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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: THE CAGE Best Direction: THE ADVENTURES OF THE GRAY HAT HACKER Best Performances: THE GRAY Best Cinematography: IKARUS Best Sound & Music: PL8o Theme of night: Connecting in a unique way NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: JUNE 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY FEEDBACK Film Festival

Shaun Escayg is a Trinidadian/American Writer and Director with an extensive background in visual effects and animation in film, music videos and video games. Escayg is best known for his work on films such as Transformers- Dark of the Moon, Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Short films such as Fish and Noka- Keeper of worlds.… Continue reading Director Biography – Shaun Escayg (IKARUS)

Teenage scavengers, Queen and her older brother, Birdie, are on their usual hustle of hunting down cargo drones. However, unbeknownst to Birdie, Queen has navigated the pair onto new paths, with the hopes of landing the ultimate payload, Nano-biotics. Queen’s plans go awry when her home-made honing device accidentally sounds, attracting unwanted attention. The siblings… Continue reading Short Film: IKARUS, 17min., USA, Sci-Fi/Action

Beau LePaige Garner is an artist, musician, and writer turned director from Moultrie, Georgia.  Beau brings a fresh wave of cinematic experiences to his viewers. Growing up on the music scene, he has always been able to flex his creative muscles and collaborate with a variety of different people. Beau was  constantly learning, adopting new… Continue reading Director Biography – Beau Garner (THE ADVENTURES OF THE GRAY HAT HACKER)

Gray Hat Hacker is a computer generated guardian of the web. He and his A.I., Petri, journey through the Dark Web in search of their leader, Marina. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram News & Reviews “”The Adventures of The Gray Hat Hacker” Wins big at the Hollywood Gold Awards”Encorehttps://nataliavivino.wixsite.com/encore

The artificial intelligence assistant is trying to complete the painting so that she can help her poor master. But this painting annoys her arrogant master. Director – Hengrui Zhang

Myra Aquino is a writer-director who was raised both in Guam and in the Philippines. An insatiable learner with a love for both the arts and the sciences, she enjoys exploring complex moral dilemmas through high-concept stories. Her work has been supported by the Delia Salvi Memorial Award, the Caucus Foundation, UCLA Foreign Language and… Continue reading Director Biography – Myra Aquino (THE GRAY)

A former cop works in purgatory and processes people going to heaven or hell. One day, his 20-year-old son appears. Long version:Perez is a former cop who has been judged to be morally “gray”— someone who is neither good nor evil. As penalty for not choosing a moral lane, he’s been forced to take a… Continue reading Short Film: THE GRAY, 9min., USA, Fantasy

Emma is a sixteen year old girl living in the ruins of an abandoned world. Her only friend is PL80, an AI tutor. Together they scavenge through the remains of a once great civilization searching for anything that brings novelty and variety to their lives. Project Links  Facebook  Instagram

Thai-American, Tobias moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Illinois. Caught between two worlds, he faces the prejudices of his students and the high expectations of his family. In the shadows, there is an evil growing and only the amulet bearer has any chance of saving his family, and himself. CAST LIST: Narrator:… Continue reading SCI-FI Festival TV PILOT Best Scene Reading: SAKDA: THE AMULET BEARER, by J.T. Tepnapa Chaiyakam