SiliCon Short Film Festival Program Announced!

Silicon, San Jose Double Tree, October 5th to 7th. Check out more of Horror Yearbook’s GREAT programing HERE

PART 1: Films with content similar to the MPAA guidelines of PG-13 or less
(May contain brief violence, language, or sexuality)

“The Meatrix”
Louis Fox
Anime, Sci-Fi, Education
Running Time: 3.5min

Synopsis: Take the red pill and journey with Moopheus, Leo, and Chickity in this animated spoof of “The Matrix.”

“4U”
Ehren Koepf
Horror, Reality
Running Time: 4.5 min

Synopsis: A secluded mountain man makes a list of people to kill. If all goes well, this will be the last film you ever see…Includes a special gift for some audience members.

“Creepers”
Mark Simon
Anime, Super Heroes
Running Time: 6.5 min

Synopsis: A group of bumbling rainforest creepers secretly become super heroes who stumble through rescuing the rainforest. Reminiscent of Disney’s “A Bug’s Life”

“The Meatrix II”
Louis Fox
Anime, Sci-Fi, Education
Running Time: 4 min

Synopsis: Moopheus, Leo, and Chickity return in this sequel to the animated spoof of “The Matrix” to expose the dairy industry.

“Incredible Invasion of the 20,000
Giant Robots from Outer Space”
Alexander Lentjes
Stop Motion, Sci-Fi, Space
Running Time: 8.5 min

Synopsis: A space story in 3-D Color stop motion Animation from the Netherlands. Menacing Robots Spread Terror By Nearly Destroy The World With Their Invincible X-Rays!

“Guy’s Guide to Zombies”
Daniel & Matt Austin
Anime, Horror Spoof
Running Time: 3.5 min

Synopsis: Are zombies misunderstood? A parody of 1950’s public safety films, which pokes fun at the current international climate of irrational fear. From England.

“4th Street Poker”
George Flanigan
Religion, Horror
Running Time: 8.5 min

Synopsis: What would you bet on the perfect hand of cards? Your home, your burial plot, your unborn child? See what happens when you make a deal with the Devil.

“The Meatrix II 1/2”
Louis Fox
Anime, Sci-Fi, Education
Running Time: 2.5 min

Synopsis: The third part in “The Matrix” spoof takes us to a processing facility, where we learn about the Fast Food Nation.

“Edgar Allen Poe’s:
The Pit & the Pendulum”
Marc Lougee
Stop Motion, Horror
Running Time: 6 min

Synopsis: A victim of the Spanish Inquisition is sentenced to dungeons to await his death. But is it death that is most harrowing or the way it is brought about? Presented by Ray Harryhausen (“Clash of the Titans”).

“Cruel Logic”
Brian Godawa
Thriller, Horror
Running Time: 7.5 min

Synopsis: A brilliant serial killer videotapes his debates with college faculty victims. The topic: His moral right to kill them. This taut thriller is soon to be a feature length film.

…Brief Intermission for 5 minutes…

PART 2: Films with content similar to the MPAA guidelines of ‘R’
(May contain extreme violence, gore, nudity, or drug use)

“Grace”
Paul Solet
Horror
Running Time: 5 min

Synopsis: A woman must make a mother’s ultimate choice when the dead baby she has carried to term returns to life… With an appetite. Features “90210” alum Brian Austin Green.

“The Darkness Before the Dawn”
Sean Mesler
Backwoods Horror
Running Time: 14 min

Synopsis: When a young couple’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere they seek the help of a brother and sister with serious troubles of their own.

“Cemetery Pogo”
Jon Morken, Erik Beckett
Music Video, Horror
Running Time: 3.5 min

Synopsis: Music Video featuring “The Secretions,” concerning a group of punk rockers partying in a cemetery until zombies show up to steal the hot chicks and snack on the innards. Gross, but funny zombie sex ensues.

“Redskins Revenge”
Elias Plagianos
Comics, Horror, Mafia
Running Time: 12 min

Synopsis: Based off the Comic Book, the film follows 2 men that must drop off a Native American casino owner’s cash, but can they escape the evil lurking in the woods?

“Gasoline Blood”
David Pope
Zombies, Horror
Running Time: 7.5 min

Synopsis: Three kids arrive to shoot a horror film, but real horror kicks in when a gang of mad zombie inbreds come to play. UK film with a catchy tune.

“Criticized”
Richard Gale
Torture, Horror
Running Time: 18 min

Synopsis: A film critic writes a scathing review of a new horror film and is abducted by the film’s director, who subjects him to an “eye- opening” experience. Features an extremely tense and original torture scene.

“Night Visit”
Kenneth Hall
Slasher, Horror
Running Time: 4.5 min

Synopsis: Special screening of Kenneth Hall’s (“Puppet Master”) slasher flick. A woman is assaulted by a masked man in her bedroom. Stars cult actress Lynn Lowry (George Romero’s “The Crazies”).