Mon, Mar 8, 2010
Set in the near future of economic hard times, Tent City tells the story of Matthew Ochoa, who has been forced to abandon his career as an artist and take a job evicting people from their foreclosed homes. At home, he and his son Ivan relieve the dreariness by engaging in Trapezoid, their favorite storytelling game, through which they weave an elaborate science-fiction saga.
Mar 2011
In 2032 an eight-year old Caribbean boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an 'environmental refugee' in New York City. Haunted by memories of flooding that left him homeless and orphaned, the boy forms an unexpected friendship with an Inuk ice carver, who helps him confront his past.
Wed, May 1, 2013
Sonia, a young Iranian journalism student and social activist, has recently fled to the US in hopes of an education and a better life. But when an escalating cyber-conflict between the US and Iran puts her at risk of deportation, her only way of staying may come at a greater price than she's willing to pay.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
In a regimented near future, Dekard, an agricultural engineer, learns a lesson about life and love from a renegade asparagus. Dekards growing attraction for a fertilizer delivery gal is played out against a barren and distressed landscape, underground agriculture labs and a dating and mating probability calculation center that can foretell the future.
Tue, May 15, 2012
Set in the near future, LIFE BEGINS AT REWIREMENT follows Simon Ender on the day he checks his 100-year-old mother Jessica, into a memory care facility that uploads elderly minds into data banks. Simon must grapple with the difficult decision of what is best for his ailing parent as she descends further into dementia. The strained relationship of mother and son is put to the test as Jessica transitions from her aging body into a hard drive with infinite access to every memory and experience. Simon comes face-to-face with feelings of guilt, insecurity and ultimately, love, when the two are reunited.