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Futurestates.tv: As You Were by Trevin Matcek Posted at 2:24 PM by Dave Post

Dave Post

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So there’s this cool project called Futurestates that I’ve never heard of and I’m trying to figure out why.  It’s a series of short SF films about the near future that has been around for years and I’m just now grokking to it.  From the source:

What will our society look like 10, 20, or 50 years from today? For four epic seasons, FUTURESTATES has taken us on a journey to explore possible futures through the prism of today’s global realities. Written and directed by veteran and emerging indie filmmakers, and developed and produced by the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, this groundbreaking series of science fiction shorts invites the public to envision the future.

So far, I’ve watched As You Were by filmaker Trevin Matcek.  The story is about a soldier who, after losing an arm and leg in a futuristic drone battle, is fitted with advanced robotic limbs. Returning home for the first time in years, he struggles to reconnect with his family and a society suspicious of robotics.  Matcek covers a lot of ground in 22 minutes and I could have gone for twice that length to really let him flesh out his story.  Definitely worth the short time investment and a fine intro to the series.

The other shorts in the series look really good too.  I’ve started in on Code Academy already and dipped a toe into a few others just to get a feel for the series.  There’s a lot of variety in these films and the quality looks good across the board.  I’m excited that I can go back and catch all the films I missed from previous seasons on their You Tube channel.  If you’re tired of the mindless action SF movies we usually get out of Hollywood you should check out this series.