Seven Groundbreaking Futuristic Shorts Reveal Visions of Tomorrow's America
Season Three of FUTURESTATES Debuts April 3, 2012 on FUTURESTATES.tv, PBS.org, and PBS iPhone and iPad Apps
(firmenpresse) - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/21/12 -- What will happen to our families, our rights, and our economy in the not-so-distant future? These are just some of the questions explored in the third season of , an online series of sci-fi shorts set to launch . Produced by the Independent Television Service (), FUTURESTATES presents narratives created by established filmmakers and emerging talents that transform today's complex social issues into visions about what life in America will be like in decades to come. The shorts will be available for free via streaming video on and simultaneously on , and PBS and applications.
"This year heralds radical new directions for FUTURESTATES, on multiple fronts," said Karim Ahmad, senior programming manager. "We are featuring exciting new futuristic visions from cutting edge indie filmmakers, such as Jennifer Phang, Tina Mabry, and Patrick Stettner, which not only advance the FUTURESTATES series mandate, but also contribute to ITVS's campaign, a public media initiative designed to support and sustain a growing movement to empower women, their communities, and future generations."
FUTURESTATES launches on April 3rd with "," a film from award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Phang ("Half-Life") that follows Gwen, the spokesperson for a radical technology allowing people to overcome their natural disadvantages and begin life anew. But when her job and family are in crisis, will she undergo the procedure? Next up, Mo Perkins' "" (April 10) stars Amber Benson ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Martin Starr ("Party Down," "Freaks and Geeks") as a couple living in a world with global population at an extreme high. With federal fertility lotteries now determining who can and can't reproduce, Laura's faith in the system is shaken when she learns that she will be permanently sterilized.
Other contributors include internationally award-winning director Patrick Stettner ("The Business of Strangers," "The Night Listener") who directs "" (April 17), a short about a young female soldier returning home after a traumatic tour of duty, and taking a new medication that can selectively erase memories. "" (April 24), a film by Michael McMillian, follows Charlie Tuttle on the eve of his 13th birthday -- will he submit to a government-mandated tracking implant, or answer a more dangerous call to adventure?
The series continues in May with Tina Mabry's "" (May 1), starring Michael Hyatt ("The Wire") and Lynn A. Henderson ("ER"). Set in a future where schools are segregated by economic status, a struggling mother must decide whether to sell her own organs to give her children a better education. In "" (May 8), directed by Nanobah Becker, Navajo Astronaut Tazbah Redhouse is a pilot on the first spaceship sent to colonize Mars; but a mysterious dream the night before her departure indicates there may be more to her mission than she understands. Ending the season is Trevin Matcek's "" (May 15), the story of Simon Ender, a man who struggles with his decision to commit his elderly mother into a revolutionary nursing home alternative that has solved the problem of rapidly growing senior citizen overpopulation.
For more information on all seven episodes and to watch previous seasons and trailers, visit: .
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