An announcement from the The Philip K. Dick Film Festival:
Science Fiction Comes To Anthology Film Archives As The
Special Program For Newfilmmakers Series
The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival’s Director Curated The Highly Anticipated One-Night Only Event
Brooklyn, N.Y. August 13, 2013 – A night science fiction will be presented at Anthology Film Archives as part of the center’s NewFilmmakers series. Daniel Abella, the famed director of The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival led the curation for the momentous special program to be held on Wednesday, August 28. The one-night only lineup features four thrilling film shorts from the minds of talented filmmakers who showcase the infinite world of science fiction.
Special Program Schedule of Events
Wednesday, August 28 at 6:00 PM
SILENT THREAT: PRELUDE
By Aldo Romero
(2013, 15 Minutes)
A former reporter who came across a Roswell-type wreckage of a space craft in 1986 joins the social media site “Silent Threat” dedicated to UFO abductees to spread his message of extraterrestrial existence after years of censorship.
THE EXIT ROOM
By Todd Wiseman Jr.
(2013, 10 Minutes)
In 2021, imprisoned journalist Joseph Michaels faces government execution as he contemplates a desperate escape attempt in order to return to his wife and newborn.
MICROTIME
By Nir Yaniv
(2013, 15 Minutes)
Bernie Eckstein, a young physics PhD student is about to test the time machine he built out of the microwave oven in his kitchen. He sets a camera to document the experiment but the machine begins to jump into the future and he must stop it before things go too far.
THE HOUSE
By Marcia Goetsch
(2013, 15 Minutes)
A woman and an artificially intelligent house are shackled by their symbiotic relationship in world of the future.
The science fiction special program will lead an entire night of films as part of Anthology Film Archive’s NewFilmmakers series on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 32 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003 beginning at 6pm. For more information including further scheduling and film listings please visit http://anthologyfilmarchives.org and always be sure to stay informed of all ongoing announcements from The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival and Twitter page at https://twitter.com/PhilipKDickFest.
For more information please contact:
Daniel Abella, Curator/Festival Director
Program Office: 917-362-9337
Email: info@thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com
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