Film4 Foresight Shorts

Film4 Foresight Shorts

Drama 2022

Available on Channel 4

Five short science-fiction films that envision the future from the perspective of their Black and Brown characters, created by young Black filmmakers living in the UK and commissioned by Film4

Drama 2022

EPISODE 1

They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar

Zaid, recently released from prison for an unknown crime, tries to reintegrate into his previous life, but finds that the arms of the state can control what he says and does

11 min · 14 Mar 2022
EPISODE 2

Foresight: X Us

Two brothers journey to a new settlement on Titan. Their interactions reflect the subtle naivety and anxious fear this huge moment means for each of them amid an industrial sized group of migrants.

11 min · 15 Mar 2022
EPISODE 3

The Future Isn't What It Used to Be

In 2080 climate change has forced human beings from Earth. Those who remain live isolated nomadic existences. In the desolate landscape, Dez unearths a morsel of the past, which leads to a mission.

21 min · 16 Mar 2022
EPISODE 4

Twice as Good

The night before Grace's son Dee Dee's seventh birthday, an intruder crash-lands into her kitchen and she must decide how to protect her son while navigating the complexities of Black parenthood

11 min · 17 Mar 2022
EPISODE 5

Digging

Ziba, Ché, Neela and Kofi use their devices to take trips through their memories to settle an argument. Directed by Elliot Barnes-Worrell; written by Elliot Barnes-Worrell and Hasti C.

12 min · 18 Mar 2022

About

Film4 Foresight Shorts

DRAMA

Five short science-fiction films that envision the future from the perspective of their Black and Brown characters, created by young Black filmmakers living in the UK and commissioned by Film4

Information

Studio: Channel 4
Released: 2022

Languages

Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.