Your favourite time of the year is fast approaching, that's right Sci-Fi London Film Festival (14th - 22nd September 2024) is nearly here!

We're doing something different, as @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ has teamed up with the Festival, and will be shining the light on a number of films in the build-up!

So, we'll get things underway with a short that looks at loss and our anchors that hold us to life. THEN, we have a great chat with the writer / director! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/1XtQOQYhkcY

'Dandelion' is written & directed by Gillian Simpson. Alice (Susan Jayne Robinson) lives alone in the belly of a wind turbine haunted by memories of the day her daughter (Myiah Rose Richmond) and partner (Daniel Hippolyte) 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?

Today we have:

Dandelion

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/D7Z3vjS6T2w

Sci-Fi London

14th - 22nd September 2024

Rich Mix

Saturday, 14th September 2024 at 18:30pm

Buy Tickets: Here.https://richmix.org.uk/book-online/1450802/

Get your online Sci-Fi London Film Pass (only £10): Here. http://sci-fi-london.com/2024buypass/

Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival, World Premiere: 18th September 2023

Director: Gillian Simpson

Cast: Susan Jayne Robinson, Daniel Hippolyte, Myiah Rose Richmond

Credit: Dead Unicorn Films, Ringling College of Art and Design

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Short

Running Time: 11:47 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/MKF_H82lTnE?si=qM9Z6iWI5GJLWmGl

Website: Here. https://www.dandelionshortfilm.com/

Instagram: @dandelionfilm2023 https://www.instagram.com/dandelionfilm2023/?hl=en

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'Give The People' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020

It's our second (and last) instalment of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage of the 49th Toronto International Film Festival!!!

Only short, but what a trip, eh!

And we're ending things with another gem, thanks to Cynthia Amsden!

It's an exploration of emotions and grief, especially highlighting the stigmas for South Asian men. THEN, we sit down with the writer / director to explore this highly imaginative look at this damaging culture and laying out your personal experiences on the screen!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/2R9VT6Hp7e0

'The Best' is written & directed by Ian Bawa. A South Asian bodybuilder (Mandeep Sodhi) internally pumps himself to hide his true feelings in the wake of a life-changing tragedy.

Today we have:

The Best

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/UbG8A34E4sY

2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Short Cuts 2024 Programme 04

Monday 9th September 2024 at 18:45

Scotiabank Theatre Cinema 14

Buy Tickets: Here. https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000610D05754794

Firday 13th September 2024 at 21:15

Scotiabank Theatre Cinema 13

Buy Tickets: Here. https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000610DFFD14562

Director: Ian Bawa

Cast: Mandeep Sodhi, Alex Clay, Shanaya Dhillon-Birmhan, Shelly Findlay, Melanie Lachman, M.E. Lewis, Ahmed Mokdad, Isabella Shibuta, Sylvan Valladares

Credit: Canadian Film Centre, Naltobel Productions, Malachi Ellis Productions

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 10 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://vimeo.com/988965320/9497975000?share=copy

Website: Here. https://www.ianbawa.com/films/the-best/

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'Give The People' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020

For the first time ever @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ goes to TIFF!!!

Well, this is essentially a quick drive through of the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, BUT, it's all thanks to Cynthia Amsden!!!

For our opening salvo, we take a look at a new film that exudes Toronto, while looking at the intricacies of relationships and sex work. THEN, we sit down with the director/writer and two of the stars for an incredible confab that will have you clambering to get a ticket for the film!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/ATWcPVNBj6Y

'Paying For It' is directed by Sook-Yin Lee, who co-wrote with Joanne Sarazen. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Chester Brown. When an introverted cartoonist’s girlfriend (Emily Lê) wants to redefine their relationship, he (Dan Beirne) begins sleeping with sex workers (Andrea Werhun, Hannia Cheng, Jamie Whitecrow, Lisa Smolkin, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Dusty Lee, Becky Johnson, Kitoko Mai, Tanya Cheex, Dainty Smith, Becca Willow Moss, Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato) and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.

Today we have:

Paying For It

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/4GxvSXZjtIE

2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Friday 6th September 2024 at 21:30, World Premiere

TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2

Buy Tickets: Here. https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000610D29B85284

Saturday 7th September 2024 at 11:45

TIFF Lightbox Cinema 3

Buy Tickets: Here. https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000610F081C5C86

Director: Sook-Yin Lee

Cast: Dan Beirne, Emily Lê, Andrea Werhun, Noah Lamanna, Chris Sandiford, Rebecca Applebaum, Ely Henry, Ehren Kassam, Stephen Thomas Kalyn, Ishan Davé, Sabrina Saudin, Hannia Cheng, Jamie Whitecrow, Lisa Smolkin, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Dusty Lee, Becky Johnson, Kitoko Mai, Tanya Cheex, Dainty Smith, Becca Willow Moss, Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato, Dot Starkey, Lisa Smolkin, Kris Siddiqi, Rubie Magnitude, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Willow Astbury, VYPERS

Credit: Wilding Pictures, Hawkeye Pictures, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates, Bell Media's Crave, CBC Films

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Running Time: 85 min

Cert: 15

Website: Here. https://www.payingforitfilm.com/

X: @payingforitfilm https://x.com/payingforitfilm

Instagram: @payingforitfilm https://www.instagram.com/payingforitfilm/

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'Give The People' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020

Call off the search party, 'Echoes From The Void!' #EFTV is back to bring you the lava you've been missing!!!

This is f'sure an interesting one, and it's all thanks to Cynthia Amsden who came with an intriguing offer...."do you want to speak with renowned filmmaker about his first ever graphic novel, AND electronic inspired album?".

Obviously, I emphatically said "YES", and went on a visual & sonic adventure, before sitting down for an expansive chat with the creative genius!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/d0OUiL4iDFg

Today We Have:

Tech

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/xqez8X7Cqa8

Softcover Release date: 19th September 2023

Hardcover Release date: 23rd October 2023

Written by: Vincenzo Natali

Drawn by: Vincenzo Natali

Genre: Crime, Drama, Noir, Sci-Fi

Pages: 200

Publisher: Encyclopocalypse Publications

Buy 'Tech' Hardcover via Encyclopocalypse Publications: Here. https://geni.us/JHN2

Buy 'Tech' Softcover via Encyclopocalypse Publications: Here. https://geni.us/97xxgMs

Buy 'Tech' via Comixology: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/TECH-Encyclopocalypse-Originals-Vincenzo-Natali-ebook/dp/B0CHZWBQMK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HP2PPQNYIHVY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4XhQNkxXDgBdq15TCdewSPaAB1z8FkDnjhzSwCWnRcV9NV5NKsGp3a7KT_kbTE9w1ig-NCxJ93-2fVi3NgXG0KPH75IbOhEwClgdsMF9JEty0-RdhlUrxfteUEfxJkFcGjmUlKsibHk6yz-NggArKgmD4gVROPoWnFHfMItHL39vWcP5wVHML36w-jHrajuMeqpXJcqLhRJjsodq0mOC0xcG-_MOgmZfhz5GiUeIreU.6q5-3MYANVF_UMa6aNylfYGk0SxNWSg6Qf3-v0-Epuk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Tech&qid=1724785733&s=comics-manga&sprefix=tech%2Ccomics-manga%2C160&sr=1-1

Website: Here. https://www.vincenzo-natali.com/tech

In this debut graphic novel, TECH, filmmaker Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice, Westworld, The Peripheral) envisions a not-too-distant future in which mankind has cracked the code for alien engineering. Business is booming, but it's a dangerous occupation; a lowly courier Shel would've abandoned it long ago if not for her daughter's expensive medical treatments. Unbeknownst to Shel, the same secrets she's peddling on the black market are the very key to living the life she so desperately yearns for.

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Delicate Machine

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Zr-iFd3DLUg

Digital Release Date: 8th August 2024

Created by: Vincenzo Natali

Mixed by: Lawrence Nichols ⁦@lrnichols70

Songs: 9

Genre: Ambient, Electronic, Techno

Running Time: 34 min

Listen via Apple Music: Here. https://music.apple.com/ca/album/delicate-machine/1759056300

Listen via Spotify: Here. https://open.spotify.com/album/5aTmiaiKLvcChtsah3AubK?highlight=spotify:track:5bNBKC4W9kY26gD141KF34

Listen via Hearnow: Here. https://vincenzonatali.hearnow.com/delicate-machine

Listen via Amazon Music: Here. https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D9ZS47NJ?marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&musicTerritory=GB&ref=dm_sh_llN1wntXT9f1OuaCWDD9OSF2T

Website: Here. https://vincenzonatali.hearnow.com/delicate-machine

The album contains nine tracks combining industrial sounds, synth, and piano for a mixture of aggressive and ambient tones. The careful listener may find them reminiscent of some of the music in Natali’s films.

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'Intrigued' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020

Film is often seen as a window into the world, and in ‘Part TWO’ of this week’s @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ we peak through.

Today is all thanks to the living legend, AJ Feuerman. We check an award winning indie, which holds a light up to the plight of undocumented immigrants, through the device of the American Dream, and is playing at this years 'Hollyshorts Film Festival'. It’s also a proof of concept for a larger, more in-depth exploration of the subject! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/GqAYARkDEmc

In 'Part Two' we have:

The Heart Of Texas

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/jFFBfylLjdk

12th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival, World Premiere: December 2023

Another Hole In the Head: December 2023

Mammoth Film Festival: 29th February 2024

Omaha Film Festival: 2nd March 2024

Blackbird Film Festival: 14th April 2024

Somerville International Film Festival: 14th July 2024

2024 Hollyshorts Film Festival: 17th August 2024

Director: Gregory JM Kasunich

Cast: Lauren Noll, Carlos Moreno Cravioto, Eduardo Zambrana, Peggy Schott, Brooke Matthews, Richard C. Jones, Samuel Thomas, Andrew Lester, Lily Nussbaum, Matthew Salinas, Georgia Vasiu, Lori Davidson, Christopher Bishop, Sgt. Stephen Drews, Aaron Konzelman, Victor Hawk, Becca English, Breshena Crosby, Andy Racoti, Julie Cervantes, Gregory JM Kasunich, Carol Olive Noll

Credit: Department of Light & Sound

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 14:50 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/MRpvDRxw5C4

Website: Here. https://www.heartoftexasmovie.com/

Instagram: @heartoftexasmovie https://www.instagram.com/heartoftexasmovie/

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'The Big Payback' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020

We are coming at you with another 'TWO Parter' @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ episode!!!

In 'Part ONE' eOne Films, Tucker Tooley Entertainment & Lionsgate bring us a real life adventure, and there's trauma & romance with Wayfarer Studios & Sony Pictures Releasing. Comedy is due thanks to FilmNation Entertainment, Range Media Partners & Neon, while Blinding Edge Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures look to catch criminals. THEN, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, Feigco Entertainment, Summer House Pictures & Amazon MGM Studios have the money & action ticket!

In 'Part One' we have:

Arthur the King

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/XCUpT-TFvNA

Theatrical Release Date: 15th March 2024

US Digital Release Date: 23rd April 2024

UK Digital Release Date: 9th August 2024

Director: Simon Cellan Jones

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Juliet Rylance, Cece Valentina, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ali Suliman, Bear Grylls, Paul Guilfoyle, Rob Collins, Michael Landes, Alani Ilongwe, Roger Wasserman, Oscar Best, Ukai

Running Time: 107 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/wjDJNEPghNY?si=qpRWraw34C-iyVEo

Website: Here. https://www.arthurtheking.movie/

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It Ends With Us

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/M5kKuGr-oKs

Theatrical Release Date: 9th August 2024

Director: Justin Baldoni

Cast: Blake Lively, Isabela Ferrer, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Alex Neustaedter, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton, Kevin McKidd, Robert Clohessy, Robin S. Walker, Emily Baldoni, Adam Mondschein, Caroline Siegrist, Robyn Lively, Megan Robinson

Running Time: 130 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLET_u31M4M

Website: Here. https://www.itendswithus.movie/home/

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Babes

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/rIP5B6FqSqM

South by Southwest, World Premiere: 9th March 2024

US Theatrical Release Date: 17th May 2024

UK Theatrical Release Date: 9th August 2024

Director: Pamela Adlon

Cast: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Hasan Minhaj, Stephan James, Oliver Platt, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas, Sandra Bernhard, Caleb Mermelstein-Knox, Elena Ouspenskaia, Crystal Finn, Donna Glaesener, Katy Grenfell, Rosa Gilmore, Shola Adewusi, Susanna Guzman, Holly Chou, Simone Recasner, Darren Criss, Rebecca Rose Bulnes, Fareeha Khan, Kami Dimitrova, Marie Faustin

Running Time: 104 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/E2ReABAgaDA?si=_OB_VtoAV5JjTiAL

Website: Here. https://neonrated.com/films/babes

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Trap

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/N_hEjJ1DmXI

Alice Tully Hall, New York City, World Premiere: 24th July 2024

US Theatrical Release Date: 2nd August 2024

UK Theatrical Release Date: 9th August 2024

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Lochlan Miller, Alison Pill, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Jonathan Langdon, Mark Bacolcol, Marnie McPhail, Kid Cudi, Russ, Marcia Bennett, Vanessa Smythe, M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Boyle, David D'Lancy Wilson, James Gomez, Nadine Hyatt, Michael Brown, Hailey Summer, Olivia Barrett, Joseph Daly, Allison Ference, Harley Ruznisky

Running Time: 105 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/hJiPAJKjUVg?si=deCuJ9vqvGJkNpA5

Website: Here. https://www.ladyravenmusic.com/

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Jackpot!

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/giqN5lC84ac

TCL Chinese Theater, World Premiere: 13th August 2024

UK Digital Release Date: 15th August 2024

Director: Paul Feig

Cast: John Cena, Simu Liu, Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon, Donald Elise Watkins, Holmes, Machine Gun Kelly, Adam Ray, Rylea Hendreschke, Sam Asghari, Michael Hitchcock, Taylor Ortega, Murray Hill

Running Time: 104 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/IW7pIYtpp50?si=E_biCQ-kgErA-vhb

Website: Here. https://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/original-movies/jackpot

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'Da Joint' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020