It seems that sci-fi shorts are all the rage these days.  Here’s another especially impressive one, The Gift, set in Russia with some very strong Half Life 2-vibes. Set in Russia, the Gift features a great chase sequence and is beautifully filmed with some cracking CGI. Watch it below (warning: it contains some gore): The Gift from BLR_VFX on Vimeo.

This is just mind-bending. Kevin Margo’s stylish and trippy sci-fi short film is winning all sorts of accolades at the moment.  It’s beautifully presented, and equally as frustrating as you try and get your head around the meaning – if there even is one definitive truth behind it. One astronaut’s journey through space and life ends on a hostile exosolar planet. Grounded is a metaphorical account of the experience, inviting unique interpretation and reflection by the viewer. Themes of aging, inheritance, paternal approval, cyclic trajectories, and behaviors passed on through generations are explored...