The sustainability of civilization itself is at the heart of William Cameron Menzies’s Things to Come. Pioneering sci-fi writer H. G. Wells, adapting his own novel, projects a timeline into the 21st century in this British classic, taking us through decades of destruction accompanying endless technologically-enhanced war (with a zombie-fying pandemic thrown in for good measure). Finally, a new civilization emerges from the ashes: Wings over the World, committed to a world without war and featuring a sleek technocratic single-state future (with much cooler planes). Yet trouble arises even in this futurist utopia… Matt Nyquist (Film Studies) and Tom Prasch (History) dip their toes into the sound era for this feature, but there will still be plenty of dialog-less spaces for their running commentary. Sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta. Zoom link: https://washburn.zoom.us/j/93953970164?pwd=TmdibGlSSkNuK3drajVadXVHVEFxZz09
