Short Sci Fi

Ruin: A Stunning Short Sci Fi Film by Wes Ball

by Socrates
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Ruin is a fantastic short sci fi film directed by Wes Ball. The movie is just 8 1/2 minutes long but is totally stunning both with its rich post-apocalyptic scenery and its action packed sequences. Reminiscent of some of the other great sci fi shorts that I have featured previously (see related articles bellow) Ruin is absolutely top-notch not only with its dazzling creative vision but also with its captivating, breath-taking execution: this short needs to be a feature film! Wes Ball is a (clearly very talented) graphics designer who has been working on Ruin at Oddball Animation for the last two years. I am very much looking forward to seeing what his current project – In Search of Humans, is going to look like when it is finished. If, like me, you enjoy short, action packed, animated sci fi films, chances [...]

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Cost of Living: Short Sci Fi Film by Bendavid Grabinski

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Cost of Living is a short science fiction indie film written and directed by Bendavid Grabinski. The movie is 9 minutes long and features actors Brandon Routh as Silas, Bret Harrison as Jerry and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the computer voice. Cost of Living played at a number of film festivals last year and became available on-line only recently. I find that the movie is both funny and gripping – a feat accomplished without any expensive special effects or fancy decor. The actors deliver inspired performances and the humor is dark, witty and detached – just like the computer-generated-voice reverberating over the loudspeakers throughout the film. The movie has a great soundtrack and audio effects so make sure you have the sound on and up when you’re watching it. Enjoy! Synopsis: Two young security guards at an unusual corporation have a bad night. [...]

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