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