The second half of SCFF resumes with a convincing nod to Art Bell-type radio shows in Distant Signals (Dir. Marielle Brinda), about a paranormal radio host whose childhood experience with a strange man (whom he believes to be an extraterrestrial) in the woods becomes the defining moment in his life, to the point where he…
The name alone—Sick Chick Flicks—creates a set of expectations, which the festival’s offerings met and confounded all at once. The day opened strong with Hannah Franklin’s The Sitters, a fun animated short with the vibe of an old-school Saturday morning cartoon from Hell about a hapless cat sitter getting unexpected help. There is a bit…