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Short film: Avarya – trapped on a spaceship as the robot overseer deems all planets unsafe

January 30, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Avarya opens with Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics which remind us that robots must now allow humans to come to harm. This includes not following orders that may conflict with those directives.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, sci-fi, short film

Short film: Exile

November 23, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Exile, a local Sheriff finds himself woken up by his worried daughter with the news that something unnatural is lurking in the woods outside.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: mark freiburger, sci-fi, short film

Short film: Mum’s Sweater

November 8, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This animation is a powerful telling of physical and emotional grief.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, gobelins, short film

Short film: Toonocalypse

November 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

See Geek Native's gorgeous home city of Edinburgh, via the lens of an alien invasion.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animations, short film, toonocalypse

Creepy Pasta Salad: Preparing for the end of the world

November 1, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Halloween in a small Welsh town turns out to be no joke in Lauren Orme's Creepy Pasta Salad. The end of the world is coming in this BAFTA-shortlisted animation.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: creepy pasta salad, lauren orme, short film

Short film: Shadow People

October 7, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ah, the dangers of exploring alone.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: horror, shadow people, short film

Short film: Percival

October 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It's hard to tell - which is a good thing - but Percival is a technology first. This is the first film to be made in virtual production.

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Geek Stuff Tagged With: jason kingsley, King Arthur, short film

Short film: Rick and Morty vs. Genocider

July 27, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It's a strange multi-verse drama in which someone or something is known as the Genocider and busy erasing people from the timeline.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, rick and morty, short film

Superhero Week: Gambit – Play for Keeps

July 1, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are familiar faces in this 20-minute short. Eric Roberts, of course, is Nicky Lonero. Canadian model Nick Bateman dons the duster as Gambit, Anna Butkevych is Magik, and Ellen Hollman is Rogue.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: ellen hollman, eric roberts, gambit, nick bateman, short film, superhero week, X-Men

Short film: Spice Frontier

June 26, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This animated short is a proof-of-concept from Steamroller Studios. It's an unlikely set up, Earth has been destroyed and (here's the unlikely bit) Kentucky Williams is hunting down the last remaining spices for a cookbook.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, sci-fi, short film, spice frontier, steamroller studios

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