In Re:Imagining 1984, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival goes beyond the dystopian diagnoses of George Orwell, inviting a wide array of voices to a speculative discussion about the viable alternatives for our futures. Over the span of two prerecorded episodes and one live public podcasting session during the festival, we try to escape the binary opposition between Utopias and Dystopias by closely following the works featured at the festival.
Credits
Hosts: Kiko Morah, Stanislaw Liguzinski
Guests: Peet Gelderblom, Christopher Noessel, Hugh Fisher
Producer: Inez de Coo
Editor: Tom Ooms
Music: TeknoAxe
Special Thanks: Berend van Eerden, Mark Fonseca Rendeiro
Interview Peet Gelderblom:
Films referenced:
Remaking Fear: Evolution of the Body Snatchers - Peet Gelderblom, 2018: https://vimeo.com/260659837
Dystopia in Denial: The Future According to 1984 - Peet Gelderblom, 2024
1984 - Michael Radford, 1984
The Goonies - Richard Donner, 1985
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Steven Spielberg, 1984
Romancing the Stone - Robert Zemeckis, 1984
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Terry Gilliam, 1999
Velvet Goldmine - Todd Haynes,1998
The Matrix - Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, 1999-2003
Nausicaä, Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki, 1984
Tomorrowland - Brad Bird, 2015
The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan, 2008
The Batman - Matt Reeves, 2022
Se7en - David Fincher, 1995
Minority Report - Steven Spielberg, 2002
Pleasantville - Gary Ross, 1998
Back to the Future Part II - Robert Zemeckis, 1998
The Apprentice - Ali Abbasi, 2024
Starship Troopers - Paul Verhoeven, 1997
Total Recall - Paul Verhoeven, 1990
Total Recall - Len Wiseman, 2012
Showgirls - Paul Verhoeven, 1995
Books referenced:
1984 - George Orwell, 1948
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley, 1932
The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood, 1985
The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula K. Le Guin, 1971
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973
Series referenced:
Batman, 1966-1968
Interview Christopher Noessel, Hugh Fisher:
Glossary:
FUI = Fantasy/Fictional User Interface
Films mentioned:
Alien vs Predator, Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004
Mission Impossible, Brian de Palma, 1996
Blade, Stephen Norrington, 1998
The Bourne Ultimatum, Paul Greengrass, 2007
Cabin in the Woods, Drew Goddard, 2012
Iron Man, Jon Favreau, 2008
Blade Runner, Ridley Scott,1982
Minority Report, Steven Spielberg, 2002
eXistenZ, David Cronenberg, 1999
Star Wars: A New Hope, George Lucas, 1977
Sword Fish, Dominic Sena, 2001
Johnny Mnemonic, Robert Longo, 1995
2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, 1968
Her, Spike Jonze, 2013
Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau, 2010
Black Panther, Ryan Coogler, 2018
Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson, 2016
My Favourite Martian, Donald Petrie, 1999
Aladdin, Ron Clements, John Musker, 1992
Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve, 2017
The Terminator, James Cameron, 1984
Warriors of Future, Yuen Fai Ng, 2022
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, 2023
Prometheus, Ridley Scott, 2012
Alien, Ridley Scott, 1979
Aliens, Ridley Scott, 1986
Idiocracy, Mike Judge, 2006
Dark Star, John Carpenter, 1974
Tron, Steven Lisberger, 1982
The Lord of the Rings, Ridley Scott, 2001-2003
A Trip to the Moon, George Méliès, 1902
Smoking Causes Coughing, Quentin Dupieux, 2022
Books mentioned:
Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction - Nathan Shedroff, Christopher Noessel, Rosenfeld Media, 2012
Neuromancer, William Gibson, 1984
The Cuckoo’s Egg, Cliff Stoll, 1989
The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman, 2013
The Culture series, Iain M. Banks, 1987-2012
Maneki Neko, Bruce Sterling, 1998
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, 1979-1984
Series mentioned:
Firefly, Josh Whedon, 2002-2003
Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969
Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, 2011-2023
The Boys, Eric Kripke, 2019-2024
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, John Lloyd, 1981