Kino Tales 2: Future Tales, Mon 22nd Feb

Mon 22nd Feb, Central Library  4.00pm    Tickets available here.

Kino Tales 2: Future Tales (15)

There are dystopias a-plenty, zombies on the rampage, teenage superheroes, ecological apocalypse, corporate time manipulation and cloning. All this plus Zachary Quinto, and the legendary Rutger Hauer in this selection of genuinely fantastic films (in both senses of the word).

When Tears Have Fallen

Dir / Wri: Henrik Henziger, Prod: Malin Welin France

Sweden (2014), 19 min 46 sec, Cert 15

In a near future almost all of mankind has lost its emotions, and can only briefly experience joy or sadness by use of a certain drug. In such a world, the ability to actually feel is a valuable commodity…

A Boy’s Life

Dir / Wri: Howard McCain, Prod: Karen Loop

USA (2014)  6 min 57 sec, Cert 15

A portrait of a troubled youth trying to survive in a world gone awry.

 

Helio                         NORTH WEST Premiere

Dir / Wri / Prod: Teddy Cecil

USA (2014), 19 min 5 sec, Cert 15

One worker sparks an uprising when he attempts to break free of his dystopian underworld.

Wrapped

Dir / Wri: Roman Kalin, Falko Paeper, Flo Wittman, Prod: Paolo Tamburrino, Catherine Ackerman

Germany (2015), 4 min, Cert 15

Mother Nature reclaims the Earth.

 

The Future Perfect

Dir / Wri: Nick Citton, Prod: James Brown, featuring the voice of Zachary Quinto

USA (2015) 12 min, Cert 15

“History belongs to those with the money to change it”. 150 years in the future, a time-travelling agent is given an assignment which causes him to question the nature of his mission.

 

Clones

Dir / Wri: Rafael Bolliger, Prod: Stefan Girtanner, starring Rutger Hauer

Switzerland (2015), 14 min 12 sec,  Cert 15

A dying scientist is offered the chance to live on in his clone’s body

 

The Red Thunder                         NORTH WEST Premiere

Dir / Wri / Prod: Alvaro Ron, Wri: Clara Viola, Rafael Alvarez

Spain (2015), 8 sec, Cert 15

Sarah, a nerdy teenager, steals her mum’s car to go on a date. But something will happen with that car that night that will change her life forever.

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