Aporia is a science fiction drama by Jared Moshé . Stars Judy Greer, Edi Gathegi, Payman Maadi.
In philosophy, an aporia (Ancient Greek: ᾰ̓πορῐ́ᾱ, romanized: aporíā, lit. ‘literally: “lacking passage”, also: “impasse”, “difficulty in passage”, “puzzlement”‘) is a conundrum or state of puzzlement. In rhetoric, it is a declaration of doubt, made for rhetorical purpose and often feigned.
timespace coordinates: 2022 Adelaide, South Australia
Talk to Me is a 2022 Australian supernatural horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou and written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, based on a concept by Daley Pearson. It stars Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, and Alexandria Steffensen.
The film follows a group of teenagers who discover they are able to contact spirits using a mysterious embalmed hand, only for things to go too far.
In August 2023, Danny and Michael Philippou revealed that they had already completed principal photography on a prequel film, with the story exploring Duckett’s backstory which leads into the character’s introduction in the original movie. Production was completed consecutively, from the perspective of screenlife storytelling through mobile phones and social media. Sunny Johnson features as Duckett. The filmmakers stated that they intend to release this project in the future. Additionally, the Philippous confirmed plans to develop a sequel, stating that they’ve already written sequences for the project. Later that month, A24 announced that a sequel titled Talk 2 Me was in development; with the studio releasing the official logo at that same time. Danny and Michael Philippou will return as co-directors, from a script written by returning writers Danny and Bill Hinzman. (wiki)
timespace coordinates: mid-1940s Australia
The New Boy is a 2023 Australian drama film written and directed by Warwick Thornton, and starring Aswan Reid as the title character, alongside Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, and Cate Blanchett. It follows a young Aboriginal Australian orphan boy who is brought into a Christian monastery run by a renegade nun. Blanchett also served as the film’s producer under her Dirty Films production company. (wiki)
timespace coordinates: Sunny Shores villas, St Petersburg retirement community, Florida 1984 (/+The Boca Ciega Bay house of Dr. Chester and Doris Babat)
Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison, and follows a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens.
The film was followed by the sequel Cocoon: The Return in 1988, in which almost all of the original cast reprised their roles. (wiki)
timespace coordinates: 2020’s Boonton, Pennsylvania
Jules is a 2023 American science fiction comedy film directed by Marc Turtletaub and written by Gavin Steckler. It stars Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Zoë Winters, Jade Quon (as Jules) and Jane Curtin. (wiki)
timespace coordinates: 2036 – 2037 Atlanta (Years into a benevolent alien occupation of Earth, the human race is still adjusting to the new world order and its quirky coffee table-sized overlords called the Vuvv. Their flashy advanced technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete.)
Landscape with Invisible Hand is a 2023 American science fiction film written and directed by Cory Finley, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by M. T. Anderson. The film stars Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, and Tiffany Haddish. (wiki)
Cory Finley took inspiration from several Bravo TV shows, especially the Real Housewives and Below Deck series, when making the film. He drew parallels between the themes of surveillance and people having to film and commoditize their love and humanity.
timespace coordinates: 22nd century New York
The Pod Generation is a 2023 English-language Belgian/French science fiction romantic comedy film written and directed by Sophie Barthes starring Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rosalie Craig. (wiki)
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