The Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film Festival starts Saturday in venues across the state. The week includes films, shorts, H.P. Lovecraft walking tours and Lovecraft-inspired film screenings, and a few “Conversation with” events as well.
A phantasmagoric symphony of international films blasts its way across the big screen as the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) launches its 19th Annual Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival, October 20-27th. In addition to its traditional spooky film fare “Vortex” will showcase a wide array of Sci-Fi and Fantasy cinema. This year’s Festival includes a return of its popular H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour presented in collaboration with the RI Historical Society, free after-school KidsEye Programs, the Campus Connections program that brings programming to area Colleges and Universities, and two free Forums that look behind-the-scenes at creating genre films in the Ocean State.
RI PBS (Channel 36) will coordinate with its doubleFEATURE each Friday at 8pm with a repeat broadcast on the following Thursday night at 10pm.
doubleFEATURE” promises a voyage of discovery where viewers learn about the talented artists from Rhode Island and beyond who work in the industry or aspire to create their career. From seasoned professionals, college and high school students, to those whose passion and creativity are their drivers, “doubleFEATURE” shines a spotlight.
Local venues include: Schneider Auditorium at JWU; Metcalf Auditorium at RISD Museum; Guzman Hall at PC; Friedman Hall at Brown; Providence Public Library; and the RI Historical Society.
General admission for screenings $10 per person. Go here for schedule.
The image here is from “Space Between Stars,” a science fiction fable which follows a group of ethereal creatures exploring a derelict space station. As they’re drawn out into the vast, unsettling environment and their fate begins to crystallize, questions are raised about the nature and ambiguity of conflict. Running time: 10 minutes.