Attack of the Cyber Octopuses

This retro-futuristic cyberpunk short film takes place in Neo-Berlin in 2079. A dark, rain-soaked city held by mega corporations where the only enjoyment in life is connecting to cyberspace and taking “Binary Trip” a cyber drug that fries your neurons but promises a feeling better than a hundred orgasms at once. In this setting, a team of crack cyberspace detectives are investigating a new menace: the army of cyber octopuses that are terrorizing the city.

The idea

The aim of “Attack of the Cyber Octopuses” is to re-create the look and feel of the Eighties Sci-fi classics, without using CGI. Therefor it is shot in real locations and used various miniature models and handmade props.
The authors want film to work as a metaphor for our society, as we are addicted to the internet as much as the Neo-Berliners are to cyberspace. So, beside action scenes there’ll be room for philosophical thoughts of society and our lives… many experts have noted, we are already living in a cyberpunk world.

The film was shot with international crew in Tallinn, Estonia.
Currently the project is in postproduction.
The film is a co-production between Chaosmonger OÜ and Exitfilm. 
Started with help of the Kickstarter in early 2017, the film will be released internationally online in July/August and theatrically in Estonia September 2017.

Creators

Manuscript

Nicola Piovesan, Enrico Barone, Aleksandr Vassiljev, Peter Chestnut

Director

Nicola Piovesan

DOP

Rui Dias

Set design

Stina Tiigimäe

Make up

Sigrit Vilido

Soundman

Dmitri Natalevitš

Composer

Andrea Ragusa

Cast

Edoardo Lomazzi, Steve Vanoni, Triinu Paomets, etc.

Producers

Nicola Piovesan, Peeter Urbla

Language
English
Release date
August 2017