Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest (2001)

Grab your friends and cancel your plans for the Trekkie Convention 'cause you're gonna love this!

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest (2001) poster

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

Director: Glenn Forbes, Scott Forrest, David Janssen, Rolf Kestermann, Darrin Plant, Tory Belleci, Rick Dublin, Mike Daly, Sterling Bishop
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Runtime: 92 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Patrick Canavan, Scott Zeilenga, Sterling Bishop
Cinematography: Tony Wannamaker, Jeff Nicholson
Editing: Colm Caffrey, Dan Frankel
Production: Winston Davis and Associates, Pyros Pictures, Inc., Apollo Cinema Distribution Corp., Big Film Shorts, Hollywood Shorts, Industrial Street Productions, The Asylum, Umbrella Productions, Forerunner Films, THE ConsortiuM, First Rites, tribe, Dublin Productions, Strato Films, DCS Entertainment, Creeping Things
Country: Australia, Canada, United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en

Themes

Visions of Future and Technology, Absurd Fun and Cinema Homage, Spoof and Parody Films, Cybernetic Warfare and Future Tech, Cyberpunk Action and Robotic Rebel

Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.), technology, post-apocalyptic future, dark comedy, tragedy, y2k, spoof, cyberpunk, compilation, robot, homage, short compilation, technology runs amok, humanity, human vs computer

More Films by Director: Glenn Forbes, Scott Forrest, David Janssen, Rolf Kestermann, Darrin Plant, Tory Belleci, Rick Dublin, Mike Daly, Sterling Bishop
More Films in Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest about?
Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.
Who directed Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest?
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest was directed by Glenn Forbes, Scott Forrest, David Janssen, Rolf Kestermann, Darrin Plant, Tory Belleci, Rick Dublin, Mike Daly, Sterling Bishop.
Who stars in Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest?
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest stars Scott Forrest, Brigette Morrison, Jenn Winter, George Morris, Richard Baccari, Brittany Smith.
How long is Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest?
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
What genre is Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest?
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest is a Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy, Thriller film.
Where was Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest produced?
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest was produced in Australia, Canada, United States of America.
What are the themes of Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest?
The themes of Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest include: Visions of Future and Technology, Absurd Fun and Cinema Homage, Spoof and Parody Films, Cybernetic Warfare and Future Tech, Cyberpunk Action and Robotic Rebel.