Skyler Brigmann
Brian
Futurestates (2010)
Season 1
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.
Released March 8, 2010
Episode 19 min
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S1E1 - The Other Side
A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity.
March 8, 2010, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
March 8, 2010, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
March 8, 2010, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
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S1E5 - 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.
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S1E6 - 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.
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S1E7 - 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.
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S1E8 - Play
Society's obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones.
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S1E9 - PIA
When a woman in mourning encounters a mysterious wandering service android, she is forced to redefine its conceptions of humanity, relationships, and family.
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S1E10 - Mister Green
In this parable about change, a jaded government undersecretary becomes the unwitting test subject for an experimental program to curb global warming.
March 8, 2010, midnight
S1E11 - 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.
March 8, 2010, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 19 min.
Season Runtime: 19 min.
Released: March 8, 2010
Last Air Date: May 14, 2014, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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