Universe 25

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival 2025

Block 2 — 1-3pm, April 13, 2025

AWARDS

FilmQuest | WINNER — Best Sci-Fi Short Film | NOMINEE — Best Director (Short), Best Actress (Short), Best Supporting Actor (Short), Best Supporting Actress (Short), Best Editing (Short)

Nashville Film Festival 2024 | WINNER — Best Graveyard Short

Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival 2024 | WINNER — Best Horror/ Suspense Film

SModcastle Film Festival | WINNER — Best Director | NOMINEE — Best Short (Drama), Best Actor in a Short (Drama), Best Screenplay, Best Original Music

The Micheaux Film Festival | WINNER — Outstanding Sci-Fi/ Fantasy

SF Indie Fest 2025 | WINNER — Jury Award: Best Short Film

Glendale International Film Festival 2024 | Winner — Best Sci-Fi Short Film

PopCon International Film Festival 2024 | WINNER — Best Sci-Fi/ Fantasy

Chicago Horror Film Festival 2024 | NOMINEE — Best Editing, Best Sci-Fi Horror Short

First Contact Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival 2024 | NOMINEE Best Live Action Film, Best "First Contact" Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Cinematography

Temecula Valley Film Festival | WINNER — Golden Poppy Audience Award

Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival | FINALIST

Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2025 | NOMINEE Best Featurette, Best Director (Featurette), Best Screenplay (Featurette), Best Actress (Featurette), Best Actor (Featurette), Best Cinematography (Featurette) Best Original Score (Featurette), Best Sound Design (Featurette), Best Editing (Featurette)

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

ScreamFest Horror Film Festival 2023

Lund Fantastic Film Festival 2023

Phoenix Film Festival (Int’l Horror & Sci-Fi) 2024

Boston SciFi Film Fest 2024

Indy Film Fest 2024

Juggernaut Fantasy & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2024

Gen Con Film Festival 2024

Motor City Nightmares International Film Festival 2024

Ravenheart International Film Festival 2024

Planet 9 Film Fest 2024

Sci-Fi London Film Festival 2024

H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2024

Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 2024

San Jose International Short Film Festival 2024

Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2024

Lee Strasberg Film Festival 2024

Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival 2024

Capital City Film Festival 2025

Philip K. Dick Science Fiction and Supernatural Film Festival 2025