2023 GeekFestUniverse Program

›Sun Feb 12‹

Mon Feb 13

Tues Feb 14

Sunday Feb 12 – 10:30AM –
Theme: The Last Of Us – Gamer Fan Film

Official Opening Film

The Last Of Us : All Gone – 00:14:59
Dir. Alexandre Delol – France

  • Nominated For – Best Short Film, Best Fan Film, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best VFX, Best Set Design, Best 1st Time Filmmaker, Best International Film, Best Actor – Edward EZ as “Nathan“, Best Actor – Amdi Kane as “Sam“, Best Music/Original Score – Composers – Chekib Aoudia, Julien Nguyen, Jean-Charles Robert
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis Nathan and his little brother Sam try to survive in a world where both the infected and other humans become formidable adversaries…

Live Zoom Event

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Sunday Feb 12 – 11:00AM –
Theme: Dreamers And Geniuses

Jan Szczepanik
The Artist Of Invention – 00:54:00
Dir. Tadeusz Śmiarowski – Poland
Dir. Monika A. Koperska – Poland

  • Nominated For – Best Documentary, Best International Film, Best Science Film

Synopsis Jan Szczepanik responsible for inventions connected to colourful pictures and film development and has revolutionised Jacquard loom and developed a bulletproof jacket textile basing on silk. As his laboratory got burned many times and his family has travelled during the war, at present, we do not have any of his inventions here in Poland. Film unveils our journey to finding his cameras and textile looms in Europe hopeful to bring back to life his inventions

Live Zoom Event

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Sunday Feb 12 – 12:00PM –
Theme: Whovians Unite!

Doctor On Display – 00:48:40
Dir. Roger Christopher Stevens – United Kingdom
Prod. Keith Barnfather – United Kingdom

  • Nominated For – Best Documentary Film, Best International Film, Best Special/Unusual Interest Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis The amazing story of how a small, sleepy town in Wales became a centre of DOCTOR WHO fandom!

Live Zoom Event

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Sunday Feb 12 – 1:30PM –
Theme: Buddy Can You Spare A BitCoin?

Bitcoin Cowboys:
Will Wyoming Become The Next Crypto Capital? – 00:23:56
Dir. Tim Hedberg – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Documentary Film, Best Explainer Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis Bitcoin Tech Companies move to the Wild West in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Live Zoom Event

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Sunday Feb 12 – 2:30PM –
Theme: Rolf Mohr – Disney Concept Artist – Talk ‘n ‘ Demo

Join the immensely talented Rolf Mohr, Lead Concept Artist at Disney, as he discusses his Role as a Senior Concept Artist for big name Game, Movie, and Toy Companies. Rolf has worked on projects with Sony, Dreamworks, Hasbro, Insomniac Games, Disney and Telltale among others, most recently on the new Bioshock 4 game. And if that’s not impressive enough, he works alongside some of the Top Decision Makers on many of these Projects – He has also also worked side by side with some of the Celebrity Actors that star in those Projects.

  • What: Talk + Live Concept Art Illustration Demo
  • Where: Live via Zoom and Facebook!
  • When: Sunday, Feb. 12 – 2:30PM(EST)
  • Why: Learn more about Concept Art and meet like-minded Game, Movie, and Toy and Arty Geeks!
  • Facebook @rolf.mohr
  • Instagram @r0lfm0hr
  • Twitter @rolfmohr
  • Website www.artstation.com/rmohr
  • Keywords #Disney #Illustration #Games #Comics #Toys #Film #Franchise #ConceptArtist #2K #Hasbro #Telltale #Batman #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #RWBY #Halo #EpicMickey #Resistance #Dreamworks #Sony #Animatics

Live Zoom Event

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Sunday Feb 12 – 4:00PM –
Theme: You Know How To Whistle Don’t You…?

Bring Back The Whistle Dog – 00:17:46
Dir. Bob Simpson – Canada

  • Nominated For – Best Documentary, Best Special/Unusual Interest Film, Best Canadian Film, Best 1st Time Filmmaker
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis Fast food menu items come and go, but none have ignited lasting passion quite like Canadian restaurant chain A&W’s Whistle Dog. This “hot dogumentary” profiles diehard fans fighting the good fight to bring back the iconic dog. 

Live Zoom Event

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Sunday Feb 12 – 5:00PM –
Theme: Math at its Finite

A Morphism – 01:21:05
Dir. A. S. Z. Lau – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Feature Film, Best Experimental Film, Best 1st Time Filmmaker
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis A mathematician has all the comforts of civilization, but is left empty. Finding traditional life purposes superficial, he has made it his goal to join what appears to be a secret society descended from the early Pythagoreans. This was attempted to be filmed/structured the way a math paper is written. Also, the plot contains a mathematical code the main character must solve, but any math-y viewers are encouraged to see if there’s another mathematical code for viewers to solve.

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  • Keywords #Film #Physics #Mathlete #Pythagorean #Psychological #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense

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Sunday Feb 12 – 7:00PM –
Theme: Franklin’s Comedy Book

Franklin’s Comedy Book – 01:39:21
Dir. Franklin Marshall III – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Documentary, Best 1st Time Filmmaker, Best Special / Unusual Interest Film

Synopsis Meet Franklin Marshall The Third, an unknown comedian from Greens Farms Connecticut who makes a journey across America to compete in The World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas.

Live Zoom Event

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Sun Feb 12‹

>Mon Feb 13

Tues Feb 14

Monday Feb 13 – 12:00PM –
Theme: Animation Afternoon

Hummings Of A Hummingbird – 00:02:12
Dir. Savvas Constantinou – Cyprus

  • Nominated For – Best Animated Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis A man is visited by a curious hummingbird, inspiring him to examine his own place in the universe.

Tryouts Today! – 00:07:14
Dir. David Mair – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Animated Film, Best SuperHero Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis Two aspiring superheroes make an unexpected connection while waiting in line to try out for the Des Moines Defenders.

Live Zoom Event

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Monday Feb 13 – 1:00PM –
Theme: Dr. Strange Animated

Doctor Strange:
Multiversal Madness Fan Film – 00:60:01
Dir. Mario Durán Araujo – Mexico

  • Nominated For – Best Animated Film, Best SuperHero Film, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Voiceover Cast
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis Doctor Strange embarks on a multiversal journey with Brother Voodoo to stop Wanda and Vision before it’s too late.

Live Zoom Event

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Monday Feb 13 – 3:00PM –
Theme: Fantasy & Fairies

The Fairy Hunter – 00:14:46
Dir. Patrick J Kelly – Ireland

  • Nominated For – Best Fantasy Film, Best SmartPhone Film, Best Short Film

Synopsis A wandering young Viking, hunting alone in the just discovered New World (later to be known as America) in the year 1267, comes across a different type of prey, a creature that has power and magic, but it’s her mysterious beauty that prevents the Viking from striking her down, resulting in an unfortunate ending.

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  • Keywords #Film #Fantasy #Supernatural #Viking #Magic #Love #MakeLoveNotWarriors #ShotOnPhone #ShotOnAndroid #MobileFilmmaker #MobileVideography

Live Zoom Event

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Monday Feb 13 – 4:00PM –
Theme: Cosplay

Cosplay Your Way: In Color – 01:00:00
Dir. JaBarr Lasley – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Cosplay Film, Best Fantasy Film, Best Documentary, Best Special/Unusual Interest Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis A documentary centered around the discovery and journey of POC CosPlayers. Novice and Expert CosPlayers taking the art of CosPlay to new heights to ensure that people of color who contribute to the craft are seen and recognized for their contributions. CosPlay artists discuss the “how to” and “why to” of CosPlay. They deal with the highs and lows of being people of Color in the world of CosPlay, from racism and body insecurities, to how the craft is therapeutic and as well as artistic expression to open up the door to budding careers as designers, photographers and foamsmiths. CosPlay is more than a hobby; it is a lifestyle! Use your name, express your style and do it your way! 

Live Zoom Event

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Monday Feb 13 –  9:00PM –
Theme: Gamers Delight

Dinger City Mario Superstar Baseball
Talk ‘n ‘ Demo

 

Do You Love Major League Baseball? Do You Love Super Mario?  Meet Nicholas Keller, Founder and Video Editor for Dinger City on YouTube. Nicholas is a Creative Geek of Games. Almost all of his whole life he has been playing videos games, as well he is a content creator.

Nicholas Loves Major League Baseball, Gaming and Super Mario and has combined his Love for All Things Baseball and All Things Gamer into an Online Community called Dinger City ! Join Us as Nicholas discusses how he built a Community around Mario Superstar Baseball.

PLUS! We’ll get to play a Game of Mario SuperStar Baseball IRL! Lets Go Mario!

Live Zoom Event

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Sun Feb 12‹

Mon Feb 13

>Tues Feb 14

Tuesday Feb 14 – 3:00PM –
Theme: Fan Films – Star Wars

Roger-Roger – 00:22:24
Dir. Sam Einar Engh Syftestad – Norway
Dir. Espen Omland Hustvedt – Norway

  • Nominated For – Best FanFilm, Best Fantasy Film, Best Short Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis Roger is looking for a girlfriend, but how hard can it be to meet someone who loves Star Wars as much as him? His best friend Hans Ola and his boyfriend Edvin try to help Roger out on his dating quest.

Forsaken Mandalorian
And The Drunken Jedi Master – 00:09:57
Dir. Anthony Ferraro – United States

  • Nominated For – Best FanFilm, Best Short Film, Best Sci-Fi Film, Best VFX, Best SFX MakeUp, Best Wardrobe/Costume Design
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis A Forsaken Mandalorian must hunt down a seedy Twi’lek Hutt Courier to recover a sensitive asset that has personal value to The Mandalorian. When the Mandalorian finds the Courier, the Twi’lek pleads with him for mercy and reveals that there is a Drunken Jedi Master in the area. As the recovered asset is only one piece of the Mandalorians mission, he ventures to confront the Drunken Jedi Master. Curiously, this unexpected development may be valuable in fulfilling his mission. 

Last Trial –
A Star Wars Collateral Story – 00:11:48
Dir. Marino Darés – Spain

  • Nominated For – Best FanFilm, Best Sci-Fi Film, Best Action Film, Best VFX, Best SFX MakeUp, Best Wardrobe/Costume Design, Best Actor,
    Pablo Montenegro as “The Jedi Apprentice“, Best Music/Original Score – Jacob ‘Jake’ Cadmus
  • Watch The Pre-Recorded Q&A Here!

Synopsis 18 years after the great Jedi purge and the rise of the galactic empire, a lost padawan acting as a rebel spy and a rookie stormtrooper face the hardest and most important trial of their lives whilst surrounded by a storm of smoke, fire and thousands of blaster bolts. Last Trial is a nonprofit unofficial Star Wars fanfilm shot in El Teide, Canary Islands with the collaboration of the official administration of the Teide national park and the Star Wars fan group Fuerza Imperial de Tenerife. It is not intended for commercial use and it is not associated in any way to Disney or Lucasfilm. This fanfilm has not been premiered and it is not open to the public on the internet.

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  • Website / YouTube  @SWcollateralstory
  • Keywords #Film #FanFilm #StarWars #StarWarsFan #DarthVader #Jedi #Mandalorian #Action #SciFi #Fantasy #Adventure

Live Zoom Event

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Tuesday Feb 14 – 5:00PM –
Theme: Fan Films – Part Deux

Miles Behind:
A Spider-Man Fan Film – 00:18:25
Dir. Tito Guillen – Canada

  • Nominated For – Best FanFilm, Best Short Film, Best SuperHero Film, Best Canadian Film

Synopsis Miles Morales (Eb Mensah) is still trying to find his footing and voice as the new Spider-Man of New York City, while also keeping up with his regular life as a student and son of New York Police Officer Jefferson Davis (Charles Payne). An attempted mugging becomes a defining moment for Miles and his father as Spider-Man comes between the New York City Police and Peter (Ralphy Miracle), a young man tired of being marginalized and stepped on.

Stegosaurus – 00:09:03
Dir. Barry Wilkinson – United Kingdom

  • Nominated For – Best Short Film, Best Fan Film, Best Cinematography, Best Fantasy Film, Best Actress Olivia Wilkinson as “Amber“, Best Music/Original Score – Matthew Walker
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis On a trip to Jurassic Park, a young girl leaves her phone-obsessed mother behind in order to find her favourite dinosaur – the stegosaurus.

Almost Home Alone – 00:07:22
Dir. Lisa Marie Tedesco – United States
Dir. Johnny Kraszewski – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Short Film, Best Action Film, Best FanFilm
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis The notorious Beer Bandits attempt to strike again on Christmas Eve night at the Armada Brewery in New Haven, CT. Little do they know someone is waiting for them. A parody and nod to Home Alone.

John Witch – 00:03:51
Dir. Cameron Sun – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Short Film, Best Action Film, Best Fantasy Film, Best VFX
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis What if the world’s deadliest Hitman John Wick lived in the Wizarding world of Harry Potter?

  • Facebook @CamsCreations
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  • Keywords #Film #FanFilm #JohnWick #KeanueReeves #FortisFortunaAdiuvat #Wizards #HarryPotter #HP #WizardingWorld #Magic #MartialArts #Action #Adventure

Live Zoom Event

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Tuesday Feb 14 – 7:00PM –
Theme: Hidden Things Between The Frames

Screen Shot – 00:14:30
Dir.  Stefan Varvaressos-Abdi – Australia

  • Nominated For – Best Experimental Film, Best Short Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis A short satirical action comedy set in a world dominated by deepfakes, where video cameras have replaced guns. 

Terms Of Service – (de)Vice Grip – 00:03:00
Dir. Padrick Sean Ritch – United States

  • Nominated For – Best Experimental Film, Best Documentary. Best Editing
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis Part 4 of the Emoticon series…

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  • Keywords #Film #Experimental #Satire #SocialCommentary #TermsOfService #TermsOfServiceTakes30MinutesToRead #TheUSConsitutionTakes18Minutes #LegalAgreements #Disclaimers #ServiceProviders #DataCollection #Privacy

Official Closing Film

Some Evidence
In Support Of The Melnychuk Conjecture – 00:08:23
Dir. Bekk Wells – Canada

  • Nominated For – Best Experimental Film, Best Sci-Fi Film, Best Short Film, Best Cinematography, Best Canadian Film
  • In Attendance Via Zoom

Synopsis A group of independent researchers present their findings. 

Live Zoom Event

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Live – Tuesday Feb 14 – 9:00PM
Theme: GeekFestUniverse Award Ceremony – Live

Join us LIVE on Zoom and Facebook as we Hand out #GeekFestUniverse2023 Awards to Filmmakers Around The World!

Hosted by New Jersey Filmmaker and all-around TopGeek – Thomas Florek.