FutureStates
What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? This series of independent mini-features explores possible future scenarios through the prism of today’s global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they inhabit a future of their own imagining.
Seasons
4
Episodes
26
Country
United States
Status
On Air
Cast
Lilan Bowden
Employer · 1 eps
Jeff Daniel Phillips
The Foreman · 1 eps
Christine Woods
Erica Rawls · 1 eps
Cinzia Roccaforte
Sarah · 1 eps
Clint Carmichael
Mr. Hardwick · 1 eps
Jason Stuart
Ronald Kopstein · 1 eps
Angela Bullock
Beth Johnson · 1 eps
Skyler Brigmann
Brian · 1 eps
Kenzo Lee
Marvin Tan · 1 eps
Lyle Kanouse
Chuck · 1 eps
Karla Zamudio
Monica Martinez · 1 eps
Trey Holland
Johnner Rawls · 1 eps
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Episode Guide
1
The Other Side
A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity.
2
Seed
In an industry dominated by genetically modified seeds, a poor farmer struggles to survive. When he resorts to smuggling now-illegal organic seeds across borders he risks everything.
3
The Rise
In the radically altered housing market of the future, an older couple must forego their dreams of retirement and adapt to the ever-evolving definition of the American dream.
4
Tia and Marco
When a pregnant border patrol agent discovers an illegal immigrant child hiding in her home, she is forced to question her loyalty to a system of exclusion.
5
Tent City
In a world where housing is granted only to the powerful few, a father who makes his living evicting the powerless must choose between his responsibilities and his moral principles.
6
Silver Sling
In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer incentives to their high-ranking female employees to pay for surrogate pregnancies and chemically accelerated births.
7
Plastic Bag
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.
8
Play
Society's obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones.
9
PIA
When a woman in mourning encounters a mysterious wandering service android, she is forced to redefine its conceptions of humanity, relationships, and family.
10
Mister Green
In this parable about change, a jaded government undersecretary becomes the unwitting test subject for an experimental program to curb global warming.
11
Fallout
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.
