The Calgary Underground Film Festival
BeakerReel Screening
Presented by the Calgary Underground Film Festival, BeakerReel is a night of science, invention and inspiration as told through film.
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Licensed Event 18+
$12 Regular/ $10 CUFF Members (double feature price)
Tickets are available at the door - cabaret style seating
VENUE: Festival Hall 1215 10 Ave SE (map)
The evening will be comprised of two film screenings celebrating creativity-in-action. The first screening will be the Alberta premiere of GE FOCUS FORWARD, a documentary shorts package from an impressive roster of award-winning international directors, showcasing unique inventors who are changing the world. Following the shorts package will be JOURNEY TO PLANET X, a hilarious, charming and inspirational feature documentary about two guys who are scientists by day, and amateur science fiction filmmakers by night.
GE FOCUS FORWARD - 7:00 PM (80 Minutes)
Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the world through act or invention—directed by the world's most celebrated documentary filmmakers. The films have been viewed in 150 countries and screened to audiences on all seven continents. We will be showcasing 23 as a specialty curated series for Beakerhead. Some of the directors featured are: Morgan Spurlock, Leslie Iwerks, Lucy Walker, Alex Gibney
JOURNEY TO PLANET X - 9:00 PM (76 Minutes) - Comedy/Sci-Fi
Directed by: Josh Koury & Myles Kane
Eric Swain and Troy Bernier are scientists by day and amateur filmmakers by night. These two friends have worked together for years - turning out sci-fi inspired tales of their own creation. Journey to Planet X follows the filming of Planet X, the duo's most ambitious endeavor to date, and sheds light on their own unique brand of 'movie magic.'
There will be a post screening Q&A with both Eric & Troy on skype!
“Hilarious and moving, JOURNEY TO PLANET X is a love song to passion and hard work and beating the odds. Marvelous.” - Kent Jones, The Maddow Blog