Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Total: 96 mins 5 secsThis programme steps into the future as we visit a computer generated world where breaking free takes a leap of faith, whilst a virtual dating app revives the boredom of a dull marriage. Supernatural powers are at the heart of a 1952 medical facility, and a solitary spaceman discovers his true purpose in life.
Thursday 19th October
Available for 48 hrs from 8:00pm
Friday 6th October
8:00pm - Light Cinema Screen 2
Almost Home
Nils Keller
Germany, 2022
29:59 mins
Having lived on a spaceship with his mother for two years, Jacob's dream of returning home is finally about to come true. But as they close in on Earth, they receive word of a great danger that could put the teenager in mortal peril.
University of Television and Film Munich
University of Television and Film Munich
Flite
Tim Webber
United Kingdom, 2023
14:45 mins
In the semi submerged London of 2053, the reigning hoverboard world champion finds herself imprisoned in a luxury high-rise apartment by her controlling manager. The kindness of a stranger allows her to take flight in a daring and precarious escape - but all does not go as planned.
Birdcage
Karel Konings
Belgium, 2022
14:53 mins
In a medical facility in 1952 a compassionate nurse tries to save the life of a child with supernatural powers before the cold-blooded doctors put him to sleep.
RIFT
Farhad Bakhtiarikish
Sweden, 2022
14:15 mins
An unhappy married man who still believes in true love finds himself in a dilemma when meets a woman in a virtual dating app called RIFT.
Vestige
Joseph Simmons
United Kingdom, 2023
12:26 mins
A young boy searches for answers when he discovers a strange fossil on a Yorkshire beach and thinks it could be the missing piece to the puzzle of the disappearance of his dad.
Reborn
Matthew Rouleau
Canada, 2022
9:47 mins
An old man reflects on his past, having spent his entire life within the confines of a spacecraft. He wonders when the time will come for him to find the true purpose of his life.