Futurestates is the online series of sci-fi shorts that tackle the future of American society by grappling with questions of discrimination, environmental issues, other worlds and more. The series will release a new short online every Wednesday from April 24 - June 5th. Rose Troche leads the lineup with her film, "Elliot King is Third" about transgender people living in a future where everyone is identified by a microchip implant, including everything from gender to financial information. Being labeled as a third, or transgender, has dangerous implications for a society used to dealing with just male or female labels. Troche was a director and writer for the Showtime series, "The L Word" which ran for 5 seasons. Watch her film below: Read more about the other films below: Refuge (May 1, 2013) By Mohammad Gorjestani A cyber attack on the United States Immigration database puts Sonia at risk of being deported back to Iran.
- 5/2/2013
- by Cristina A. Gonzalez
- Indiewire
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