Enter into the Sixth Borough!
New Episodes Each Day - Oct. 14th through 20th at 7:00 PM ET
Each episode of The Sixth Borough features three short festival films of note. The films are selected by the BSFFF’s producers and curators, and bring additional attention to the dynamic work of filmmakers from all over the world. In The Sixth Borough, you’ll meet lonely robots, mysterious mutants, out-of-this-world renegades, and many more compelling characters. You don’t need a passport, a driver’s license, a MetroCard, or a landspeeder. Just hit click and you’ll enter The Sixth Borough.
Chimera
Directed by Neil West
A woman receives experimental therapy for trauma and begins to suspect that she’s been a patient a lot longer than she’s being told.
Alone
Directed by Zasha Makabenta
404, a lonely robot beaten by the weather, wanders through a barren desert as its battery slowly depletes, longing for contact with other robot life. Upon finding the ruins of a city, 404 eagerly follows signs that could lead to possible companions.
Ivara -case of extra-
Directed by Yuki Kurosu
A woman happens to be in a town where a giant monster suddenly appears from underground. In the midst of chaos as buildings are destroyed and many people run for their lives, she musters up all her courage to help those stranded at the feet of her monster.
Botching
Directed by Brian Williams
Hacking a Robot for fun, or malicious intent, is dangerous, illegal, and banned globally. It has a name: Botching. This is a story from one such 'Botch' job.
Universe 25
Directed by David Tappan
A mysterious entity. A bizarre psychological experiment. Imprisoned in “The Room,” a woman can’t know anyone longer than 30 days. It’s difficult to say what’s worse: knowing that anyone she cares about will disappear, or that they might be replaced by someone worse. With no hope of escape, she must confront the absurdity of her new existencea lonely robot beaten by the weather, wanders through a barren desert as its battery slowly depletes, longing for contact with other robot life. Upon finding the ruins of a city, 404 eagerly follows signs that could lead to possible companions.
Please Don't Send Help
Directed by Grigory Lukin
We've finally heard back from our deep-space outpost on Proxima Centauri B, but there's something odd about their message...