Norwescon 42 is proud to present a curated collection of films from MoPOP’s Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival 2019. Final Offer - d. Mark Slutsky | Canada | 12 min A down-on-his-luck, ambulance-chasing lawyer wakes up in a mysterious room only to be informed that he's been randomly selected to negotiate on behalf of a client. His client? The human race. Starring Aaron Abrams (Hannibal) and Anna Hopkins (The Expanse, Arrow, The Flash). 10 Minute Time Machine - d. Charles Wahl | Canada | 10 min While George nervously waits for Lori to show up for their date, Lori has an even bigger surprise than he does – a time machine! Their imaginations run wild with how they can put it to use and, unbeknownst to the other, they each begin to experiment with it. Hyperlight - d. Nguyen-Anh Nguyen | Canada | 17 min Elite astronauts are sent to investigate a mysterious distress signal, but when Emiliana wakes up in her cryopod, dazed and confused, she must rescue her companion, Phillip, and return to their ship to try and determine what happened to them and the signal they were following. Starring Jeananne Goossen (Criminal Minds, The Night Shift) and Peter Skinkoda (Daredevil, Man in the High Castle). CC - d. Kailey Spear, Sam Spear | Canada | 14 min | 3rd Place Winner (tie) AIDCC28002025, known as CC, is an Artificially Intelligent Device leased by Cloverhill Nanny Agency to Lena Howard to take care of her daughter, Adelaide. But when what’s best for Adelaide comes into question, an investigative team must try to determine what actually happened. Starring Jewel Staite (Firefly). The Restrictor - d. Jade Hærem Aksnes | Norway | 16 min | 3rd Place Winner (tie) Happiness is scarce and must be monitored. Each citizen is given a monthly ration of joy - excessive use is punished. When the authorities introduce the ultimate punishment for excessive use, the restrictor Albert faces an impossible choice. DISPEL - d. Kylie Eaton | USA | 14 min When young Lizzie learns her older brother is moving out, she realizes she will be left at home alone with her monster of a mother. Armed with the lessons of her favorite TV show, 'Celeste Skygoode', Lizzie battles to save her mother from the dark forces that have transformed her. With Gina Torres (Firefly). The Nine Billion Names of God - d. Dominique Filhol | France | 15 min 1957, New York. A Tibetan monk rents an automatic sequence computer to aid the monks in his lamasery to list all of the names of God, a task that without technology would take them another 15,000 years to complete. They hire two Westerners to install and program the machine in Tibet, but what will happen once they finally collect all nine billion? Brian and Charles - d. Jim Archer | UK | 12 min | Grand Prize & Audience Award winner Brian and Charles tells the story of an unlikely friendship forged in isolation. With no one to talk to during a particularly harsh winter, Brian builds a robot, Charles. Life is rosy until it’s not and things soon come to a head, forcing Brian to make a decision. Cosmic Dental Associates of Clifton, NJ - d. JP Chan | USA | 3 min Since 1998, Cosmic Dental Associates of Clifton has been the tri-state area's leading astrodentistry practice. .