So many film festivals are linked to horror, e.g. Supernova, run by Grimm Up North. But what if you don’t like horror?
I like sci-fi that imagines different kinds of futures – like Hunger Games or Terminator. They may be scary and have lots of fighting in them, but the thrill comes from imagining what the future might be like and what we might be like if we lived there.
Logan’s Run imagines what life would be like if everyone had to report for extermination in their mid 30s…
Young people have been making SF films in Salford since 2010, working with local group ‘Salford LIDS’. Some of these short films are viewable on Vimeo.com, under the name of director Mike Scantlebury. Link: https://vimeo.com/mikescantlebury
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