Indie Science Fiction Cinema Today
Conversations with 21st Century Filmmakers
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film
| Author: | Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay, Chris Vander Kaay | ISBN: | 9781476630588 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | February 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay, Chris Vander Kaay |
| ISBN: | 9781476630588 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | February 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Much of 20th century science fiction foretold technological and social developments beyond the year 2000. Since then, a key theme has been: what happens when the future no one anticipated arrives faster than anyone expected? Focusing on 21st century independent science fiction films, the author describes a seismic shift in subject matter as society moves into a new technological age. Independent films since the millennium are more daring, incisive and even plausible in their depiction of possible futures than blockbuster films of the same period. Twenty-one chapters break down today’s subgenres, featuring interviews with the filmmakers who created them.
Much of 20th century science fiction foretold technological and social developments beyond the year 2000. Since then, a key theme has been: what happens when the future no one anticipated arrives faster than anyone expected? Focusing on 21st century independent science fiction films, the author describes a seismic shift in subject matter as society moves into a new technological age. Independent films since the millennium are more daring, incisive and even plausible in their depiction of possible futures than blockbuster films of the same period. Twenty-one chapters break down today’s subgenres, featuring interviews with the filmmakers who created them.
