FUTURESTATES | White | Episode | ITVS

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Written and directed by A. Sayeeda Clarke

It's another 120-degree day with five more days to Christmas and hot is the only season left in New York City. Global warming has become a tangible threat and everyone is creating new ways to protect themselves from the sun. Bato and his wife Gina are expecting a baby, but they weren't expecting it so early. Although they planned to have the baby at home, Gina now requires the services of a clinic for the premature delivery. With no money for the clinic, Bato enters into a race against the sun, the birth, his community and even his own identity to save his family.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• climate change
• global warming
• racism
• race
• economic exploitation
• speculative fiction
• science fiction