Stanley Wong's Future Date—a sci-fi satire on the absurdities of romance and general human connection hidden within the frameworks of a dystopian COVID rom-com—is really something special. Made and certainly about "COVID times", it uses the weird time capsule we all lived through (remember?) to tell a grander story about how hard and weird human connection can be just, like, in general, man. Future Date takes place in a dystopia of quarantine where COVID-19 isn't so much a problem as the extremities of climate change making it impossible to survive out doors, thus isolating our beloved human race to keep to themselves more-or-less. Everything is remote and virtual, food is artificial and made via a generative microwave apparatus, daily reports update how unlivable the conditions of the outside world are progressively getting, Silverlake is just gone. So how do you find love in a place like this? Stanley (Co-Writer/Director/Lead) explores this very idea in all sorts of creative, funny, and, yes, heartfelt ways. This isn't a boring "what if COVID movie" by any means—it's an exploration of our modern culture through an extremely creatively made, pretty-lookin' film. No Film School was lucky enough to catch up with Stanley at Cinequest, where he talks his background in character acting, thoughtfully crafting a unique future, and sticking true to his emotional truth in the end. Do enjoy, and check out Future Date on Cinejoy by March 31. Editor's Note: The following quotes are edited for length and clarity. From '21 Jump Street'...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 28 March