Invadr October 2026 Newsletter
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
We're celebrating with a free ticket giveaway to the NYC premiere of ZI by Kogonada, opening at Metrograph on November 6th. Reply back for a chance to win a pair of tickets.
Deep Space Degenerates has a new animated Halloween Special streaming online now, with their next episode dropping on November 24th. Check out Episode 10, Grappled!, available on YouTube. Our friends at Ripcord and their Halloween Fest streaming through October 29th, with the Dirty Dozen finalist announced and available to watch with a free account. This month's featured Invadr image (above) is from the film Morpheus directed by Angelo Garcia De la Garza, and screened as part of Brooklyn SciFi's Friday Night Frights showcase curated by the Brooklyn Horror Fest.
Closing Comments - Thank you to everyone who came out to this year's festival to attend events, volunteer, and everyone who streamed online. We're fortunate to have the support of a loving Sci-Fi community. It means the world to us. We've posted photos and videos, including filmmaker Q&As and event interviews. Check them out on the photo gallery page. See you in 2027!
ZI OPENS IN NEW YORK - 11/6
ZI, DIRECTED BY KOGONADA
November 6th at METROGRAPH in New York City
Grasshopper Film presents ZI, a new sci-fi, supernatural fantasy film by Kogonada starring Michelle Mao and Haley Lu Richardson, opening November 6th at Metrograph in New York City. Enter to win a pair of tickets to opening night by replying back to this email. You must be in NYC or the surrounding area to participate. More about the film...
In Hong Kong, a young violinist named Zi (Michelle Mao) struggles with her memory while enigmatic visions of her future self haunt her. She meets a stranger named Elle (Haley Lu Richardson), whom she recognizes from these visions. Together, they spend the day walking Hong Kong's streets and are soon joined by Min (Jin Ha), a researcher at the local neurology center. As the day turns to night and night turns to dawn, Zi must reconcile the increasingly overlapping realities of her past, present, and future selves. The latest feature from Kogonada, the acclaimed director of After Yang and Columbus, zi is a beguiling meditation on memory, time, and human connection.
Somewhere between sci-fi and supernatural, a deep, easy warmth takes root... - Sundance Film Festival
WE'RE TRAPPED!
Premieres November 24th
The Kalsarikännit has been caught in a grappler beam by another ship, and escape is looking increasingly unlikely. Can Lore and Greggers come up with a plan clever enough to save everyone? More importantly, are these really the people you want responsible for your survival?
One ship. One desperate escape plan. Several deeply questionable decisions.
Deep Space Degenerates is an ongoing animated sci-fi comedy following the dysfunctional crew of the Kalsarikännitas they explore, exploit, and attempt to earn their way through deep space.
Watch the premiere:
Deep Space Degenerates on YouTube
Watch all episodes in order:
Deep Space Degenerates Playlist
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Deep Space Degenerates — Explore. Exploit. Earn. Ethics not included.
2026 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS & INTERVIEWS
Now Available Online
RIPCORD HALLOWEEN FEST SPOTLIGHT
50 shorts. Your vote.
Watch and vote online at ripcord.film. Send the top 10 to the live finale at the famous TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and get a chance to win tickets. The festival wraps on Oct. 29th, so check it out tonight.
THE DIRTY DOZEN
Catch any of these 12 amazing shorts you might have missed before Thursday night's big screening. Winners will be announced Friday morning.
The Sci Fi Book Club
November Book
Look to Windward - Ian M. Banks
MEETUP: Sunday, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Hi all! So glad to have our Iain M. Banks selection finalized for November. As we've discussed previously, the books in the Culture series are connected, but don't necessarily need to be read in order. The Club really enjoyed Book 2, The Player of Games, and I'm curious to see where in the universe we land with Book 7, 2000's Look to Windward.
sophyanempire has a solid review of this entry in the Culture series, calling Look to Windward “exciting, tense, sad and heroic.” She notes that from there, “the book grows in scope, showing multiple perspectives, almost all of them from a non-human alien point of view.”
The Guardian also has a great review from when the book was first published. Phil Daoust writes that “Banks has tremendous fun with his giant canvas” in Windward.
To join a Book Club meeting, all you will need is YOURSELF. If you haven't had a chance to finish the book, we still would love for you to join us in the discussion.
About the Sci Fi Book Club
The Sci Fi Book Club was founded in 2014 as a way to formally explore the genre of Science Fiction. With books ranging from classics to new releases and from novels to short stories, we aim for diversity in our selections.
Club members have one month to read the book the group has agreed on. We meet via Zoom on the third Sunday of each month to talk about our reading and all things Sci Fi. Our hope is that members will come ready to contribute to the conversation both in their thoughts on the given book and with any insight into related media that might inform our discussion.
INTRODUCING CYBER CLUB!
A Digital Community For Independent Film
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We're looking for intrepid filmmakers to join our beta for free by creating an account profile and uploading several films they're okay with sharing. We won't make your work public without prior consent, and our admin tools allow for self-management and deletion of videos.
We hope you'll join us on this journey as we navigate the changing landscape of art house cinema and independent film. Please sign up for our private beta if you're interested, or reply to this email with questions.
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