Eye On Sci-Fi

EYE ON SCI—FI Podcast is back! Host Rod Faulkner announces the return of the show after a several-month-long hiatus. Episode Links: Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast

Inequitable economics, toxic, arduous work environments, and endless production deadlines fostered by film and TV studios are causing an existential crisis in Hollywood’s visual effects industry. Episode Links: Watch the revealing documentary ‘The Visual Effects Crisis’: https://youtu.be/eALwDyS7rB0 Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now...

This episode features a sci-fi short film by a favorite indie filmmaker of the podcast. WAKENER is the story of a vast space station orbiting earth in the distant future. Serving as the planet’s sentinel, the station’s command staff is alerted to an approaching derelict spaceship. This spaceship holds a secret that will not only forever alter the destiny of the station, but also the earth itself....

This special BackTrack episode revisits our 2019 conversation with EMMY Award-winning director Cameo Wood. During that conversation, we discussed Cameo’s acclaimed sci-fi short film REAL ARTISTS, adapted from a short story by author Ken Liu. The short tackles A.I, in a way that is eerily prescient in light of the introduction of generative A.I. tools such as Chat GPT, Bard, and DALL-E. Episode Lin...

ACTUARY is a provocative sci-fi short that imagines a near-future where a powerful A.I. provides most of society’s vital functions. These functions include using a person’s data to predict the date and time of their death. EPISODE LINKS: Watch ACTUARY here: https://youtu.be/tMdACESyyKQ Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon!...

FROM may be the best sci-fi horror series you are not watching. This episode features our review of the unsettling and disturbing MGM+ show starring LOST alum, Harold Perrineau. Episode Links: FROM 1st Season Trailer: https://youtu.be/pDHqAj4eJcM FROM 2nd Season Trailer: https://youtu.be/QYwb-Vk4FlA Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now...

In this episode, we revisit our 2020 conversation with filmmaking partners Rebecca Kahn And Abhi Prasad. We discuss their intriguing sci-fi short film Who Among Us, the story of a near-future Japanese game show in which a stable of contestants must determine who in their group isn’t human. EPISODE LINKS: The7thMatrix spotlight on WHO AMONG US: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2020/1/25/sci-fi-sho...

This episode features our conversation with JP Jackson, a talented visual artist, animator, graphic designer, and comic book creator. JP joins us to discuss his fascinating and provocative dystopian, cyberpunk comic book series THE EVE OF INSURRECTION. Episode Links: Discover more about THE EVE OF INSURRECTION, as well as JP’s other dynamic works of art here: https://jpjacksonart.com Follow &...

In this episode, we revisit our look at: JuJu: The Web Series is the story of three millennial African American women who are best friends making their way in New York City. However, these young women make a collective discovery that will change their lives forever: each one is a powerful witch. JuJu is the saga of these young women coming into their personal and mystical power - while sinister fo...

Joe Mallozzi is an accomplished television screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner. He is best known for showrunning the popular Stargate sci-fi TV franchise, as well as Dark Matter and Hulu’s Utopia Falls. We are very pleased to have Joe join us this episode as we discuss his illustrious career in television. He also provides some intriguing hints as to what he is working on next! EPISOD...

Actor Ben Myers joins us this episode to discuss his latest project, the time travel pilot ZERO METHOD. Ben shares the inspiration behind ZERO METHOD, as well as why its rules governing time travel set it apart from similar sci-fi narratives. EPISODE LINKS: Discover more about ZERO METHOD here: https://www.benjaminlawrencemyers.com/coming-soon-02 Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7...

In this episode, host Rod Faulkner shares his personal feelings about the new era of Star Trek on television that was ushered in with the debut of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017, and now includes Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. EPISODE LINKS: Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We ar...

In this episode, U.K.-based actor/producer Zoe Cunningham joins us to discuss her latest project, the sci-fi movie Breaking Infinity. Breaking Infinity tells the story of Liam, a scientist who inadvertently gets unmoored in time by technology he invents. While being tugged back and forth through time, Liam discovers his invention will bring about the end of the world. Zoe portrays Emma, a dedicate...

Writer-director Spencer Zimmerman stops by the podcast to discuss his latest project, the sci-fi short film DARKSIDE. DARKSIDE is the story of Sam Bowman, a grieving astronaut who embarks on an interstellar mission to rescue a missing expedition - but he does so at great personal cost. EPISODE LINKS: Watch DARKSIDE here: https://youtu.be/-oVHS6u94TU Learn more about the film’s cast, crew, and prod...

Writer-Director Tagg West joins us to discuss his sci-fi web series JiJiColony, the story of a colony ship of 5,000 humans experiencing a crisis that threatens their entire mission. EPISODE LINKS: Watch JiJiColony here: https://jijicolony.com Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcas...

Post-Apocalyptic short film PHOENIX 9 reveals a world devastated by nuclear bombardments that is World War III. Years after the attacks, seven survivors attempt a perilous trek from the east coast of the United States to a rumored enclave of other survivors in the west coast. Midway through their journey, the group takes shelter from an approaching superstorm in an abandoned building. However, the...

In the sci-fi short film I.R.I.S., a near future is revealed where a global network of advanced, nano-tech driven drones provides constant surveillance under the supervision of an A.I. named I.R.I.S. The world seems posed to experience a greater sense of security - until the unthinkable happens. Episode Links: Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi...

This special episode is brought to you courtesy of BROKEN ROAD. BROKEN ROAD is a dystopian audio drama set in the near future about a veteran struggling with obsolete military implants who teams up with a defiant farmer and her daughter against a corrupt lawman. The show features Manu Bennett (THE HOBBIT, ARROW, SPARTACUS), Lana McKissack (FOUR ROOMS, 9-1-1: LONE STAR), Peter Shinkoda (FALLING SKI...

This episode was originally released on November 09, 2020. This holiday BackTrack episode revisits our coverage of CHRYSALIS, a 14-part sci-fi audio drama boasting an all-star cast including: Corey Hawkins ( Straight Outta Compton ), Toni Collette ( Knives Out ), Lance Reddick ( John Wick , Fringe ), and Haley Joel Osment ( The Boys ). EPISODE LINKS: Check out our full written coverage of CHRYSALI...

This episode was originally released on December 24, 2018. Sci-fi short film INVADERS is unique because it combines two themes usually not associated with each other: Sci-fi and Christmas. This episode revisits our coverage of this delightful - and slightly subversive - holiday short film perfect for sci-fi fans. EPISODE LINKS Watch INVADERS and check out our written coverage here: https://www.the...

Episode was originally released on September 20, 2020. This episode revisits our conversation with Kieran Moreira, a talented filmmaker from North Carolina. Kieran discusses with us his award-winning sci-fi short GILL and why it was important to him to incorporate his state’s scenic beauty into the narrative of a malfunctioning teleportation suit. EPISODE LINKS: Read our written coverage of GILL a...

Episode originally released on March 23, 2020. During our holiday break, enjoy these especially selected episodes from our podcast archive. This episode revisits our coverage of the space opera-mystery short film SKY FIGHTER. This is a sci-fi short film boasting dynamic space battles, cool visuals, powerful hostile aliens, and a mystery that promises to keep you guessing until the final scene. Epi...

This episode was originally released on September 30, 2019. This episode revisits our conversation with Dennis Hill, the co-creator and star of Star Thieves , an original, BIPOC sci-fi intellectual property that’s been described as a cross between Star Wars and Black Panther! EPISODE LINKS: Check out our coverage and watch Star Thieves here: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/7/9/star-thieves...

E.J. Kavounas is the executive producer of the audio drama BROKEN ROAD. This sci-fi western tells the story of protagonist Emmett Lee, a veteran with failing, government-issued, cybernetic implants who is struggling to survive in a rural dystopia. E.J. joins us to discuss the challenges of producing an audio drama during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as what the future may hold for...

This episode was originally released on September 28, 2018. AIR stars Antonia Thomas (Misfits) as Alex, a talented engineer who inhabits an underground bunker that has been the home of the remnants of humanity, post-apocalypse, for 126 years. Though strictly forbidden by the bunker’s authoritarian ruler, Alex defies the edict and makes an attempt to reach the surface of the planet. What she discov...