Blastoff 2020

This is a collection of masterful award-winning films. The entire program runs 1 hr 45 mins. For those who wish to stay, there will be a 30 minute awards presentation after the screenings.

Films in the program include:

EXTRA INNINGS A reporter interviews the manager of the Boston Red Sox in an attempt to uncover secrets from his past. What we discover is chilling, sad, and beautiful all at the same time. Featuring TJ Thyne (BONES) and Peter Riegert (CROSSING DELANCEY).

TWO DUM MICKS in this laugh-out-loud comedy, featuring D.B. Sweeney (Two and a Half Men) and Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), two unlucky guys meet in the drunk tank and hatch a plan. As the saying goes, “So, how’d that work out?”

OUR NEXT CALLER a mysterious caller, Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Pope of Greenwich Village) offers a failing legal-advice radio program a way to suddenly boost ratings with a winning, but chillingly violent proposal.

A CONGO’S JOURNEY Against stunningly beautiful footage, and an exquisite sound-track, a baby monkey tells his own story to motivate people to protect his home, his family, the natural environment, and, indeed, the future of all humanity.

SPIRIT: A MARTIAN STORY is the extraordinary story of NASA’s search for evidence of life on Mars using the rover, SPIRIT. The film, inspired by the online comic “XKCD: SPIRIT” by Randall Monroe, told in SPIRIT’s own voice, with humor, and human-like emotion, is a delightful must-see.

RUSH is an adrenaline charged, action film. Daniel Rush (Adam Brashaw), a highly skilled cop, is captured by a brutal criminal, Ronnie Keys (Mike Wilson). Danny has no choice but to kill or be killed.

ALIA based on a true story, is a heart-rending account of young, married, mute girl who suffers constant, unbearable domestic violence at the hands of her husband and his mother. Somehow she must find the courage to escape, but her options involve horrible consequences.

MEMIO our student entry, is an endearing, light-hearted study of a young man’s devotion to his ailing grandmother. Now, with the promise of a product designed to combat the effects of dementia, he must somehow convince her to try it.

STOOD UP a quirky comedy, sees charming, loyal Ben, perpetual best friend and wing-man awaiting the meeting of his blind date. But, fate has other plans.

MEMORY MAN In a future where psychic abilities are outlawed, the Memory Man makes a living overhauling secretive clients’ distressing memories. The arrival of a hostile new client finally forces him to confront unfinished business of his own.