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Much of 20th century science fiction foretold technological and social developments beyond the year 2000. Since then, a key theme has been: what happens when the future no one anticipated arrives faster than anyone expected? Focusing on 21st century independent science fiction films, the author describes a seismic shift in subject matter as society moves into a new technological age. Independent films since the millennium are more daring, incisive and even plausible in their depiction of possible futures than blockbuster films of the same period. Twenty-one chapters break down today's subgenres, featuring interviews with the filmmakers who created them.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Extraterrestrial Encounters
Jamie Nash (Altered) • Daniel Myrick (The Objective) • Clay Liford (Earthling)
2. Surviving the Mysterious Event Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution)
• Michael J. Kospiah (The Suicide Theory)
3. The Shifting Sands of Time Merlin Dervisevic (Cruel & Unusual) • B.P. Cooper (Time Lapse) • Kurt Kuenne (Shuffle)
4. Experiencing a World Not Our Own Gerald McMorrow (Franklyn) • Darren Paul Fisher (Frequencies) • Craig Goodwill (Patch Town)
• Juan Solanas (Upside Down)
5. An Infinity of Alternate Dimensions Jeff Waltrowski (It Came from Yesterday) • James Ward Byrkit (Coherence) • Jason Thomas Scott (Tympanum)
6. The History of Alternate Histories Richard Raaphorst (Frankenstein's Army) • Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky) • Anouk Whissell (Turbo Kid)
7. New Inventions and Technologies Ben Carland (Shadows on the Wall) • Timothy Lanzone (Travelling Salesman) • Brett Ryan Bonowicz
(The Perfect 46)
8. Journeys Through an Endless Cosmos Geoff Marslett (Mars) • Chance Shirley (Interplanetary)
• Clive Dawson (The Last Days on Mars) 88
9. The Enemy Within Neil Mcenery-West (Containment) • Tony Burgess (Pontypool)
10. Dealing with Artificial Intelligence Shane Acker (9) • Christopher Ford (Robot & Frank) • James Felix McKenney (Automatons)
11. The Fall, and What Comes After Paul S. Myers (5 Shells) • Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings) • Harry Ralston (The Last Man) • Jim Mickle (Stake Land)
12. There Can Be Only One Paul Hough (The Human Race) • Ben Carland (Sol) • Stuart Hazeldine (Exam) • Mario Miscione (Circle)
13. Dystopian Futures Brandon Drake (Visioneers) • Josh Feldman (Senn) • Justin Trefgarne (Narcopolis)
14. Alongside the Secret Society Jeff Pointer (Ink) • Tom Woodruff, Jr. (Fire City: End of Days) • Jennifer Liao (End of Days, Inc.)
15. Unnatural Selection Alec Gillis (Harbinger Down) • Oklahoma Ward (Crawl or Die)
16. Confronting Global Disasters Todd Berger (It's a Disaster) • Sophia Cacciola (Magnetic)
17. The Rise of Superpowers Andrew Droz Palermo (One & Two) • Kyle Roberts (The Posthuman Project) • Jordan Galland (Alter Egos)
• Justin Dix (Crawlspace)
18. Science Fiction and Fake Documentaries Karl Mueller (Mr. Jones) • Philip Gelatt (Europa Report)
19. The Fantastical Worlds of Musicals Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) • Paul Bunnell (The Ghastly Love of Johnny X) • Rod Bingaman (Ripped!)
20. The Romance of Science Fiction Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Spring) • Brian Ackley (Alienated) • Tom Large (Beyond)
21. The Future of Our Cinematic Futures
Further Reading
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