The science fiction short films 'GROW' & 'WHITE' are fascinating examples of climate fiction or "Cli-Fi," speculative fiction featuring global warming and climate change as the main dramatic catalysts.

Link to cli-fi/sci-fi short GROW: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2016/7/2/sci-fi-short-film-spotlight-grow

Link to cli-fi/sci-fi short WHITE: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/1/21/white-a-sayeeda-clarke

Find out more about Cli-Fi: https://bookriot.com/2018/05/03/climate-fiction/

Podcast intro/outro music by António Bizarro Used Via CC BY-NC-SA 4.0: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

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Eye On Sci-Fi Podcast Episode 06:  Compelling Climate Fiction Short Films 'GROW' & 'WHITE'

Based on a story by acclaimed genre author Ken Liu, the stunning sci-fi short 'REAL ARTISTS' transports us to a near future where art and technology have become intertwined to an unsettling degree.  Written and directed by Cameo Wood. Starring Tiffany Hines and Tamlyn Tomita.

Link to REAL ARTISTS:

https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/3/13/real-artists-cameo-wood

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Episode 12 Stunning Sci-Fi Short Film 'REAL ARTISTS'

'Galactic Galaxy' is the screwball sci-fi comedy web series that looks like the love child of the animated series 'Futurama' and cult classic animated movie 'Heavy Metal.'

Link to Galactic Galaxy: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/6/12/galactic-galaxy

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Episode 13 Galactic Galaxy

"STAR THIEVES" is an intriguing sci-fi web series pilot about a clan of powerful and mysterious alien beings who hold the fate of the world in their hands.

Link to "STAR THIEVES": https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/7/9/star-thieves

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Podcast Intro/Outro Music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

Episode 14 -  Sci-Fi Web Series Pilot 'Star Thieves'

"Let Them Die Like Lovers" sounds like the title to an overwrought romantic drama, but instead, it is a remarkable sci-fi action-drama short. The film is a tale of a covert C.I.A. agent with the paranormal ability to "jump" into the bodies of other people. As part of an unusual counter-terrorism project, the agent finds herself fighting to maintain her identity and sense of self as a result of her constantly inhabiting the lives of others.

Link to 'Let Them Die Like Lovers': https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/6/12/let-them-die-like-lovers

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Podcast Intro/Outro Music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro
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Episode 15 Sci-Fi Short Film 'Let Them  Die Like Lovers'

The gripping sci-fi short film 'INSTANT' is the latest production by Roddenberry Entertainment.

The short film tells the taut story of five strangers gathered in a local bar who suddenly find themselves taken hostage by a desperate man wielding a gun.

As their volatile situation escalates, it is revealed that one of the hostages is keeping an unbelievable secret that will forever change the lives of all involved.

Link to sci-fi short INSTANT: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/7/26/instant-roddenberry-entertainment

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Podcast Intro/Outro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro

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Episode 16 Sci-Fi Short Film 'INSTANT' By Roddenberry Entertainment

'POSTHUMAN' is an impressive animated cyberpunk short film influenced in look and narrative style by classic Japanese anime films such as AKIRA and Ghost In The Shell.

The short chronicles the exploits of Terrence, a genius hacker who has been commissioned by a powerful and mysterious psychic to infiltrate a black ops laboratory run by the totalitarian government that controls almost every facet of their society.

Podcast intro/outro music: "I Succumb" by Antonio Bizarro  Used Via CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Link to POSTHUMAN: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/4/26/posthuman-animated-short

Support the Eye On Sci-Fi Podcast: https://the7thmatrix.com/support

Podcast Intro/Outro Music:

"I Succumb" by António Bizarro

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Episode 17 Animated CyberPunk Short 'POSTHUMAN'

'AIR' starring Antonia Thomas (Misfits) is a sci-fi short film set after an environmental disaster has forced humanity to live in an enormous underground bunker. However, after 126 years, the bunker's air production systems are beginning to fail.

Link to AIR:  https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/8/20/sci-fi-short-film-air

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Podcast Intro/Outro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro

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Episode 18 Sci-Fi Dystopian Short Film AIR

"THE FISHERMAN" is the acclaimed sci-fi short film about a down-on-his-luck Hong Kong squid fisherman who has an unearthly encounter that will affect the entire world. Shot on location in China.

Link to THE FISHERMAN: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2017/10/6/the-fisherman

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Podcast Intro/Outro Music:

"I Succumb" by António Bizarro

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Episode 19 Sci-Fi Short Film THE FISHERMAN

"BIOPUNK" is a post-apocalyptic short film set in the year 2054. The planet has been decimated by a viral pandemic. In a shantytown formerly known as London, a young woman embarks on a desperate search for her brother who has been kidnapped by mysterious forces. Featuring Kristian Nairn (Hodor, "Game Of Thrones").

Link to BIOPUNK: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/7/31/biopunk-kristian-nairn

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Podcast intro/outro music: "I Succumb" by Antonio Bizarro Used Via CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Episode 20 Sci-Fi Short 'BIOPUNK' Featuring Kristian Nairn (Hodor, "Game of Thrones")

'ICARUS' is the breathtaking and gripping sci-fi short film about a Mars expedition suddenly faced with a crisis that could jeopardize the entire mission.

Link to ICARUS: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2017/11/14/icarus

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Podcast Intro/Outro Music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro

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Episode 21 Sci-Fi Short Film 'ICARUS' A Space Drama Set On Mars

Rod Faulkner is the founder of The 7th Matrix, a web site dedicated to showcasing exceptional online science fiction short films, and web series.  

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