheri, 5 mins, NV) Living In The World is about a powerful robot politician that dies as he experiences humanity.
You Shall Not Pass (Directed by Cary Tusan, 7 mins, OR) When a nerdy college student invokes a Gandalf figurine to appear in real life to help her with a problem, Gandalf makes her life worse with each “solution.”
Come Out Wherever You Are (Directed by Caitlin Presberg, 30 mins, IL, Science Fiction) A man retreats to his home in the woods, wishing to live the rest of his life in solitude. He hopes to evade the public eye but instead finds himself both a victim and beneficiary of circumstance. Starring Blake De Pastino, Marilyn Bass, Amber Rose Mason, and Douglas “Hurricane” Hall
Devil’s Den (Directed by David Woodruff, 9 mins, CA) Clint, a bounty hunter, is saved by Marshal Slim, a grizzled old cowboy who then demonstrates how to slay a zombie.
Reprise (Directed by Felix Gray, 12 mins)
The Gun (Directed by Randall Christopher, 12 mins, CA) Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick. On a distant planet all life has been annihilated through war, but when a group of scientists decide to explore the surface they find a terrifying automatic weapon which still functions.
God Hunter (Directed by Robert Flowers, 12 mins, CA) In a world where beings from myth and folklore have entered our realm, an undercover cop infiltrates a trafficking ring that smuggles and sells these beings to find his son.
Maladaptive Dreamer (Directed by Stephanie Chinwe Anokam, Jannah Manneh, 7 mins) After the collapse of society, a young girl’s mother transforms her baby into a monster capable of generating life forms from her head to repopulate humanity. The girl, known as 2-E, craves her mother’s attention but is constantly ignored.
Ghostbusters: Half Life (Directed by Kevin Croxton, 27 mins, AR) Set in 1994, feels like a Classic Ghostbusters film from beginning to end and follows the Ghostbusters as they take a road trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma to shut a mysterious box that’s attracting ghosts from everywhere and threatening the town. The production has nods to many of the Ghostbusters films, and includes a special cameo by actor William Atherton, who played Walter Peck in the Ghostbusters film series, but plays an original character in this film
The One Minute Problem (Directed by Nicolás Delgado de la Cámara, 20 mins) When a Spanish immigrant who’s trying to invent teleportation overloads the electrical grid, a Department of Water and Power inspector vows to shut him down, putting both his invention and his relationship with his pregnant wife at risk.Starring Gorka Otxoa, Marta Guerras, Kwami Odoom, Brendan Coyle
Kill ’em Kindly | A Fallout Fan Film (Directed by Cory Haynes, 20 mins) A female vault dweller is cast out of her bunker left only to search for her brother after he’s gone missing in the wasteland. What she finds is a town that has reverted back to the rules of the wild west.
Powerless (Directed by PJ Donahoe, 18 mins, OH) Set in the 1950’s, Powerless follows Commander Comet, an invincible superhero and New York City’s sole protector. Unbeknownst to the people that rely on him, Commander Comet’s powers have all but faded away. The Commander will go to great lengths to keep his vulnerability a secret when he is called to stop a deadly hostage situation.
The Adventures of Captain Atom: Chapter 7: Atomic Apex (Directed by Eli Hutchinson, 11 mins, GA) An Atomic Age superhero and a rocket scientist’s daughter attempt to stop a sinister military junta from launching a missile strike on the Earth.
Batavia: A Star Trek Fan Production (Directed by Robin Hiert, Bram Kwantes, 17 mins, Natherlands, Fan Film) One year after the attack on Mars, former USS Batavia captain Alexander Richardson remains haunted by the disappearance of his girlfriend Lara on that same day. When a distorted message reaches him from deep space, memories of that day spiral into disturbing fractured nightmares.
Alien: Lost Transmission (Directed by Connor Andrew Botts, 29 mins, IA, Fan Film) Aboard a secret Weyland-Yutani vessel, Colin and Naomi are trapped in a small maintenance room, hiding from a terrifying organism that has torn through the crew. Their only chance at survival is to escape confinement and reach the escape bay before it’s too late. But something is hunting them… and it’s not human.
Fortune (Directed by David Bright, 5 mins, Horror) When a cheap man refuses to tip his delivery driver, he receives a fortune cookie telling him he will die in 3 minutes.
The Vale: Origins (Directed by Abigail Hing Wen, John Aoshima, 12 mins, Animation/Adventure) After a devastating loss, a grieving family of inventors begins to drift apart—until their young son’s fantastical drawings spark a journey toward healing through a magical, virtual reality world of their own creation. Starring Lea Salonga
Boyfriendland (Directed by Ashley Jade, Christina Alexandra, 14 mins, Horror/SciFi) When a young woman takes her serial-cheating boyfriend to a bizarre reprogramming facility designed to “fix” men, his upgrade goes terribly wrong.
Project N-Terro (Directed by Monique Efta, 15 mins, Horror/SciFi) In a dystopian future ravaged by corruption and genetic mutation, a tormented double-agent uses a forbidden psychic drug to interrogate a brutal trafficker, uncovering a conspiracy that forces her to confront her own dark past and the sinister systems controlling her world.
Magnet Brain (Directed by Kurt St. Thomas, 8 mins, Horror/Comedy) A dark comedy mockumentary about billionaire George Romero, who founded TMS, a company that uses magnets to bring the dead back to life. With zombies stepping in to fill the workforce gap, things get complicated—especially with PETZ (People for the Ethical Treatment of Zombies) voicing their concerns. MAGNET BRAIN was created in just 48 hours for the Baltimore 48 Hour Film Project!