Indie science fiction cinema today : conversations with 21st century filmmakers / Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay and Chris Vander Kaay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fernandez-Vander Kaay, Kathleen, 1979- author.

Vander Kaay, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction films--United States--History and criticism.

Science fiction films.

Motion pictures.

History.

United States.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Interviews.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Motion pictures--United States--History--21st century.

Genre:

Interviews.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 252 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"Focusing on 21st century independent science fiction films, the author describes a shift in subject matter as society moves into a new technological age. Independent films since the millennium are more daring, incisive and plausible in their depiction of possible futures than blockbuster films of the same period. The text features interviews with the filmmakers who created them"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Extraterrestrial Encounters / Jamie Nash (Altered) Nash, Jamie, (Altered), Daniel Myrick (The Objective) Myrick, Daniel, (The Objective), Clay Liford (Earthling) Liford, Clay, (Earthling) 5

2 Surviving the Mysterious Event / Justin Benson Benson, Justin, Aaron Moorhead (Resolution) Moorhead, Aaron, (Resolution), Michael J. Kospiah (The Suicide Theory) Kospiah, Michael J., (The Suicide Theory) 17

3 The Shifting Sands of Time / Merlin Dervisevic (Cruel & Unusual) Dervisevic, Merlin, (Cruel & Unusual), B.P. Cooper (Time Lapse) Cooper, B.P., (Time Lapse), Kurt Kuenne (Shuffle) Kuenne, Kurt, (Shuffle) 28

4 Experiencing a World Not Our Own / Gerald McMorrow (Franklyn) McMorrow, Gerald, (Franklyn), Darren Paul Fisher (Frequencies) Fisher, Darren Paul, (Frequencies), Craig Goodwill (Patch Town) Goodwill, Craig, (Patch Town), Juan Solanas (Upside Down) Solanas, Juan, (Upside Down) 42

5 An Infinity of Alternate Dimensions / Jeff Waltrowski (It Came from Yesterday) Waltrowski, Jeff, (It Came from Yesterday), James Ward Byrkit (Coherence) Byrkit, James Ward, (Coherence), Jason Thomas Scott (Tympanum) Scott, Jason Thomas, (Tympanum) 55

6 The History of Alternate Histories / Richard Raaphorst (Frankenstein's Army) Raaphorst, Richard, (Frankenstein's Army), Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky) Vuorensola, Timo, (Iron Sky), Anouk Whissell (Turbo Kid) Whissell, Anouk, (Turbo Kid) 66

7 New Inventions and Technologies / Ben Carland (Shadows on the Wall), Timothy Lanzone (Travelling Salesman) Lanzone, Timothy, (Travelling Salesman), Brett Ryan Bonowicz (The Perfect 46) Bonowicz, Brett Ryan, (The Perfect 46) 75

8 Journeys Through an Endless Cosmos / Geoff Marslett (Mars) Marslett, Geoff, (Mars), Chance Shirley (Interplanetary) Shirley, Chance, (Interplanetary), Clive Dawson (The Last Days on Mars) Dawson, Clive, (The Last Days on Mars) 88

9 The Enemy Within / Neil Mcenery-West (Containment) Mcenery-West, Neil, (Containment), Tony Burgess (Pontypool) Burgess, Tony, (Pontypool) 100

10 Dealing With Artificial Intelligence / Shane Acker (9) Acker, Shane, (9), Christopher Ford (Robot & Frank) Ford, Christopher, (Robot & Frank), James Felix McKenney (Automatons) McKenney, James Felix, (Automatons) 109

11 The Fall, and What Comes After / Paul S. Myers (5 Shells) Myers, Paul S., (5 Shells), Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings) Horgan, Conor, (One Hundred Mornings), Harry Ralston (The Last Man) Ralston, Harry, (The Last Man), Jim Mickle (Stake Land) Mickle, Jim, (Stake Land) 119

12 There Can Be Only One / Paul Hough (The Human Race) Hough, Paul, (The Human Race), Ben Carland (Sol) Carland, Ben, (Sol), Stuart Hazeldine (Exam) Hazeldine, Stuart, (Exam), Mario Miscione (Circle) Miscione, Mario, (Circle) 132

13 Dystopian Futures / Brandon Drake (Visioneers) Drake, Brandon, (Visioneers), Josh Feldman (Senn) Feldman, Josh, (Senn), Justin Trefgarne (Narcopolis) Trefgarne, Justin, (Narcopolis) 146

14 Alongside the Secret Society / Jeff Pointer (Ink) Pointer, Jeff, (Ink), Tom Woodruff, Jr. (Fire City: End of Days) Woodruff, Tom, Jr., (Fire City: End of Days), Jennifer Liao (End of Days, Inc.) Liao, Jennifer, (End of Days, Inc.) 158

15 Unnatural Selection / Alec Gillis (Harbinger Down) Gillis, Alec, (Harbinger Down), Oklahoma Ward (Crawl or Die) Ward, Oklahoma, (Crawl or Die) 167

16 Confronting Global Disasters / Todd Berger (It's a Disaster) Berger, Todd, (It's a Disaster), Sophia Cacciola (Magnetic) Cacciola, Sophia, (Magnetic) 176

17 The Rise of Superpowers / Andrew Droz Palermo (One & Two) Palermo, Andrew Droz, (One & Two), Kyle Roberts (The Posthuman Project) Roberts, Kyle, (The Posthuman Project), Jordan Galland (Alter Egos) Galland, Jordan, (Alter Egos), Justin Dix (Crawlspace) Dix, Justin, (Crawlspace) 185

18 Science Fiction and Fake Documentaries / Karl Mueller (Mr. Jones) Mueller, Karl, (Mr. Jones), Philip Gelatt (Europa Report) Gelatt, Philip, (Europa Report) 198

19 The Fantastical Worlds of Musicals / Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) McAbee, Cory, (The American Astronaut), Paul Bunnell (The Ghastly Love of Johnny X) Bunnell, Paul, (The Ghastly Love of Johnny X), Rod Bingaman (Ripped!) Bingaman, Rod, (Ripped!) 206

20 The Romance of Science Fiction / Justin Benson Benson, Justin, Aaron Moorhead (Spring) Moorhead, Aaron, (Spring), Brian Ackley (Alienated) Ackley, Brian, (Alienated), Tom Large (Beyond) Large, Tom, (Beyond) 216

21 The Future of Our Cinematic Futures 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476669335

1476669333

OCLC:

1019839864