What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years? FutureStates is a series of fictional mini-features exploring possible future scenarios through the lens of today's global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they project a future of their own imagining.
Episode 1
Los Angeles has fallen victim to a nuclear attack from an unknown aggressor. In the aftermath of the bombing, a young man's search for his girlfriend highlights the human toll of eternal war.
Episode 2
In this parable about change, a jaded government undersecretary becomes the unwitting test subject for an experimental program to curb global warming.
Episode 3
When a woman encounters a wandering service android, she is forced to redefine its conceptions of humanity, relationships, and family.
Episode 4
Society’s obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones.
Episode 5
Struggling with its immortality, a discarded plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) ventures through the environmentally barren remains of America as it searches for its maker.
Episode 6
In the near future, corporations offer incentives to their high-ranking female employees to pay for surrogate pregnancies and accelerated births.
Episode 7
A father who makes his living evicting the powerless must choose between his responsibilities and his moral principles.
Episode 8
When a border patrol agent discovers a child hiding in her home, she is forced to question her loyalty to a system of exclusion.
Episode 9
In the housing market of the future, an older couple must forego their dreams and adapt to the ever-evolving definition of the American dream.
Episode 10
In an industry dominated by genetically modified seeds, a poor farmer struggles to survive by smuggling now-illegal organic seeds.
Episode 11
A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity.
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