In the year 2084, society is slowly being crushed into conformity by an all-powerful computer. But one man is surprisingly impervious to the malevolent machine’s relentless conditioning. How is this possible? Perhaps, in this dystopian future, Ignorance really is Strength.

At night, the Montreal skyline glitters with hundreds of corporate logos, a vast sea of holographic lights and neon that paints the sky with tumultuous colors. But below the hollow promises of billboards and corporate iconography, a shadow world operates on a rule as primal as life itself: survive at all cost.

Featuring a common element in sci-fi, which approaches the question of a soul within a robotic being - RL7 is an eight-foot tall combat robot that goes on the run after malfunctioning with vivid memories of once being human - named Patrick. As its creators and the military close in, RL7 battles its way to uncovering the shocking truth behind its mysterious visions and past.

Two thieves, Avery and Eli, find themselves thrown together by chance. Eli believes Avery has secreted away the documents that both were trying to steal and now having gotten the upper hand, he interrogates her for answers.

Exploring the cyberpunk genre.

Seething with rage, a woman dives into the deepest darkness of this world: a tortured tower made of steel and cables amid which she throws herself headlong to recover her three abducted little girls.

A band of misfit warriors protect a world under seige.

The story revolves around a young android girl who searches for scrap metal on a junkyard. She sells the scrap to a vendor and goes by her daily routine, intimidated, frightened and confused by the outside world. She is baffled by the lethargic state of all the people around her and at the same time feels worthless. She considers this feeling to be a dysfunction and tries to repair herself and her inner workings, partially with the modules she finds at the junkyard.

Based off of a real Craigslist post of the same name, a virgin 18-year-old finds himself in over his head when he responds to a mysterious Craigslist post looking for someone to test a prototype sex robot only to have her not consent.

Cyberpunk is a 1990 documentary that explores the world (and term) that William Gibson invented with his book Neuromancer. The bulk of the documentary consists of interviews with Gibson, Jaron Lanier, Timothy Leary and Michael Synergy. A few industrial bands have their music featured as well.

Science Fiction lecture on the cyberpunk genre.

After the robots declare their independence from humans and win equal rights, it becomes illegal for a human to own any piece of computer equipment. Cyborgs must waste their precious time hunting down the guilty.

In the 22nd century mankind may be technologically advanced, but there are still some problems that can only be fixed by a couple of women who won't back down from a fight! These are the adventures of Kei and Yuri, two official Trouble Consultants for the World Welfare Works Association who use their brains, brawn, and looks to solve any problem. They call themselves the "Lovely Angels," but because their solutions often result in chaos and mass destruction, the rest of the universe has dubbed them the "Dirty Pair"!

Having been called in to investigate a case involving a girl named Missinie, Kei and Yuri are on the trail of a new case involving a young girl named Missinie, but upon their arrival to the planet Ookbar they find their contact murdered. AJ Development wants to put a stop to the investigation and orders them off of the planet - however, they are pointed in the direction of the forest of Nolandia. Crash landing at their destination, the dynamic duo discovers illusions and strange creatures that shouldn’t exist. Now, Kei and Yuri must track down Missinie and get to the bottom of the mystery.

Universal flight 005 has exploded mid-flight, killing three hundred passengers; but when no one steps forward to file an insurance claim, the 3WA is called upon to investigate - and Kei and Yuri get assigned to the case! Oddly enough, they are also assigned a second case, this one involving a missing scientist. Why did the central computer assign them both of these cases? Could they possibly be connected? The Dirty Pair don't know, but they are sure going to find out - if they can avoid everyone that is trying to kill them!

A broken planet. Drowned in radiation. The result of an all-out war left the world shattered. The group UNITY offered all survivors to take temporary refuge inside a conveniently built megapolis, ECLIPSIA, until an alternative develops...

When an illegal alien lands his spacecraft on Earth, the assassin known as Kn1ght powers up to hunt the reptile down.

A short, character driven, sci-fi film about an exile called Adam. After machines became the sole workforce for the industry, The lower classes were deemed surplus to requirements and banished from the utopian cities and left to starve. The story focuses on Adam, a man trapped in the slums of this dark future. As the rebels plot against the elite known as The Order, Adam is left stuck in the middle accompanied by his only companion, a robotic helper called iO. After discovering that the Earth will soon be destroyed by a cosmic natural disaster, Adam has to find a way off the planet.

Mark Smitt has just signed up for a five-day medical research study to make some quick cash... but will the following experiment not only be the end of his personal freedom... but his very life?

This is the graduation film by Eugen Baitinger and Falk Boje made in 2010. The film is set in the not too distant future and tells the story of John Geiger, a private detective, and Sam, a hacker. Together they are going on a quest that guides them into the depths of cyberspace, to find the Turingcode of an A.I.

In this 1980s-style cyberpunk noir, a drug-addicted hitman is plagued by memories of his long-dead lover. When an old employer tracks him down for one last mission, he refuses ... until he learns that his payment will be in the form of his lover, brought back to life through cloning and cybernetics.

Genesis is a sci-fi shortfilm about two souls that unite in cyberspace to create the perfect being.

Ten years from now, a new haptic peripheral makes videogames so immersive that people learn skills just by playing.

Hellevator takes place in a non-specific dystopic near future, where a colony of people have long ago decided to move underground. While some aspects of life clearly involve advanced technologies, there is a strong analog, mechanistic component to society.

In a close future, a private company developed a technology aimed at boosting our brain capacity. But it requires from its clients to store their memory data on one single server. In this highly controlled world, a young woman has the power to change things.

The story takes place in a futuristic world, a surveillance society, where everyone has been microchipped for the better organization and function of the city. Those who resist to be registered soon find themselves isolated from the city life since its illegal not to have a code on you.

The year is 2036. A revolution in medical treatment has conquered death by means of internal nanomachines and the “Shell System”, yet only the richest can afford to partake. Yozo Oba isn't the richest. Troubled by strange dreams, he flippantly joins his friend's biker gang on an ill-fated incursion to “The Inside”, where society's elite lives. This instigates a journey of terrifying discovery that will change Yozo's life forever.

Based on the video game Deus Ex Human Revolution, the film dives into the world of Adam Jensen, a Sarif industries' security consultant that gets augmented after an incident that almost took his life away. Although the film doesn't follow the narrative of the game exactly, it remains true to the theme while focusing on the relationship between Adam Jensen, and his ex girlfriend Megan Reed, a scientist hand picked by Serif Industries to head Cybernetic Augmentations.

Inspired by the world and characters of Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049. Music by Vangelis and Hans Zimmer.

Ellie is terminal. Wren is broke and struggling, but would do anything to keep her alive. With only a gun and his love, can he do what it takes to save her life? Into Dusk is a proof of concept scene for a planned feature film. It was created by people who love cyberpunk.

An assassin with no past. A sentient sword with a secret. KATANA is a cyberpunk sci-fi short film set in a neon-drenched dystopia where a lethal operative discovers her ancient katana is haunted by an AI with intimate knowledge of her forgotten past. As she grapples with the digital whispers echoing from the katana, reality blurs into a psychological thriller. Each encounter with the katana’s AI pulls her deeper into a mind-bending mystery that challenges her identity and her grip on sanity.

In the near future, criminals condemned to solitary confinement must spend their sentences out on asteroids. One prisoner, Corey is given a female robot companion, by a lenient supplies ship captain.

LOST BOY is an ambitious sci-fi concept heavily influenced by the American action classics and Japanese samurai films. It instantly captures viewers with its highly visual and unparalleled sci-fi world.

Set in Los Angeles City, 2057, an outlaw is captured and sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment on the Lunar penitentiaries. To reunite with his family, he must become the first convict to escape the corrupt system and return to Earth.

Two people attempt to escape from the depths into open air.

The film starts out with Maya, decked-out in some near-future laser-tag gear, stalking a structure with some guards. She manages to take out one guard, but winds up getting shot dead, only to awaken back in reality... or what we think is reality. From there, we witness Maya "reawakening" with different outcomes, like a dream within a dream.

After a serious accident, a man is introduced to a designer street drug promising to restore his ravaged body. Desperate to mend himself, he becomes consumed by the drug - only to discover it is threatening his humanity.

A tale of love unfolds between two individuals from opposite social classes, revealing the struggle to overcome societal boundaries in their quest for happiness and love. A collaborative project between Jeffrey Xiyang Su, Hanson Ma, and Michael Wang. As huge sci-fi nerds, we wanted this short film to serve as an homage to the cyberpunk genre. We also took this opportunity to explore new technologies, such as character rigging and motion capture, to reenact the workflow of a motion/animation studio.‍

In the near future, nanotechnology administered into the bloodstream can sync with computer apps to augment the human genome. A new law mandating and regulating this once elective procedure meets resistance from hacktivists who are conspiring to thwart the impending roll-out of “Nano version 2.0.”

After the invention of CRYONIC REALITY (CR) by EDEN Association, world leaders chose to discontinue the counting of time in 2073 and proclaimed the final year 2073X. CR is a virtual world of utopia that people can access to escape the bleak reality. To enter CR, users step into CRYOPODS to freeze their bodies. Therefore, the aging process of the human body is stopped while social life continues in the virtual world providing an almost endless life.

NOISE GATE is an experimental sci-fi short film about a dimensional traveling Scientist who is in search of the ultimate reality. His only passage into that realm is something called the NOISE GATE.

When Nora, a service android, is given the rare opportunity to leave her ship to go on a mission vital to the humans continuation, she believes her dream of freedom will be fulfilled. When she finds herself abandoned on a desolate planet her illusions are shattered, and she is left to build a new future for her and her own species.

Criminals of the universe beware – the Dirty Pair are back in action! It doesn't matter if you're the warden of an infamous prison, a robot that's literally armed to the teeth, or a snotty little kid who thought it'd be fun to hijack mankind's biggest space cannon. If Kei and Yuri get orders to bring you in, then these two Lovely Angels will use any combination of beauty, brains, and brute force to bring you to justice!

A family living in the shadow of a space elevator struggles to survive in a dystopian future.

The movie is set in a dystopian future where people can live virtual simulations in a virtual reality. People use this entertainment tech to escape for a little from the hard life.

Prime is a great example of a project that could have never existed had it not been for the incredibly robust Source Engine community. This cyberpunk short film was created by combining the assets from different games as well as community created models. The free Source Engine mod Neotokyo was used for the environment and background models and the characters were converted from other games or created out-right by highly skilled members of the community.

A short animatic film set in a near future cyberpunk world. It follows the story of a special-forces police unit that is tasked to eliminate rogue androids. The Captain of this unit is giving a report on the last mission of his squad, which is known to have had a fatal end.

We explore the aesthetic archetypes of cyberpunk with the backdrop of a large, sprawling metropolis, neon & smoke and the reconfiguration of the human body through machines.

A cautionary tale of obsession. With his normal coping methods insufficient, an aggrieved protagonist turns to a basement lab, where he believes he can recreate what was lost underneath a harsh and technologically superior Chinatown.

ROSE is an epic sci-fi short film that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where all natural life has disappeared. From the destruction awakes Rose, a cyborg deployed from the Kernel project, mankind's last attempt to restore the earth's ecosystem. Rose will soon learn that she is not the only entity that has awakened and must fight for her survival.

Set in a neon-drenched cyber metropolis called Rengkok, 2091, where advanced technology and urban decay collide.

This project aims to create a series of cyberpunk short films with it’s original plot, storyline, lore and art. The film series consists of 3 stand-alone episodes, all under 20 minutes long, and all based in one location and timeline, but with different stories and characters. The series title refers to each episode's thematic connection.

Sight envisions a future where people have retinal implants that enable them to conveniently digitize what they see. This charming short from Eran May-Raz and Daniel Lazo, explicitly shows how the power of such technology could influence our social lives.

In the near-future only one man stands between humanity and a new insidious invader: Snatchers. They kill and take the place of members of society... And the longer they get away with it - the better they get at it. They are nearly impossible to differentiate from normal humans... And with 6 more months... It will be IMPOSSIBLE to stop them.

Every 15 seconds, a computer, network, or mobile device is hacked by cyber-terrorists. To combat this problem, Syntek Industries has manufactured data couriers designed from advanced machine robotics. These couriers are known as SYNCS. Syncs are programmed to securely deliver data packages without interruption.

Charlie Cooper is a special agent of the future - the mind of a man running entirely on a computer, able to transfer his consciousness to bio-mechanical bodies at will. But when a computer virus corrupts his system, he must face one of his greatest challenges yet: mortality.

The year is 2045 and "tek," a highly addictive computer-based reality drug takes the users of the drug into a fantasy world. Jake Cardigan, a cop who was jailed on trumped charges, is hired by the mysterious Walter Bascom to fight the drug. Jake's first partner was Sid Gomez who was replaced by sexy Sam Houston; Nika is a computer wiz who works for Bascom; Cowgirl and Spaz are two "cyberpunks"; and Shelley Grout is a government agent trying to stop Jake.

By 2085, ocean levels have risen to a point that entire coastal cities and islands have been submerged. On an island megalopolis, a genetic virus and cybernetic beings are threatening the survival of its population. Oz, a health services employee, must find a way to survive amidst the swelling chaos.

Tesseract is the story of a man on the run from his past, in a world where no one forgets. 2152, technology has merged with mankind at an exponential rate changing the way we see and interact with the world. The more integrated the technology the more it is used as a form of control which governments, corporations and crime syndicates take advantage of to its fullest.

Quincy Pictures has launched with 'The Sentient,' a sci-fi thriller short with a trio of Oscar-nominated crew members.

Drawing influence from cyberpunk sub-culture and set in an industrial, minimalist future, the reclusive Trenton routinely relies on an underground drug in order to simulate life experiences. However, the effects aren't always reliable nor predictable.

In 2078 something had stopped the motor of the world. Decades later, civilization is still recovering from the global network crash. In this post- dystopian age, remnants of the old technologies remain, including cyborgs and man-machine interfaces. To regulate the disaffected remnants - colloquially known as 'Burnouts' - the Unified Cybernetics Foundation is formed to deal with post-human law enforcement. It is now 2106, one hundred years in the present. When two Toronto police detectives are caught in the middle of a specific multiple murder case involving Burnouts, UCF sends one of their Marshals to assist. And when the Foundation gets involved, nothing is ever simple.

Wake tells a story about a group of robots that comes into contact with an anomaly.

A strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves.

A young woman attempts to sabotage a corporation via her techno-wizardry skills. On the run from the law enforcement, the audience follows the hacker hoping for her to emerge victorious over the corporate overlords that loom over the sprawl.