Set decades in the future, THE 716TH is the story of four rebel heroes and one very heroic but unlikely rescue…
When you’re one of the last human combat medics, underfunded and unappreciated for decades in a galactic war, you don’t always follow the rules. So when Doc (Andrew Bowen) and Asher (John Asher) discover that command has abandoned a pair of soldiers on an alien planet, they concoct a risky and unauthorized plan to save them. The brave but poorly conceived rescue doesn’t go quite the way they envisioned, sending Doc and two heroic infantry soldiers (Lauren McFall and Taj Speights) on a wild and bumpy ride none of them expected.
THE 716TH is a hugely entertaining and ambitiously scoped comedic sci fi adventure short film from writer/director Andrew Bowen. Made on a shoestring budget, the film is the result of the year and a half Bowen and his team dedicated to bringing this sci-fi universe life (the bulk of which he spent in his garage building a majority of the films sets, props, costumes and aliens himself). Featuring endearing characters, laugh-out-loud moments, impressive production design and VFX, THE 716TH marks a fun and noteworthy debut from Bowen and the small group of talented artists who helped him bring this expansive and fun science-fiction universe to life. The film had its World Premiere in April at the 2018 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL.
