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Revealing Visions of Tomorrow’s America… in 24 Minutes or Less
Season three of FUTURESTATES debuts April 3, 2012 on FUTURESTATES.tv, PBS.org, and PBS iPhone and iPad apps. Join filmmakers and actors from the series in an online press conference held here live on Thursday at 11AM PT / 2PM ET.
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 FUTURESTATES, an online series of sci-fi shorts set to launch April 3, 2012. Produced by ITVS, 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 futurestates.tv and simultaneously on pbs.org, and PBS iPhone and iPad applications. › Continue reading
FUTURESTATES Season 3: Online Press Conference
Join us on Thursday, March 22 at 11AM PT / 2PM ET for a live, online press conference to discuss the upcoming, third season of FUTURESTATES. Moderated by series manager Karim Ahmad, the panel will include
• Jennifer Phang, Filmmaker (Advantageous)
• Jacqueline Kim, Actor (Advantageous)
• Mo Perkins, Filmmaker (Laura Keller — NB)
• Amber Benson, Actor (Laura Keller – NB)
A FUTURESTATES Wish For The Future
By Jonathan Archer
It’s time for SXSW and the buzz-heavy festival is ramping up this weekend with thousands attendees, and hundreds of panels, meet ups, screenings, and more. FUTURESTATES is hosting a panel called Prototyping the Future, where we’ll be announcing an exciting new project.
FUTURESTATES is co-producing a new participatory storytelling project from transmedia producer Lance Weiler (founder of Workbook Project and DIY DAYS). Wish For The Future mixes participatory storytelling and design science to envision a better world, seeking to answer the question posed by R. Buckminster Fuller, “How do we make the world work for 100 percent of humanity?” As you can tell, we like to set small goals at FUTURESTATES… › Continue reading
FUTURESTATES Returns! Seven Visions of the Future from Seven Cutting-Edge Indie Filmmakers
If you were given a glimpse into the future, would it change the way you live today? Returning for a third season, the FUTURESTATES series offers a new collection of seven fictional shorts that explore possible future scenarios through the lens of today’s global realities.
Produced by ITVS and created by such established filmmakers as Patrick Stettner, Jennifer Phang, and Tina Mabry — as well as emerging talents — FUTURESTATES films launch April 3, 2012, and will be available to stream for free at futurestates.tv and simultaneously on pbs.org.
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Peek into the Future with Fresh FUTURESTATES Predictions
Forecast future events and explore the predictions left by others on the FUTURESTATES Predict-O-Meter.
Find your shades … it’s getting bright around here!
The producers of FUTURESTATES have launched brand new predictions … think of these as “forward stories” (as opposed to “back”). Just fire up the Predict-O-Meter and take a walk down Premonition Lane to see what’s ahead.
And that’s not all…Check back on the FUTURESTATES site in the weeks to come to cast your vote in our Predict-O-Meter poll, where you get to vote on which prediction is most likely to come true and find out how you can join a live online event with the winning filmmaker.
Don’t get left in the past! Follow FUTURESTATES on Twitter and Facebook. Watch the trailer after the jump >>
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Announcing the FUTURESTATES Audience Award!
You’ve watched the films. You’ve shared, commented, and liked. Maybe even loved. There have been ups and downs, laughter and tears. And this May, you get to decide who will take the laurels in our inaugural FUTURESTATES Audience Award.
From today until May 30 at midnight, the race is on to launch your favorite FUTURESTATES film into hyperspace. Head back to FUTURESTATES.TV, catch up on any films you missed, and check out the fan pages for each of the films.
You can vote once a day, and polling closes at midnight on May 30. We’ll announce the winner on June 1, 2011.
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Go Back to the Future at the Tribeca Film Festival
Catch a special FREE screening of FUTURESTATES Season Two on Saturday, April 23rd at 2:30PM at the Clearview Cinema in Chelsea, NYC
ITVS and Tribeca All Access host a free screening of shorts from the second season of FUTURESTATES on Saturday, April 23rd at 2:30PM at the Clearview Cinema in Chelsea. This year’s selection, listed below, highlights Tribeca All Access alumni as well as emerging New York filmmaking talent:
FUTURESTATES Short Takes a Simmering Glimpse into New York’s Future
The short by filmmaker A. Sayeeda Clarke is streaming free today on FUTURESTATES.tv.
The short White takes place amid a 120-degree December day in New York City. With no money to pay for medical care for his pregnant wife, Bato races against the sun to save his family. Watch the film and other sci-fi shorts from the second season of FUTURESTATES today.
Future Fridays Presents Suzi Yoonessi
The filmmaker’s short Spring of Sorrow is streaming Friday on PBS.org.
Director Suzi Yoonessi describes how the environmental reality of Mono Lake informs her futuristic fairy tale and how she used the Persian stories from her childhood to bring a cautionary tale about climate change to life.
Watch Spring of Sorrow now on PBS.org as part of Future Fridays.
A Love Story Set Within an Environmental Nightmare
Filmmaker Bennett Cohen sets his FUTURESTATES short The Dig on the verge of an environmental collapse. The film is streaming free today on FUTURESTATES.tv.
As the world faces an environmental apocalypse, a group of archaeologists venture into a toxic desert wasteland, determined to unearth a lost civilization. Can this ancient disaster help them avert their own ruin? Watch The Dig today, and find other shorts from the second season of the online original series FUTURESTATES.
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