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    The 2021 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Announces 9th Annual Award Winners

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    By Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins on September 30, 2021 News

    The 2021 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival has announced the award winners for its ninth annual event which featured a lineup of film screenings, discussions, virtual reality, and screenplay and graphic novel competitions. Held in-person from September 17-18 at the Producers Club Theaters in Midtown Manhattan and virtually on September 19, the festival honored its literary namesake by recognizing 19 official selections for outstanding filmmaking and storytelling. More information on this year’s festival and all upcoming events is available at https://www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com.

     

    Congratulations to the award winners of The 2021 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival:

     

    BEST PHILIP K. DICK FEATURE

    Lunamancer (2021) — WORLD PREMIERE

    Director: Noah Mucci

    Run Time/Country: 70 min, USA

    Synopsis: A scientist battles an otherworldly Lunamancer for the soul of his sister, armed only with his faith and a crowbar. Starring Nicki Clyne (Battleship Galactica).

     

    BEST SUPERNATURAL FEATURE

    The Unhealer (2020)

    Director: Martin Guigui

    Run Time/Country: 92 min, USA

    Synopsis: A botched faith healing on a bullied teenager bestows Native American powers that “reflect” any attempted physical harm back on his aggressor. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score. Starring Lance Henriksen (Aliens) and Natasha Henstridge (Species).

     

    BEST DOCUMENTARY

    Origin of the Species (2020)

    Director: Abigail Child

    Run Time/Country: 92 min, USA

    Synopsis: An experimental feature documentary that explores current realities of android development with a focus on human/machine relations, gender & the ethical implications of this research. The film records cutting edge laboratories in Japan & the USA where scientists attempt to make robots move, speak & look human. These scientists & their discoveries are contextualized with cinematic & pop culture references, to underline the mythic, comic & uncanny aspects of our aspirations.

     

    BEST PHILIP K. DICK SHORT

    Pa Pa (2019)

    Director: Douglas Petrie

    Run Time/Country: 14 min, USA

    Synopsis: A lonely mechanic builds a mechanical boy – and becomes an unlikely father to his own creation. Directed by the executive producer of HBO’s The Nevers and starring Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption).

     

    BEST DIVERSITY IN SCI-FI SHORT

    The Last Starship (2020)

    Director: Eric Haywood

    Run Time/Country: 18 min, USA

    Synopsis: After most of the human race has evacuated earth and relocated to a new world across the galaxy, a group of survivors forms a desperate plan to escape our planet and join the rest of humanity…but the plan comes with a significant risk. Directed by the co-executive producer of NBC’s Manifest and starring Grace Byers (Empire), Jack Coleman (Heroes), and Loretta Devine (Family Reunion).

     

    BEST SCI-FI SHORT

    The Immortal (2020)

    Director: Carl Firth

    Run Time/Country: 20 min, Australia

    Synopsis: A man who fears death discovers the secret of immortality, but learns that eventually, everything dies – everything except him.

     

    BEST ESCHATON, SINGULARITY AND BEYOND SHORT

    diff (2019)

    Director: Keitaro Fujimori

    Run Time/Country: 27 min, Japan

    Synopsis: Astronaut Anna awakes on Earth alone after an accident on the surface of the moon. As she undergoes rehabilitation with her attending physician and trainer, she slowly remembers. Yet the differences between her present self and her recollected memories trouble her. Anna eventually learns the truth about her accident.

     

    BEST SUPERNATURAL SHORT

    Koreatown Ghost Story (2021)

    Director: Minsun Park, Teddy Tenenbaum

    Run Time/Country: 15 min, USA

    Synopsis: In this supernatural horror tale based on a Korean ritual, a woman entertains a macabre marriage offer that would let her pursue her dreams, for better or for much much worse. Starring Grammy and Emmy-nominated standup comedian Margaret Cho, and Lyrica Okano (Marvel’s Runaways).

     

    BEST ISOLATION IN SCI-FI SHORT

    Routine (2020)

    Director: Russ Emanuel

    Run Time/Country: 4 min, USA

    Synopsis: A film about Cassie and her life during a pandemic, one of quarantine, routines, monotony, consistency, day in, day out – that is, until she runs out of coffee.

     

    BEST ANIMATED SHORT

    The Dark Odyssey (2020)

    Director: Michael Lavine

    Run Time/Country: 9 min, USA

    Synopsis: A brave captain and his faithful mate transport a captive warrior, who holds The Inventory of The Mind, across the interstellar line. When their ship is forced to navigate an asteroid field, their mission is jeopardized.

     

    BEST WEB SERIES

    Super Science Friends (2020)

    Director: Brett Jubinville

    Run Time/Country: 24 min, Canada

    Synopsis: A group of super powered scientists are sent through time by Winston Churchill to fight nazis.

     

    BEST TRAILER

    Come On, Harleen (2020)

    Director: Christopher Leong

    Run Time/Country: 2 min, USA

    Synopsis: As grad student, Harleen Quinzel researches a newly deceased Joker for her thesis, she soon uncovers the commonality she shares with Gotham’s most-feared; spiraling back into the darkness of her own private and tortured past.

     

    BEST VIRTUAL REALITY

    GEIMU: A Live-Action VR Film

    Director: Dorian Goto Stone

    Country: Japan

    Synopsis: Emi, a gamer, and her friend Hiroshi illegally hack together her gaming console and her AI device (like a Google Home or Amazon Alexa) and then enter the virtual reality RPG (role-playing-game) game world that the AI creates, set in medieval Japan. As they progress in the game, it becomes increasingly glitchy and weird and it becomes evident that Emi and her friend’s lives may be in danger from a deviant AI.

     

    BEST PHILIP K. DICK SCREENPLAY

    Future-Human: A Documentary

    Writer: Noel David Taylor

    Country: USA

     

    BEST SCI-FI PROTOTYPING SCREENPLAY

    The Hammer Falls

    Writer: Travis Heermann

    Country: USA

     

    BEST SCI-FI SCREENPLAY

    JoinWith.Me

    Writer: Mike Meier

     

    BEST SUPERNATURAL SCREENPLAY

    Lizard People

    Writer: Christopher J. Hall

    Country: USA

     

    BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

    Ads Attraction

    Writer: Brenden Hubbard, Damon Russell

    Country: USA

     

    BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL

    Monitor

    Writer: Damian Wampler

    Country: USA

     

    About The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival:

    “The core of my writing is not art but truth.” – Philip K. Dick

    The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival launched in 2012 as New York City’s first and only festival of its kind. The festival honors the enduring legacy of novelist Philip K. Dick, whose enormously effective works composed of fictional universes, virtual realities, technological uprising, dystopian worlds and human mutation served as a significant observation of the current state of society. Organized by individuals and filmmakers who understand the difficulties and challenges of presenting unique narratives in a corporate environment, the festival embraces original concepts and alternative approaches to storytelling in the form of independent science fiction, horror, supernatural, fantasy and metaphysical films. Since 2013, the festival has held additional gatherings in France, Germany, Poland, Rotterdam, and Los Angeles.

     

    Connect with The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival:

    Website: https://www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/philipkdickfest

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philipkdickfest

     

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