FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival 1st Scene:The Octopus’s Garden, by Ed Moran

A delightful blend of adventure and emotional depth, reminiscent of films like “Finding Nemo,” where the bond between characters drives the narrative through perilous waters. I thought of “The Shape of Water” as well, with its unique exploration of relationships between humans and extraordinary creatures, creating a sense of wonder and connection. Additionally, “A Monster… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival 1st Scene:The Octopus’s Garden, by Ed Moran

SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: CE-V (The Fifth Kind), by Deb Havens & Brad Havens

It’s Halloween night in the late 1980s. Three kids return from trick or treating with their mom and their dog, hang out in their tree house to sample their loot. That night, on a botanical survey of planet Earth, an alien space craft collecting samples mistakenly uproots the highly unusual “family tree,” Tilia cordata –… Continue reading SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: CE-V (The Fifth Kind), by Deb Havens & Brad Havens

FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: GOLD MINE, by Andrzej Ciesielski

Performing Pages 12 to 18 from the screenplay. In a reincarnated galaxy where love has been forgotten and life begins in liquid incubators; one man dares to rediscover what it means to be human. Jupiter Cross, a former soldier, senator, and now scientist, shaped by countless incarnations, an exemplary citizen of the Kyronian Federation, is… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: GOLD MINE, by Andrzej Ciesielski

POETRY Reading: Sleeping Beauty, by Ruth Aylett

Performed by Val Cole POEM: Sleeping Beauty She was never asleep. That finger prick summed up the tedium of her expected future: spinning, while looking beautiful. When she wanted to think and read her books. Her wicked godmother was disliked for pissing people off, going travelling, then reappearing uninvited with disruptive interventions. She seemed a… Continue reading POETRY Reading: Sleeping Beauty, by Ruth Aylett