1884 – Nomadland (2020)

timespace coordinates: early 2010’s American West (Nevada, Arizona, South Dakota, Nebraska, California)

Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder. The film is written, produced, directed, and edited by Chloé Zhao, and stars Frances McDormand (who is also a producer on the film) as a vandwelling working nomad who leaves her hometown after her husband dies and the sole industry closes down, to be “houseless” and travel around the United States. 

A number of real-life nomads appear as fictionalized versions of themselves, including Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells. (wiki)

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1878 – Sweet Tooth (TV Series 2021– )

spacetime coordinates: Ten years after “The Great Crumble”, a virus that killed many people in the world and led to the mysterious emergence of hybrid babies born part human, part animal.

Sweet Tooth is an American fantasy drama streaming television series developed by Jim Mickle. It is based on the comic book of the same name by Jeff Lemire and premiered on Netflix on June 4, 2021. (wiki)

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1874 – Awake (2021)

Awake is a 2021 American disaster film directed by Mark Raso.

Global hysteria ensues after a mysterious catastrophe wipes out all electronics and takes away humanity’s ability to sleep.

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1867 – Oslo (2021)

spacetime coordinates: 1993 Oslo I Accord

Oslo is an American television drama film directed by Bartlett Sher and written by J. T. Rogers, based on Rogers’ play of the same name. It stars Andrew Scott, Ruth Wilson and Jeff Wilbusch. It was released on May 29, 2021, on HBO. (wiki)

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1864 – Shopping (1994)

spacetime coordinates: (near future) 1990’s  London

SHOPPING, Jude Law, Danny Newman, Fraser James, Sadie Frost, 1994, cruising in London

Shopping is a 1994 British action crime drama film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson about a group of British teenagers who indulge in joyriding and ramraiding. It was notably the first major leading role for actor Jude Law, who first met his co-star and future wife Sadie Frost on the set of the film. (wiki)

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1857 – Paterson (2016)

timespace coordinates: fall 2015, Paterson, New Jersey / the Great Falls of the Passaic River

Paterson is a 2016 comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film stars Adam Driver as a bus driver and poet named Paterson, and Golshifteh Farahani as his wife. The poet Ron Padgett provided the poems attributed to the character Paterson, while Jarmusch wrote the poem “Water Falls” attributed to a young girl in the film. (wiki)

A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details. (imdb)

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1848 – The Courier (2020)

timespace coordinates: 1960 – 1963 London, England – Moscow,  the Soviet Union / Cuban Missile Crisis

The Courier is a 2020 historical spy film directed by Dominic Cooke. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, a British businessman who was recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service to deliver messages to secret agent Oleg Penkovsky (played by Merab Ninidze). Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, and Angus Wright also star. (wiki)

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