ASTERNAUTS
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Synopsis
For farmer Earl McKnutt, life is pretty predictable. You wake up when its light; you go to sleep when its dark and in between you do the chores. If you’re lucky, nothing ever changes. Earl’s predictable life takes an unpredictable turn when a mysterious object crash-lands in his backyard. Together with his estranged and childlike brother Joel, the two go to investigate and in short order find themselves sifting through the remains of an exploded cow, fending off government agents and ultimately discovering the secret behind the mysterious object that has formed an enormous crater in their backyard. By the end of the night, Earl realizes that maybe a little mystery can be a good thing and a little adventure can keep you young at heart.
SCREENINGS, HONORS & AWARDS
Winner Best Film @ Columbia University Film Festival
Winner Best Screenplay @ Porto7 Int'l Short Film Festival
Winner Best Cinematography @ HollyShorts Film Festival
Winner Special HollyShorts-NociCinema Award @ NociCortin Festival
Winner Audience Award @ Cortópolis Int'l Short Film Festival
Winner 3rd Place Student Competition @ Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival
Winner Jury Prize for Excellence @ Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest
Winner Best Sci-Fi/Horror Audience Award @ Love Your Shorts Film Festival
Cannes Short Film Corner
Huesca International Film Festival
Jerry Goldsmith Awards
Imagine Science Film Festival
Bangkok International Student Film Festival
Fandana Film Festival
Malta International Short Film Festival
DC Shorts
BuSho Budapest Short Int'l Film Festival
Heartland Film Festival
LA Femme International Film Festival
Hof International Film Festival
Molodist International Film Festival
Austin Film Society Showcase @ SXSW
Landshut Short Film Festival
International Film Festival Würzburg
Maremetraggio Film Festival
Nocturna Int'l Fantasy Film Festival
Open Air Film Festival Weiterstadt
CONLANG
Best Narrative Short at the Sidewalk Moving Image Film Festival
Honorable Mention at the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
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Viewer’s Choice Award at Cinequest Film Festival
Cannes Short Film Corner
SXSW
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