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Darlene Naponse, who wrote and directed “Stellar,” said the two lovers in the bar are in the middle of the world ending.

“All of this is happening outside the window, outside the door, while they are still in there,” Mrs. Naponse told the News-Press. “Sometimes people come into the bar and connect with them. And the bartender’s there too.”

Mrs. Naponse said He and She are just talking and falling in love with each other despite the danger outside the bar.

“You’re wondering, ‘Will they bind themselves together?’ Or will all these elements (the meteorite, etc.) force them apart?’ ” Mrs. Naponse said.

One of the independent movies screening today explores another kind of danger — social media.

The film is a short called — what else? — “Followers.” The creepy comedy, which is about a world in which people might know too much about each other, made its world premiere Sunday.

It will screen again during the Narrative Shorts Program, set for 4 p.m. today at Fiesta 5.

“We share so much of our lives online, but we don’t know each other. You don’t know who knows what about you,” said Joey Ally, who stars as Wendy, a social media influencer whose neighbor invites her to dinner.

Social media changes the dynamics of a first-time encounter with someone, Miss Ally told the News-Press Monday.

Thanks to social media, you may not exactly be meeting someone for the first time when you see them face to face for the first time, Miss Ally explained.

“They could have met you 60 times” through social media, the Los Angeles actress said. “And there’s always a possibility of nefarious intentions.”

In “Followers,” Wendy has a meltdown, and Miss Ally said the Fiesta 5 audience was laughing throughout the film.

Unlike Wendy, Miss Ally isn’t especially active in social media. “I’m terrible at social media. I get overwhelmed by how much you can know about other people. It can just feel bizarre.”

Miss Ally was born and raised in New York City.

“I’ve been acting since I could speak,” said Miss Ally, who acted