14 Dec 1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Blackout
Eight minutes twenty seconds
What would you do if you knew the sun was about to expire and life as we know it would be changed forever? Blackout is a short film that takes place in the approximate 8 minutes it takes for light to reach Earth from the Sun as two strangers, Sampson and Darryl, discuss what they wish they could have done differently had they not taken sunlight for granted.
Top Billed Cast
Pablo Sandstrom Sampson
Roland Lane Darryl
Casey Raiha Announcer 1 (voice)
Beatrice Roberts Announcer 2 (voice)
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