Presented in partnership with Mississippi Comic Con Helios and Other Thrilling and Sci-Fi Stories

The Train

Animation (3 min.) / Dir. Javad Matouri, Prod. Mohamad Amin Hamedani / Islamic Republic of Iran / Sci-fi

A man is happily flying through the sky… or is he?

Helios

Short (6 min.) / Dir. Martin Kaszubowski, Prod. Kristin Peterson / USA / Sci-fi

A young woman with a severe sun allergy loses her mind as she remembers her life.

Film website:  www.shakyballoonproductions.com

Special category: LGBTQ, Female Filmmaker

Yellow Arrows

Short (15 min.) / Dir. Yana Sar, Prod. Ryan Alan Dearth & Javier Gonzalez / USA / Sci-fi

Jack follows a path into a hidden world.

Film trailer:  https://vimeo.com/315869380

Special category: Female Filmmaker

Faulty Father

Short (10 min.) / Dir. Benjamin Welmond, Prod. Nicolas Hurt / USA / Sci-fi

A young father’s morning routine is tested when he uncovers his wife’s bizarre secret.

Film website:  http://www.ben-welmond.com/faultyfather

Film trailer:  https://filmfreeway.com/submissions/10560868

Red Light Green Light

Experimental, Short (8 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Maegan Houang & Grace Kredell / USA / Sci-fi

Two young women in an underground bunker waiting for a window of release.

Special category: Female Filmmaker, LGBTQ

The Replacement

Short (15 min.) / Dir. Sean Miller, Prod. Sean Miller & Naz Khan / USA / Sci-Fi

A janitor feels cheated when his clone is elected President.

Film trailer:  https://vimeo.com/234141706

Special category: Female Filmmaker

In Her Image

Short (20 min.) / Dir. Nikoloz Kevkhishvili, Prod. Sandro Gabilaia, Nikoloz Kevkhishvili / Georgia / Sci-fi

A desperate mother is willing to sacrifice everything to rescue her son from a familiar kidnapper.

Film trailer:  https://vimeo.com/261318476  

The Emissary

Short (21 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Bryan Tan / USA / Sci-fi

Liv, in search of ancestors who fled Earth, questions whether or not they want to be found.

Film trailer:  https://vimeo.com/255624078