FRI 2ND MAY
Smoke ‘N Mirrors
Byron Bay, NSW
SEX, DRUGS & SCI-FI
DOORS: 6:30PM
SHOW: 7PM
CAMPING IN PARADISE • 23 mins • (Norway)
Dir: Eirik Tveiten
A philosopher and his girlfriend involuntarily must spend a night at a nudist campsite, which is far beyond their comfort zone. At the campsite they meet a friendly couple, and this reveals underlying conflicts and creates tension in their relationship.
LICK FIRE • 6 mins • (Argentina)
Dir: Jeff Zorrilla
Through intimate reflections, Lick Fire delves into the ecstasy and turmoil that spring forth from the limitless realm of imagination, while fearlessly contemplating the impending consequences of artificial intelligence in breathing life into these captivating and unreal realms.
THE RAINBOW BRIDGE • 13 mins • (USA)
Dir: Dimitri Simakis
Tina and her elderly dog, MeeMoo, visit "Rainbow Bridge Enterprises," a mysterious clinic offering human-to-pet communication. The esoteric Dr. Bailey Picadillo and her burnout partner, detect a cosmically strong bond between their new patients, triggering a journey across time and space where Tina and MeeMoo can property say goodbye in their final, fantastical forms. Tina may feel a bittersweet sense of relief, but Dr. Bailey gets more than she bargained for when the fabric of reality might have just split wide open.
PEGASUS HIGHWAY • 15 mins • (Aus)
Dir: Ethan Grahek
Two Bronies (Adult male fans of small, collectable Pony toys) are out to buy weed for their first time. Unbeknown to them, it is also their dealers first deal. What should have been a simple transaction quickly devolves, forcing one of the Bronies to chauffeur the eccentric drug dealer on a psychotic road trip. But there is more to these Bronies than the dealer could ever fathom.
SUBJECT • 15 mins • (Aus)
Dir: Fraser Whitehead
The Subject of an inhumane scientific experiment is freed from their sensory confinement and allowed to experience the novel environment beyond.