FUTURESTATES | Season 2 - Now Playing! | Trailer | ITVS

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Get ready for Season Two, beginning March 2011.

In Season Two, 10 independent filmmakers imagine America in the not-too-distant future, when what we do, where we live, and who we are will all be dictated by the decisions we make today.

http://futurestates.tv/

What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? This series of 11 short films explores possible future scenarios through the prism of today's global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they inhabit a future of their own imagining.

Nothing is inevitable but the passage of time.

American society is in the midst of some of the most profound — and fastest-moving — change in its relatively short history. We face a paradox of great challenges and great opportunities. Climate change threatens our physical survival and the fate of many species with which we are interdependent; yet the promise of green energy technology has inspired great strides in science and the promise of economic recovery. Political apathy and diminishing faith in public institutions are being countered by technologies enabling greater participation and transparency. The struggle for civil rights rages on, yet we elected an African American man to the presidency. Globalization has both divided and connected us in ways unimaginable just a decade ago.

Think of it:
A minute ago, this moment was the future.
A minute from now, everything could change.

Independent Television Service (ITVS) asked 11 renowned and up-and-coming filmmakers to take the current state of affairs in the United States, and extrapolate them into stories of the nation in the not-so-distant future.
The result is FUTURESTATES, a series of groundbreaking digital shorts. Each episode presents a different filmmaker's vision of American society in the not-too-distant future, fusing an exploration of social issues with elements of speculative and science fiction.

We invite the public to join the discussion about what the future holds: Will you let it happen, or will you make it happen?

Educators: get back to the future with your students! Check out ITVS's online series FUTURESTATES, short films fusing an exploration of social issues with elements of speculative and science fiction. Free companion lesson plans for grades 9-12 now available: http://futurestates.tv/about/for_educators

Project yourself into the future and watch other episodes at Futurestates.tv:
http://futurestates.tv/

Learn more about ITVS:
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Category:

Film & Animation

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• future
• dystopias
• diystopian
• predictions
• science fiction
• futuristic
• speculative fiction
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[MrSokitumi0007]

)o,,,If the world keeps sheeping Oops i mean sleeping this might come true )o,,,Bring back PAPER! physicaly trackable PAPER ballots at the polls DEMAND IT OR YOU LOSE NO MATTER WHAT,,,o(

[2855Jesse]

A very good insight on the subject of our Future but given that most American will not let this.