FilmQuest, one of the largest and fastest growing genre film festivals in the world celebrating the very best in sci-fi, fantasy, horror and the beyond, takes place October 23 – November 1 in Downtown Provo, Utah. Short films are always a highlight of genre-fare fests, and FilmQuest chooses a fine selection each year. I have for you a selection of shorts from this edition that I highly recommend, with a second installment here. For more information, visit https://www.filmquestfest.com/.
Grizzly Peak
Cody brings Kylie, her long-time crush, out to a patch of the Redwoods called Grizzly Peak to share her new creative outlet; flying drones. They witness a horrific murder and become the target of a serial killing madman who disables their car and traps them in a grisly game of survival.
Self-Tape
A struggling actor running a makeshift self-tape studio in his San Fernando Valley apartment grows increasingly disillusioned as a wide range of actors flow in and out, and lazy contemporaries continue to get opportunities that elude him.
Crowded Out
During a desperate search for parking in the city, Owen picks up a strange hitchhiker who offers help, but instead gives unwanted opinions, and leads to more hitchhikers.
The Vanity
In the near future, a young couple makes their living as influencers for a new social media platform: THE VANITY. But when THE VANITY upgrades to AI, the horrific visions it shows forces them to decide what matters most: their online following, or each other.
Tether
On the first day of her job running a remote, isolated space station, Mickie (Geffri Maya, “”All American: Homecoming””) receives mysterious transmissions and must quickly unravel their meaning with the help of a passing spaceship Captain (Ming-Na Wen, “”The Mandalorian,”” “”Mulan””), or an untold number of lives could be lost.
Almost Ten
When an innocent looking fish tricks a robber into thinking she’s younger than she is..
