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The MonSFFilms Video Projects
MonSFFilms is the film division of MonSFFA, the Montreal Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, a Montreal-based SF/F fan club that has been in operation since 1987.
Over the past several years, the club has produced a series of prize-winning short amateur video-films, as can be seen on this page. Made with much enthusiasm by a cast and crew of amateurs on dollar-store budgets (quite literally!) using home-market equipment, these parodies of sci-fi, pop culture, and things Canadian exude an infectious sense of fun.
Please note that you will need a high speed (broadband) connection to view these videos (which are all in Quicktime format). To download Quicktime for your computer click on these links:
Macintosh Version
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/mac.html
PC Version
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
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Beavra (2003)This "extended trailer" for a cheesy, black and white B-movie about a giant beaver rampaging across The Great White North channels Godzilla and other 1950s monster movies while poking fun at contemporary Canada. It was praised as "polished and hilarious" by Godzilla historian William Tsutsui, writing on fan-films in his book Godzilla on my Mind: 50 years of the King of Monsters. Click the link to view the Beavra Video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. Click the link to view the Beavra Rough Cut Video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. Beavra BloopersParental Advisory. This blooper video does contain naughty language that was caught on tape when actors flubbed their lines. Viewer discretion is advised. Click the link to view the Beavra Bloopers Video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. |
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Encounters of the Very Close Kind (2001)A trio of sci-fi fans enter the woods to shoot a fake UFO sighting for a video contest, only to encounter a real flying saucer. The film spoofs The Blair Witch Project. This is the extended version, to which has been added additional "video noise," digitally superimposed over the original footage, enhancing the idea that the tape had been found in the woods after lengthy exposure to the elements. Click the link to view the extended version of the Encounters of the Very Close Kind video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. Click the link to view the short version of the Encounters of the Very Close Kind video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. |
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Mooseman (2004)Riffing on the superhero film genre (Batman in particular), this "trailer" was shot in a single day and tells of the decidedly Canadian "Antlered Avenger," who fights crime in St-Lawrence City (Montreal), facing a collection of colourful super-villains. Rear-screen projection was used extensively, here, as a time-saver, avoiding a schedule of time-consuming location shooting. Click the link to view the Mooseman video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. Click the link to view outakes from the filming of the Mooseman Outakes video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. |
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The Simpleton's Life (2005)Structured as a promo for a reality TV show that features time-travel, this piece pokes fun at the contemporary Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie series, imagining what might become of two 21st century party girls sent back in time to the Middle Ages. The production experiments with green-screen. Click the link to view the Simpleton's Life video Right click this link to download the video to your hard drive. |
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Plant 9 from Outer Space
When the space invaders come, they won't be little green men! Plant 9 From Outer Space
A Video-Film by the Members of MonSFFA
Released by MonSFFilms, March 1996
Format: VHS
Approximate Running Time: 35 Minutes
Press Promo / Synopsis / Background
The Ed Wood Video Project. Plant 9 from Outer SpaceAt the last MonSFFA meeting, it was announced that Plant 9 from Outer Space had sold 50 copies. Such success must of course lead to... a sequel! Fed-Ex Files: The Moxie Conspiracy.
The FedEx Files
A Video-Film by the Members of MonSFFA. It premiered at Con*Cept and has been successful enough that copies sold out as fast as they could be prepared.