Technology has taken over most aspects of life with human function seemingly being the last realm it needs for full assimilation. After an attack, Grey Trace finds himself widowed and quadriplegic. In order to find how did this to his wife and himself, he is willing to go to great lengths and risks.
Author Archives: Emilie Black
Dead Envy (2018)
An aging rocker running a hair salon attempts to capture one last glimpse of fame. A chance meeting with a young fan starts off making his life better until things take a serious turn.
Female Filmmaker Friday: Jax In Love (2018)
A lonely woman is driving in the desert when she breaks down and must depend on the kindness of strangers. In this, she also looks for a connection on a human level.
Written by Rakefet Abergel and directed by Colin Campbell, Jax in Love is a good, albeit short exploration of multiple themes such as loneliness, human connection, love, and letting go. Abergel’s story shows a flare for human interactions and how to translate them to the screen while Campbell’s direction brings it all forward in a clear and easy to understand manner. Their work comes together to create a fun short film with unexpected twists and turns.
The Meg (2018)
Off the coast a China, a research crew finds an unexplored part of the ocean and decides to explore it to see what may hide beyond the partial physical barrier. Once there, they find that probably should have left it alone. As they are rescued, something follows them to the open waters and causes havoc. Only one man seems to be the one able to contain the situation.
Gaston Lagaffe (2018) [Fantasia Fest 2018]
A young inventor is hired to work for Aupetitcoin, a company that specializes in rehabbing failed products to make them high sellers. While there, he seems lazy yet creative and creative in his laziness, leading to problem after problem, mostly for other people.
Mega Time Squad (2018) [Fantasia Fest 2018]
A man stumbles upon a time travelling amulet and uses it to attempt to get himself out of trouble and get his dream girl. Things do not go according to plan and things just get more complicated each time he travels back in time, causing a second, third, fourth, etc copy of himself that need to go back where they came from.
Montreal Dead End (2018) [Fantasia Fest 2018]
Montreal is sort of infamous for its roadwork and potholes… One day, a pothole grows to frightening size and oozes a sort of gas. Soon after, people in various neighborhoods around town are starting to feel this gas’ effects, turning into violent people and zombies, switching bodies, meeting monsters and other oddities.