Real Facts inspired movie that tells something about our world following Miles in search of equilibrium, Patrick in search of his father, Edith that might solve the world’s greatest riddle

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Directed by Mattia Simbolotti

Review by Andie Kay:

Storytelling 2.0 with the power of Artificial Intelligence is something some folks adore and some hate. I do appreciate a story that is well told and everything is clear. And a film using AI that’s based on “real facts” – is simply a cool way to make a film. It’s a way to pull the viewer in 100%.

This film had that beautiful, slick feel that AI brings to the table and thanks to Image and Coherence team members Emanuele and Giulia everyone looked the same from scene to scene. They were working closely with Alberto who handled Technology Development.

The story was interesting and captured your attention and Barbara, Katie, and Armen handled that plus the overall style of how the film should look. This was all brought together by Director, Mattia Simbolotti, with the support of Michela, the Assistant director. Overall it made sense to use AI for this, especially not having a major studio backing you and using their resources to convey the special effects throughout the film.

A seemingly ordinary rideshare turns into an extraordinary encounter.

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Review by Victoria Angelique:

The concept of ride share drivers picking up crazy people isn’t new, but the short film ENCOUNTER takes it to another level when the driver learns that his passenger is actually telling the truth. 

The story behind this film is one that many people can relate too, as many people use ride share opportunities to earn a little extra cash after a long day at work. The driver in this film seems like a rational man with a good heart. When his passenger seems erratic, he worries she’s being followed and like a true gentleman, he refuses to leave her alone on the side of the highway. His exasperation is plausible as the woman describes an event happening, which justifies her wanting to be dropped at a random place that would frighten a reasonable person. 

The woman appears to be frantic and excited at the same time, describing a conspiracy theory that most people dismiss. Something is coming and it is clearly something worth being excited over. She shows her drive a notebook filled with formulas, incoherent paragraphs, and a time for when this event will happen. The woman doesn’t realize she seems crazy or might be ruining another person’s life, this has to happen tonight. 

The momentum builds when she exits the car and dismisses every argument. The woman isn’t crazy as she sets up her camera hoping to capture the invisible entity. A flash of blue light proves she was right about the encounter, only she isn’t able to photograph it as both she and her worried driver are abducted under the light. 

This film teaches a valuable lesson to ride share drivers, that sometimes being a good human being involves trusting your instincts when it appears that someone might be crazy. The driver is taken with the woman, who didn’t think about what this could do to his life. 

One night in 1968, Colin Cameron witnessed something that would consume the rest of his life. Filming unexplained phenomena in suburban Melbourne, his search for truth blurred the line between obsession and survival. Through family testimony and landmark UFO cases, this film explores a hidden chapter of Australia’s unexplained history.

Review by Victoria Angelique:

Do you believe in UFOs and Aliens? The feature documentary THE MAN WHO SAW THEM ARRIVE tells the story of Colin Cameron, an Australian man that claims to have witnessed a UFO landing on January 6, 1968. This film serves as a tribute to Colin from those that loved him as they talk about his life and how this encounter impacted his mental health. 

Colin Cameron had footage of what he stated was a UFO landing and the documentary even shows his grainy film footage. Cameron knew what he saw and would teach other people in his life about the incident. There was a round burnt ring and the documentary even interviews other people that claimed to see UFOs throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. The witnesses include school children in Australia and a man that took classes on UFOs in the United States. One man was in England, but the question to skeptics remains, did they actually see UFOs?

This film will have audiences questioning who is telling the truth. Footage shows politicians giving plausible explanations for UFOs or stating to the public that they are looking for plausible explanations to the sightings. Being told that someone didn’t witness something that was being taught in universities during the 1970s on how to search for UFOs would impact anyone’s mental health. The documentary shows photographs and grainy footage of what appears to be Polaroids or film footage of UFO sightings. 

Colin Cameron’s mental health is reported to have declined throughout his life. This seems reasonable when even his colleagues and friends would’ve thought he was crazy. He knew what he saw and was only able to find a handful of people to believe him. That would make anyone depressed when they are being told to deny something that they truly believe was real.

Fortunately for Colin, his legacy remains as he has loved ones continuing to search for what he saw. He has people that believe him and are joining in the search for an explanation to the footage he captured. This documentary will have viewers questioning what is out there and if Colin really did something on January 6, 1968 based on the film footage shown within the film.

A grieving father, a disillusioned barmaid, a sketchy barman, a newlywed couple, and a sheriff converge in a rural bar during a violent snowstorm, but little do they know only four of them will make it out alive.

Review by Julie C. Sheppard:

The gripping short Snowdrift is rife with tension and unspoken truths. As the film unfurls, it becomes apparent that characters have some dark secrets to hide.

Darkness also permeates the atmosphere of the central setting – – a gloomy, claustrophobic bar serves as a fitting temporary shelter from a nighttime snowstorm. In addition, there are apt sounds of howling winds, and nervous movements of the characters shifting around the creaky space. The music soundtrack also creates an atmosphere of fear and foreboding.

The acting is superb, as edginess simmers just below the surface, and the skillful screenplay allows for truths to gradually play out to a satisfying resolution, creating a sense of “cleaning house” from corruption. Justice has been served, despite the fact that certain truths must remain hidden.

Throughout history, at such critical moments, visionary figures have emerged. The idea of The Coming One is found within all religions, and many believe we are living in a time when that expectation could be fulfilled. “At the Turning” presents the controversial idea that Maitreya, the World Teacher — expected under various names across many spiritual traditions — has in fact returned to the everyday world.

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Review by Julie C. Sheppard:

At the heart of the short At The Turning is both a warning and a call to action. It is visionary in its urgent messaging, and is passionately delivered by an articulate narrator, and thoughtful on-camera commentary from academia. This messaging is accompanied by a rapid series of video images from around the world, which effectively reveal the dire need for humanity to more equitably share resources – – the starkest being footage of wealthy yachts (with commentary highlighting the fact that there are more billionaires in the world now than ever) closely followed by images of crowded slums, where poverty is rampant.

On a lighter note, the film is also playful, interspersing footage of young children enjoying pleasures of life, which underscores a common human goal. Another positive message in the film is the prediction that our confused and disordered world is due for a prophetic messenger, Maitreya, who will awaken civilization to become more aware of the vital need to look out for one another.

The dynamic soundtrack flows beneath the film’s activity with grace and energy, moving from vibrant synth to stirring orchestral refrains, as the film moves to its climactic resolution. This important piece should be universally “sung from the rafters”– it is a wake-up call for everyone, from world leaders to the general populace, who seem to be stubbornly unheeding of humanity’s potential for collapse if collective action of altruism is not taken.

An obscure composer, a mysterious teenage girl, a scrappy reporter, a conspiracy theorist, a civil servant, and a punk—six strangers are held inside a remote house in the mountains by a shadowy organization.

Review by Victoria Angelique :

The feature film, ABDUCTION MELODY: AN UNFORGETTABLE MELODY, invokes a mystery that will cause viewers to begin questioning reality as they are immersed in an intense world that involves adult kidnappings and alien conspiracies. The film begins with Ms. Kim being abducted and utilizing one primary location makes the audience feel as trapped as this woman that feels like she is going crazy. What makes the story even more of a cinematic, immersive world is that the viewer will feel like they are going as crazy as Ms. Kim feels as the film begins to feel like a choose your own adventure book. 

The story on the surface seems simple, but it is when the scenario begins repeating that Ms. Kim realizes that she isn’t going crazy, but that she is being manipulated. Olga is the ringleader of this abduction campaign and she keeps mentioning to the abductees things about aliens and alien substances, which throws the film into an alien conspiracy and government involvement to kidnap people that might have been compromised by this substance. 

Olga has the power to restore each person’s memory and reset the timeline to before each person was abducted. Issues arrive when Ms. Kim and Su-Jin can remember each missing person, which causes Olga to continue to make excuses for keeping them imprisoned. Su-Jin has the power to turn back time for one hour and Ms. Kim had touched the green ooze from a suspected UFO, explaining their memories of each timeline. 

The most beautiful part of this film is the sisterly relationship that Ms. Kim and Su-Jin form. Ms. Kim wants to protect the much younger girl, but it’s not always possible, especially when faced with a much more powerful woman like Olga and a foreign reporter that will kill to protect herself. 

Ms. Kim starts as a skeptic when it comes to alien conspiracies that mingle with government programs, but by the end of the film, she is a believer.

In the year 2100, on a planet devastated by environmental collapse and ruled by a totalitarian regime, Gaia — a young member of the resistance — risks everything to change the course of history. Earth has reached the +3°C threshold projected by climate science; ecosystems have collapsed, oceans have turned toxic, and humanity survives under strict control in underground enclaves.

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Review by Victoria Angelique:

The dystopian world of AGENDA 2100 depicts a grim reality where every move is controlled and food is rationed. It begs the question of what someone will do to secure a better future for an unborn baby, even if it means breaking the law to send a message to the past. 

The first few seconds opens with stunning graphics that display a desperate mother-to-be, Gaya, attempting to send a message to the past. This level of special effects remains throughout the film, which allows the viewer to see just how grim a future awaits the world in the year 2100. The world has no wildlife left, not one single bird or butterfly, which is why it stuns Gaya to see a real butterfly behind her colleague that is in the year 2020. This is her desperate attempt to send a code to this woman that will hopefully begin to lead to a better world. 

This is a dangerous attempt for Gaya, as sending unauthorized messages is illegal due to what the government deems a waste of energy. Her husband, Alexis, is slipping his pregnant wife extra rations from his government job to protect their child. Alexis ends up being killed shortly after his son is born and never gets to meet the child that he was excited to bring into the world. A devastating blow to Gaya as she imagines the meeting she had envisioned in contrast to this stark reality that has left her a single mother that is being actively hunted by their government for being a rebel. 

AGENDA 2100 isn’t only a dystopian world, but most importantly, a story about how far parents will go to preserve the future for their child. The tragedy of the dark world is broken when Gaya sees a butterfly, which lets her know that every effort was worth it for her newborn son.

Born days apart in 1930 and raised in Munkács, Czechoslovakia, Holocaust survivors Magda Bader and Ruth Cohen were transported to Auschwitz on the same day from the same spot when they were 14 years old. A chance encounter with an educator visiting the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. brought them together after 81 years.

Review by Julie C. Sheppard:

The documentary short Munkács Miracle is indeed an exploration of the miraculous. The fact that the two main figures Ruth and Magda, from the same home town and survivors of the Holocaust as young teens, have met many years later in the United States is unbelievable, but true. This piece zeros in on the kind-hearted faces of these women, and also reveals that they are still experiencing pain and trauma, almost as fresh as if these atrocities were happening to them today. Scenes capture the quiver in their voices and their intense sadness, and the flashes of anger at what was experienced.

The subtle, yet evocative musical score below the interviews carry the heartbreaking storytelling along. Another filmic element that frames the piece is the stark archival footage of Hitler and Nazi soldiers and people being shuttled aboard train cars and crammed into ghetto bunks. These scenes are sickening to see, and they are also a reminder of the potential of how inhumane we can be towards one another. A memorable quote by Magda is a particularly apt regarding what we need to do to avoid the risk of dehumanization, in that “the earth was created for everybody, and nobody should feel like they are superior, and treat each other like human beings”. The decision to produce this film right now is quite timely when, no matter the background, humans must treat others with respect.

The film shows optimism in that these women, who have gone through so much, are offering themselves up as volunteer educators in hope that history does not repeat. The warmth and care that the woman share for each other on screen is lovely and it is indeed miraculous that they have come together after all this time. 

Review by Victoria Angelique

Imagine a friend inviting you to a barbecue in 1988 Detroit hosted by a gay man named Larry and then you will understand the point of view of the main character Patrice as she has to argue with her inner thoughts verses the world around her in DIFFERENT WORLDS: SUMMER HEAT. In the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, where the propaganda is making even people like Patrice suddenly begin remembering that she was raised in the church without being able to quote exact scripture. 

This exact era was depicted perfectly in this film through the point of view of an outsider witnessing what the fear mongering was doing to the LGBTQ community. Patrice was unexpectedly flung into this scenario by her friend, which brought her defenses up as she began to rationalize her judgments against every person rather than listen to the stories that revealed deep hypocrisies. One woman mentioned that she was also raised in the church, but her mother used her as a check from the welfare system and did drugs all week long. This same woman was kicked out as soon as her mother learned she was a lesbian and condemned.

This film gives a powerful lesson about judgement, which shows that if we lift the roofs off of other people’s homes that no one would have the right to judge another person. This comes through in the most powerful character, Larry, who is the voice of reason. He starts off as the fun jokester, the person that the viewer wouldn’t think would be the voice of reason by the end of the film. His party was essentially ruined through all the tension and fighting, to the point that he burnt the burgers that he bragged about, as he had to calm everyone down. Everyone needs a Larry in their life, the person that worries about other people and genuinely cares about people. Larry stated that he tries to live as a good Christian, which means loving everyone without judgement.  

A woman has gone missing. The agoraphobic Keith Lamont is her last hope. But to find her, he’ll have to face his deepest fears.

Review by Victoria Angelique

The feature film, AWAKEN THE REAPER, is the perfect analogy for why people shouldn’t do drugs but put into a horror film scenario. The story starts slow, but once the action begins, it never stops until the last few minutes and makes it worth the wait. 

The narrative follows Keith as he comes back from a camping trip with his rehab buddies, when one of his cohorts goes missing. Like any good friend, Keith is worried about Sarah, but she’s answering her text messages. When Keith’s friends start dying Final Destination style deaths, it makes him paranoid to leave his house. This raises the question, can that actually prevent a person from dying when several of his friends were killed inside their homes? For Keith this proves his worst fears, when the killer breaks in to kill him but kills his parents.

The graphics show high definition blood creeping up walls and black goo easing up drains as if out of nowhere. This is coupled with the dark shadows and sinister music that states a villain is nearby. Like all good horror films, the bad guy wears a mask and this is one that stands out as different, like an angel of death with how black it is against the night to blend in with the shadows.

The entire film is a metaphor for why people shouldn’t do drugs. It is just as each character relapses from their sobriety that they are killed in the most graphic of ways. Each of Keith’s friends are killed in gruesome and graphic murders that will make the audience cringe.