Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
Grab your friends and cancel your plans for the Trekkie Convention 'cause you're gonna love this!
2001 · 1h 32m · R
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Glenn Forbes
,
Scott Forrest
,
David Janssen
,
Rolf Kestermann
,
Darrin Plant
,
Tory Belleci
,
Rick Dublin
,
Mike Daly
,
Sterling Bishop
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Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
Overview
Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.
Director and cast
- Glenn Forbes Director
- Scott Forrest Director
- David Janssen Director
- Rolf Kestermann Director
- Darrin Plant Director
- Tory Belleci Director
- Rick Dublin Director
- Mike Daly Director
- Sterling Bishop Director
- Scott Forrest as Host / Self
- Brigette Morrison as Jane Pogue (segment "Amplifier")
- Jenn Winter as Miranda Pogue (segment "Amplifier")
- George Morris as Collector (segment "Amplifier")
- Richard Baccari as Doctor (segment "Amplifier")
- Brittany Smith as Young Jane (segment "Amplifier")
- Miriam Erlichman as Nurse 1 (segment "Amplifier")
- Irene Spadafora as Nurse 2 (segment "Amplifier")
- Rhoda Kopstein as Nurse 3 (segment "Amplifier")
- Alec Saidak as Incomm Agent (segment "Amplifier")
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