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The 28th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival continues this week with a big night from the SF-based Independent Television Service (ITVS). Basically the new media arm of PBS, ITVS "...brings independently-produced, high-quality public broadcast and new media programs to local, national and international audiences." ITVS a screens a compelling series of shorts titled FUTURESTATES tonight and tomorrow night at the Sundance Kabuki Theaters in San Francisco.
What is FUTURESTATES?
What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? FUTURESTATES is a series of 11 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.
Independent Television Service (ITVS) asked 11 renowned and up-and-coming filmmakers to take the current state of affairs in the United States, and extrapolate them into stories of the nation in the not-so-distant future.
The result is FUTURESTATES, a series of groundbreaking digital shorts. Each episode presents a different filmmaker’s vision of American society in the not-too-distant future, fusing an exploration of social issues with elements of speculative and science fiction.
We invite the public to join the discussion about what the future holds: Will you let it happen, or will you make it happen?
Of the 11 films, only one was filmed here in San Francisco; Tanuj Chopra's PIA. Smartly written and supported by a deeply experienced production team, the film features a talented, well-known cast including:
- Popular Hollywood actor, Ajay Naidu, who has dozens of high profile roles including roles in OFFICE SPACE, SUBURBIA, BAD SANTA and more.
- Famed Indian actress Tillotama Shome who played Alice in Mira Nair’s smash hit MONSOON WEDDING.
- Up and coming actress, Pia Shah, whose film, CANADA, is screening at several respected film festivals in Los Angeles.
Chopra and ITVS's Karim Ahmad talk about PIA, FUTURESTATES and Transformers.
FUTURESTATES screens this evening and tomorrow evening at 6:45pm and 7:15 respectively at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas. Tickets are only available at the door for this evening's screening but you can still purchase tickets for tomorrow online.
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To the writer: you might want to consider researching what ITVS actually does before you dub them "the new media arm of PBS." A brief scan of their website might help avoid these kinds of ridiculous assumptions.
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