The 50th Boston Science Fiction Film

Imagination • Cinema • Kinship

LIVE @ THE SOMERVILLE THEATRE

In-Person: Feb 12-17, 2025 • On-Line: Feb 19-24, 2025

Coming Soon January 2025: Individual tickets to in person features and short screenings

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We’re Making A Documentary

Boston SciFi is a cinematic event held every year in February. SF50 in 2025 will be a hybrid event, live and virtual. We host roughly 30 features, 80 shorts, 10 workshops/panels and, of course, parties. The in-person ends with a cinematic overload called THE MARATHON, a 24 hour non-stop binge view of classic, not-so-classic and downright schlocky films. It comes with guests, games and surprises. Festival Passes and Marathon tickets are available at The STORE. Individual shows will be on sale closer to the Fest.

We were born at the legendary Orson Welles Cinema just outside of Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA. 2025 marks our 50th anniversary, and yes, we are the longest running genre fest in America. We have weathered fires, blizzards, and now pandemics. We have witnessed the days of VHS, the reign of DVDs, the emergence of cable TV, and the challenge of streaming videos. And yet we have not only survived; we have thrived.

It is our commitment to science fiction storytelling coupled with the support of filmmakers and patrons that has made this so. That is what the Orson Welles was about. That is what we are about and that is what we will always be about. All you have to do is look around and know, THE FUTURE IS NOW.

IMAGINATION. CINEMA. KINSHIP.

We would like to thank those who make every year a great success! Your support is greatly appreciated.