If you've spent much of the past two years escaping into science fiction movies — and yes, that includes flicks about pandemics, aka everyone's recent go-to for obvious reason — then you'll want to make a beeline to Sydney's very own film festival dedicated to the genre. It's all there in the name, with the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival all about one type of movie. So much falls under sci-fi, though, that you'll still be spoiled for choice.
The 2021 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival will run across four days, from Thursday, November 11–Sunday, November 14, screening a lineup of features and shorts from all around the world. To get transported to another realm — something we could all use this year — you'll need to head to the Actors Centre Australia in Leichhardt. And you can pick and choose the movies that interest you, or opt for a festival pass and watch your way through every session.
Highlights include Aussie zombie sequel Wyrmwood: Apocalypse; Sundance hit The Blazing World, which opens the fest; and an entire session devoted to the obvious, aka pandemic movies. Or, there's also B-movie style creature feature Jaws; Glasshouse, about a family trying to survive a neurotoxin outbreak; and meteor disaster flick Risen — and yes, the list goes on from there.
