In a galaxy choked by occupation, reluctant leader Sol hijacks a Galactic Union warship—sparking planetary uprisings and thrusting his fledgling resistance into a brutal war against a colonising force that will burn worlds to stay in control. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie Sheppard Ambassador Korth: Shawn Devlin King Alarius: Hannah Ehman
Month: November 2025
THRILLER Festival Best Scene: X9, by Sarantos
In a near-future world ravaged by the memory-wiping virus X9, brilliant young scientist Andrea Santiago discovers a suppressed cure hidden by the powerful Biotech Pharmaceuticals. Having once been recruited into the system she now seeks to dismantle, Andrea grapples with betrayal, moral compromise, and the overwhelming cost of truth. https://www.instagram.com/sarantosmelogia CAST LIST: Narrator: Shawn Devlin… Continue reading THRILLER Festival Best Scene: X9, by Sarantos
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Best Scene: NEXUS, by Eric Lotter
A family, torn apart by a past tragedy, must unite and overcome internal and external conflicts to reclaim their advanced starship from a fanatic general who plans to use its unique capabilities to trigger a galactic-scale “reset” and fulfill an ancient prophecy. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie Sheppard Landing Control: Val Cole Blair: Hannah Ehman Trice:… Continue reading Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Best Scene: NEXUS, by Eric Lotter
DYSTOPIAN Short Story: We Are Not So Different From Machines, by Melissa Mendelson
Performed by Val Cole
FANTASY/SCI-FI Best Scene Reading: ETERNAL LIFE, by Jaaered Brown
Waking in a future with floating cities topping thousands of stories, run by radioactive intelligence, where imagination blends with machine, an amnesiac finds her destiny. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie Sheppard Alis: Hannah Ehman Anne-Marie: Val Cole
SCI-FI/FANTASY Best Scene: ARTHUR PENDRAGON AND THE WANDERING WIZARD, by William A. Murphy
A baby is born to a married woman and the father is a king. Her jealous husband has them both killed along with their entourage. The baby is left to the wolves who call upon the wandering wizard to get this baby back to the humans it belongs with. The wizard takes the child, Arthur,… Continue reading SCI-FI/FANTASY Best Scene: ARTHUR PENDRAGON AND THE WANDERING WIZARD, by William A. Murphy