Month: May 2020

Director Biography – Adrian Powers (BROLGA)

Adrian Powers is an Australian film director, editor and screenwriter. Several of his films have screened at film festivals across the globe, including the 69th Venice Film Festival, where his film ‘Scruples’ screened as part of a special collaboration between YouTube and Sir Ridley Scott, and during which Scott commented that Adrian and his fellow… Continue reading Director Biography – Adrian Powers (BROLGA)

Short Film: BROLGA, 16min., Australia, Sci-FI

In a ravaged future-Australia, a solitary hermit guarding a priceless treasure is forced to offer sanctuary to a young girl who is fleeing murderous scavengers. With danger around every corner, can they learn to survive together? Project Links  Facebook News & Reviews “Brolga: Sci-Fi film explores Dreamtime storytelling”SBS https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2019/06/18/brolga-sci-fi-film-explores-dreamtime-storytelling1 “Help Get Brolga Made”FilmInk https://www.filmink.com.au/help-get-brolga-made/

Director Biography – Caroline Iaffaldano (FLOUR BABY)

Caroline Iaffaldano is a Los Angeles based filmmaker with a passion for directing, writing and production design. She is currently studying Film & Television Production at the University of Southern California. Caroline previously studied fashion, human rights, and environmental science at NYU, and her enthusiasm for style and pointed social commentary is highlighted in the… Continue reading Director Biography – Caroline Iaffaldano (FLOUR BABY)

Director Biography – Justin Daering (PROGENY)

Justin is passionate about science fiction filmmaking. He believes sci-fi stories encourage us not only to empathize but also to be curious and wonder. Justin started directing when he was ten years old, borrowing a video camera and dressing up his basement to look like a mad scientist’s laboratory. His continued interest in film led… Continue reading Director Biography – Justin Daering (PROGENY)

Short Film: PROGENY, 30min., USA, Sci-FI

This is a world exactly like ours, except that the wealthy elites are aliens, living and working among us, but with one key difference: they reproduce by implanting their offspring in a human host who raises the alien child as his own. When a blue-collar man is forcibly implanted with his alien boss’s parasitic offspring,… Continue reading Short Film: PROGENY, 30min., USA, Sci-FI

Director Biography – Patrick Lewtschanyn (PNEUMA)

Patrick grew up in rural Michigan and began making short movies with his cousins at a very early age. Film school was a natural choice for him. He graduated from from Columbia College Chicago with a focus in cinematography in 2005 and has began working for multiple production and post houses. In 2012 Patrick decided… Continue reading Director Biography – Patrick Lewtschanyn (PNEUMA)

Director Biography – Alex Farias (ANIMAL HEADS)

ALEX FARIAS is a 23 year old Los Angeles based filmmaker and director from the Pacific NorthWest. At age 18 she turned down enrollment to Tisch for her Bachelor’s degree to backpack overseas for two years. Upon returning home she began working in production. Since 2016 Alex has transitioned into the camera department, worked on… Continue reading Director Biography – Alex Farias (ANIMAL HEADS)

Short Film: ANIMAL HEADS – 15min., USA, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Eight year old RONNIE lives in a dystopian society where it’s inhabitants wear government issued animal masks to keep the peace. When a new neighbor moves in next door, their mutual curiosity for discovering true appearance is piqued despite strict surveillance and the world’s unwavering requirement to keep oneself hidden. Their childlike advances into this… Continue reading Short Film: ANIMAL HEADS – 15min., USA, Sci-Fi/Fantasy