LISTS 2024 / UNITED KINGDOM FOCUS

THE SCI-FI-LONDON LIST

Enjoy a showcase from the best of British sci-fi talent.

This programme features a collection of science fiction stories produced in the UK with a varied selection of styles and sci-fi storytelling.

Total runtime: 84 minutes

14.9.2024 RM / 14-22.9.2024 OL / UK FOCUS

i made war of the worlds

I MADE WAR OF THE WORLDS

Dir. Luke Walters
A down-and-out podcaster with declining ratings turns his attention to the mass hysteria myth of the 1938 radio drama “The War of the Worlds” to get his career back on track.

DANDELION

Dir. Gillian Simpson
Alice lives alone in the belly of a wind turbine haunted by memories of the day her daughter and partner died. One morning, she decides to end her life. Confronted by her dead lover, she is given a second chance at life, but will she take it?

A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION

Dir. Nuri Moseinco
In the near future, criminals are given a choice; either go to prison, or have their memories completely wiped and replaced with fictional ones so they can become productive members of society.

VOMCO

Dir. Douggy Pledger
A far from normal day in a supermarket. Don’t watch this on a full stomach.

fish out of water sill shrt film

FISH OUT OF WATER

Dir. Alexandra Boulton
In a dystopian future, the government implements a radical programme to save the environment from total collapse; they convert 90% of the population into fish.

MEMORIA

Dir. Alina Bichieva
Two scientists create a time machine to help people heal their trauma, but while testing its technical abilities, they get stuck in the past and are forced to confront their darkest memories.

SOMETHING FOR YOUR MIND

Dir. Kamil Dymek
When a successful mental health podcaster tests a new mind-altering device, a question emerges; will she uncover the dark side of the wellness industry and the dangers of misinformation?

There is an opportunity to see the films in a cinema:

  • IN-CINEMA: THE SCI-FI-LONDON LIST: SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 (one day only, certain films only)

               The in-cinema event takes place at RICH MIX