Eye On Sci-Fi

STAR THIEVES is an original and ambitious sci-fi short currently being adapted into a feature film about a powerful group of aliens who have been living among human beings for millennia. This project features an inclusive production team both onscreen and behind the camera.

The project was also created by and is owned by minorities creators.

This episode features our conversation with co-creator and star Dennis Hill. Dennis shares the inspiration behind the grand vision of STAR THIEVES, as well as why he feels the project is an important addition to the genre.

He also discusses the current STAR THIEVES Kickstarter campaign now underway to support the production of the full-length feature film.

EPISODE LINKS:

STAR THIEVES Kickstarter Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/529509339/1695546305?ref=72mzwx&token=1d642ec2

STAR THIEVES: The Short Film - The 7th Matrix Spotlight: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/7/9/star-thieves

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HEROES OF THE NORTH is a transmedia web series about a dynamic team of superheroes tasked with protecting Canada from a terrorist organization known as Medusa.

Produced, shot, and set in Canada, this ambitious project includes not only the 20-episode live-action web series, but also ancillary stories told across various other media such as comic books, novelizations, in-universe web sites, character diaries, and much more.

The live-action web series tells a complete story by itself, but viewers can further immerse themselves in the rich world of series by exploring all the other related media.

EPISODE LINKS:

HEROES OF THE NORTH - The 7th Matrix Spotlight: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2013/6/29/heroes-of-the-north

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DARK POOL is a 10-episode sci-fi web series that presents a compelling mind-bending mystery.

The series centers Jim Krall, a young man with an adoring family and successful executive career.

He seems to have it all until a shocking event upends his life: the abduction of his young daughter.

As Jim frantically searches for his daughter, he discovers his world is not what it seems. He falls down a rabbit hole populated by shadowy forces possessing unimaginable power and murky agendas.

And Jim and his daughter are caught in the center of it all.

EPISODE LINKS:

DARK POOL - The 7th Matrix Spotlight: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2013/5/17/dark-pool-the-web-series

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DISPEL is a compelling fantasy short film about a young girl who calls upon her favorite television heroine to help her fight a terrifying real-life monster that has ensnared her mother.

The writer and director of DISPEL, Kylie Eaton, was generous with her time in speaking to us regarding the inspiration behind the fantasy short, as well as what went into its production.

She also shares how she recruited the impressive cast for the project - most notably young actress Eris Baker (This Is Us) and genre TV icon Gina Torres (Firefly, Pearson).

Kylie also discusses her involvement with the Alliance Of Women Directors, an organization created to provide support, mentorship, and networking opportunities to women filmmakers.

EPISODE LINKS:

Official Website Of Director Kylie Eaton: https://www.kylieeatonfilm.com/

Alliance Of Women Directors: https://www.allianceofwomendirectors.org/about/

DISPEL - The 7th Matrix Review: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2019/8/28/fantasy-short-dispel-eris-baker-gina-torres

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ZELOS is the kind of sci-fi story that would make a perfect episode of the hit anthology television series Black Mirror.

Set in the not-too-distant future, the short film tells the story of Maria, a woman who seems to have a storybook life.

However, appearances can be deceiving as it is revealed Maria is feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of both her personal and professional life.

When a corporation begins selling to its clients their exact genetic clones, Maria purchases a clone of herself thinking she has found the perfect solution to all her problems.

She could not be more wrong.

EPISODE LINKS:

ZELOS - The 7th Matrix review: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2016/10/24/zelos

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Written and directed by filmmaker Amy Frear, SELKIE is a modern fantasy short film centering a creature from Irish, Scottish, and Scandinavian myth.

According to the lore, selkies are sea creatures resembling seals who can shed their skin and change into human form in order to walk on land.

In the short film, one such entity follows a school of herring up the Delaware River. Curious about the surroundings, it sheds its seal-skin and transforms into a human woman to explore.

A man discovers the seal-skin and steals it, trapping the selkie in its human form. It then becomes the man’s reluctant girlfriend in an attempt to regain its skin in order to escape back to the sea.

The short film is a beautiful and haunting metaphor for being entangled in an unhealthy relationship.

EPISODE LINKS:

SELKIE - The 7th Matrix Review: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2019/6/7/fantasy-short-film-selkie

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THE TRUE HEROINES is a web series that combines the period drama of Mad Men, the female power of Charmed, and the superhero adventure of Heroes to create a sensational narrative unique unto itself.

The series chronicles three women, Dottie, Pearl, and Margie, who are close friends and share a collective secret: they each were granted superpowers by a mysterious corporation during the Second World War and were secret agents for the Allied Forces.

The series opens at the end of the war during the beginning of the 1950s. Each of the three women are newly married and attempting to acclimate to domestic, suburban life.

However, the women soon realize they are now being hunted by sinister forces for unfathomable reasons.

EPISODE LINKS:

THE TRUE HEROINES - The 7th Matrix Review: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2013/5/24/the-true-heroines

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BEHIND is a chilling and atmospheric horror short film chronicling a woman’s encounter with a supernatural entity that has invaded her home and threatens her and her young daughter.

This Spanish mini-masterpiece flows in the same vein as popular horror film franchises The Conjuring, Sinister, and Insidious. Heavy with atmosphere and a heart-wrenching performance by its female lead BEHIND is a short film must-see for any fan of the genre.

EPISODE LINKS:

BEHIND - The 7th Matrix Review: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/6/17/behind-horror-short-film

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THE SHAMAN is an ambitious and spectacular sci-fi short set in the year 2204 in a world devastated by 73 years of continuous war. Humanity is locked in brutal conflict with a mysterious foe that controls skyscraper-tall, mobile, A.I. directed war machines.

During this tumultuous and violent time, people have rediscovered a dogma with the central spiritual belief that everyone and every object possesses a soul. A sect of mystics known as shamen uses their powers to conquer the souls of the war machine A.I.s.

EPISODE LINKS:

THE SHAMAN - The 7th Matrix Feature: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2019/4/16/sci-fi-short-film-the-shaman-marco-kalantari

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ZERO is a sci-fi short film starring Bella Ramsey (Lyanna Mormont, Game Of Thrones) that opens on a world facing imminent attack by unknown forces.

Viewers meet John and his young daughter Alice, who live in seclusion in their crumbling farmhouse. John is instructing Alice on strict rules she must live by in order to survive the expected attack.

When an electromagnetic blast makes technology all over the planet useless, including John’s pacemaker, young Alice is left alone with only her late father’s rules and training as her only means of survival.

ZERO is the latest sci-fi short film by indie filmmaking siblings, The Brothers Lynch.

Episode Links:

ZERO - The 7th Matrix Review: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2019/7/16/sci-fi-short-zero-bella-ramsey-the-brothers-lynch

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