| Director | Alex Grasshoff, Alexander Grasshoff |
|---|---|
| Genre | documentary film |
| Runtime | 43 min |
| Country | United States |
The film describes future shock as "the premature arrival of the future." Welles describes changes in the cultural mindset such as indecision from overwhelming options, instant gratification, disposable products and impermanence. Additional topics include:
* Samuel Kountz on organ transplantation. * John Bray on prosthetics. * Kurt Wagner on plastic surgery. * William L. Epstein on skin pigmentation. * William Grey Walter on artificial intelligence. * The Sim One robotic patient simulator. * Charles Epstein on genetics. * Robert Rimmer on polyfidelity, his book Proposition 31, communal living and same-sex marriage. * James McGaugh on genetic engineering.Additional cultural aspects including x-rated films, women's liberation, equal rights, cryonics, SST technology, nuclear testing and the anti-nuclear movement.