A Screening Darkly
Friday, October 25, 2019
9:30 PM
SIFF Film Center
*This screening may not be suitable for all ages.
ADULT: $13 | YOUTH: $12 | GROUP: $11
What is life? Are we human? Or are we dancer? Can a copy machine feel love? Is the future a repeat of the past? If you're looking for visions of what's to come of our Earthly reality, look no further than this collection of outlandish, otherworldly observations from cunning creators. Now where did I put my keys?
Zach Madden - 24, Noah Iunes - 24, Tehillah De Castro - 23
California
Ashton Redding, a mailroom attendant at Brev Corp, is lured into a strange bond with the Phototron 69 photocopier machine in the office. As their interactions intensify, Ashton finds himself drawn uncontrollably to the machine and thrown deeper into his newfound connection.
Annalise Pasztor - 20, Ty Leet - 20, Bogui Adjorlolo - 20
California
This documentary enters the surreal world of The Aetherius Society, where prayer can be stored in a battery, Jesus was an alien, and an unusual but kind-hearted community works towards the betterment of humanity.
Karl Jungquist - 22, Mitch Martino - 22, Perry Balmer - 22, Neema Sadeghi - 22, Marie Marchant - 22
California
In a future where nearly all wildlife has gone extinct, a former circus showman seeks revenge on the animal that ruined his life.
Emma Penaz Eisner - 16
California
Joining with his shadow, the first god creates himself, the progenitor of humanity. This surrealistic film intermixes stop motion animation, time lapse photography, and live action sequences to re-imagine one of the paradigmatic creation myths recorded in antiquity.
Arnaud Zimmermann - 22, Quinn Halleck - 21, Jonathan Galliano - 21, Jack Belisle -21
California
In an 80s dystopia world where technology knows you better than you know yourself, a teen, uncomfortable in his own skin, is willing to disguise his personality to be the person he has always wanted to become.
Vicente Manzano - 24, Alfonso Torres - 24
California
Isolated in a utopian world, a phone therapist lives a consumer lifestyle. Despite her comfort, she deals with a dark figure that leaches into her emotional life.