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Earlier this year, we shared the incredible sci-fi short Hibernation. Jon Mikel Caballero's film was a throw-back to old school 1970s science fiction, as much about human relationships as about the science, beautifully shot and perfectly performed. Lucky for us, he has a new short with an amazing trailer.Soon to be on the festival circuit, Ashen, like Caballero's first short, is an homage to older science-fiction, though this time that of the 50s. This was the early days of comic books, days when fear of communism and the cold war translated into the metaphor of aliens and invasion from outer space. In the film, young Em is looking forward to celebrating her birthday, when her father asks her to wait in the family home's...

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Now that it's festival run is over, Spanish filmmaker Jon Mikel Caballero wants to share his award-winning short film, Hibernation, with you. It is an emotionally driven work of sci-fi with a bittersweet ending. The visual style is reminiscent of sci-fi films from the 60s and 70s.  You can watch the full short below. Joseph is an astronaut set to go where no man has gone in the Universe through the hibernation program. But something is wrong between him and his instructor Claire, and decisions that seemed unshakeable begin to tremble.Some folks who worked on TwitchFilm faves lent their skills to this projects. Eugenio Mira, director of Grand Piano and Agnosia composed the score for the short and Sergio G. Sánchez, writer of The Orphanage, was...

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