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Futurestates

Silver Sling

  • Episode aired Mar 8, 2010
  • 12m
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In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer subsidies to their high-ranking female employees to pay for chemically accelerated surrogate births.In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer subsidies to their high-ranking female employees to pay for chemically accelerated surrogate births.In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer subsidies to their high-ranking female employees to pay for chemically accelerated surrogate births.
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  • Director
    • Tze Chun
  • Writer
    • Tze Chun
  • Stars
    • Julia Kots
    • Karen Chilton
    • Jed Peterson
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    • Tze Chun
  • Writer
    • Tze Chun
  • Stars
    • Julia Kots
    • Karen Chilton
    • Jed Peterson
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    Julia Kots
    Julia Kots
    • Lydiaas Lydia
    Karen Chilton
    Karen Chilton
    • Anaas Ana
    Jed Peterson
    Jed Peterson
    • Stepanas Stepan
    Pavel Frolov
    Pavel Frolov
    • Pashaas Pasha
    Maechi Aharanwa
    Maechi Aharanwa
    • Ireneas Irene
    Margaret Ying Drake
    Margaret Ying Drake
    • Karinas Karin
    Aniela Gonzalez
    Natalie Kim
    Natalie Kim
    Diana Masi
    Diana Masi
    • Feliceas Felice
    Dana Pelevine
    • Nicoleas Nicole
    Tzaddi Allick
    • Power Couple Womanas Power Couple Woman
    • (as Tzaddi Allick Simmons)
    Julie Evan Smith
    Brian Yang
    Brian Yang
    • Kenas Ken
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      • Tze Chun
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    In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer subsidies to their high-ranking female employees to pay for chemically accelerated surrogate births. Lydia, a two-time surrogate trying to pay for her brother to come to the US, must decide whether or not to undergo her third surrogate pregnancy, thus giving up her last chance to have a child of her own. —Anonymous
    • surrogate
    • corporation
    • birth
    • surrogacy
    • sterility
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      Part of the "Futurestates" series of short films.

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
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      • ITVS International
      • Syncopated Films
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      12 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2:1

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