'La Puppe' tops Boston sci-fi awards
24-hour marathon featured short films
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"La Puppe" is a dead-on parody of Chris Marker's 1962 "La Jetee," which also served as the inspiration for the Terry Gilliam feature "Twelve Monkeys." Instead of a man getting caught in a post-apocalyptic time paradox, it is a puppy.
For the second year, the 24-hour marathon of science fiction films featured a collection of short films (this year co-sponsored with Illusion Television), with both a pre-selected panel and the general audience getting to vote.
Brad Kean's "Entity: Nine," about cloning experiments that get out of control, drew the judges' nod for short drama.
The judges also cited several features in the festival. "A Boy and His Dog" (1975) was shown in a new print struck by director L.Q. Jones for the event and took the Rediscovery prize. New Zealand horror spoof "Black Sheep" was cited for feature comedy, and 2001's barely released "Ever Since the World Ended" for indie film.
The audience awards focused on the shorts. In addition to ratifying the kudos for "La Puppe" and "Entity: Nine," the attendees also cited "They're Made Out of Meat" for ensemble cast. Stephen O'Regan's adaptation of Terry Bisson's award-winning short story is about aliens who can't believe what they find on Earth. Paul Burke's "Blasted Angels" took animated short.
Fest was held Feb 17-18 from noon to noon at the Somerville (Mass.) Theater. The long-running event is one of only a handful of annual 24-hour sci-fi marathons in existence.
