On Film  In Search of Tomorrow Time has taken on a new quality, stretching and contracting in unpredictable ways, and some kind of escapism seems to be on everyone’s watch list.
Whether you’re looking to retreat into the past, into the unknown, into a folktale, or into an absurdist doomsday cult with a recruiting problem, we’re here for you, film-lovers. And if filmmaking is your jam, keep scrolling for plenty of practical advice and inspiration.
Liz Cook Mowe, Senior Director, Film
Elise McCave, Senior Director, Film |
 By Robin Block and David Weiner This four-hour love letter to the sci-fi films of the ’80s will feature interviews with actors, directors, writers, SFX experts, and composers. This is your chance to dive back into the films that dared to ask “what if?” and offered us a vision of future technology, society, and culture that simultaneously delighted, amazed, and scared us.
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| By Joseph Wallace In this cinematic stop-motion folktale, a troupe of circus performers come together to tell the story of a desperate refugee, a dishonorable priest, and a contemptuous village. When the refugee rejects her fate, the performers are forced to question the morality of their tale. View project |
| | | By Sammy James Jr. This 15-minute comedy will depict a victory of the optimist over the cynic—a battle we all wage in real life every day. This is the story of a doomsday cult with a rebellious new recruit, an aspiring acolyte who clashes with a clan of cultists determined to set off the apocalypse… View project |
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Recommended reading and viewing
| Directed by Tim Tsai In 1979, a fatal shooting ignited a maelstrom of hostilities against Vietnamese refugee fishermen along the Gulf Coast. Set during the early days of the refugees’ arrival in the U.S., Seadrift examines this turbulent yet little-known chapter of American history and explores its consequences, which continue to reverberate today. Watch on PBS |
| | | Directed by Denali Tiller Tre Maison Dasan is an intimate portrait of three boys growing up with a parent in prison. Told from each child’s perspective, the film is an exploration of masculinity, relationships, separation, and coming of age in America for children with a parent behind bars. Watch on Amazon Prime |
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