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Tune Into the Future (2020)
85 min | Documentary, Biography

Tune Into the Future (2020)

85 min | Documentary, Biography

Tune Into The Future is a documentary which explores how thinking about tomorrow became a pop-culture phenomenon called Science Fiction. Despite rich and varied origins, there is one name which can be credited with single-handedly shaping ...See moreTune Into The Future is a documentary which explores how thinking about tomorrow became a pop-culture phenomenon called Science Fiction. Despite rich and varied origins, there is one name which can be credited with single-handedly shaping the way we understand science fiction today as a genre. It was Hugo Gernsback who stuck his hand into the soup of early 20th century pulp literature and fished out science fiction - giving it its name and a clear definition, turning it into a genre that anyone could engage with. His goal was to inspire and to stimulate young minds into speculating about how science would shape our future and to come up with tomorrow's new inventions. In the process, he created science fiction. The fan community growing around the genre turns science fiction into a cultural movement and keeps it in constant evolution, each generation adapting it to current scientific progress, but also to the hopes and fears of its time. Guided by authors, historians, filmmakers, astronomers and rocket scientists, Tune Into The Future weaves together interviews, animation and pop-culture references to take the viewer on a fascinating and entertaining journey to witness this evolution. But also to discover that the way we tell stories about tomorrow really reveals more about ourselves today than about the future. Written by Samsa Film See less

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Hugo Gernsback Self - Father of Science Fiction (archive footage) Self - Father of Science Fiction (archive footage) See fewer
Andrew M. Baer Self - Hugo's Grandson Self - Hugo's Grandson See fewer	Tune Into the Future (2020)
Gary Westfahl Self - Science Fiction Scholar Self - Science Fiction Scholar See fewer	Tune Into the Future (2020)
Paul Lesch Self - Media Historian Self - Media Historian See fewer	Call Her Madam (1998)
Mike Ashley Self - Historian and Editor Self - Historian and Editor See fewer	Tune Into the Future (2020)
Grant Wythoff Self - Media Scholar Self - Media Scholar See fewer	James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
Ken Hollings Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Robot Man (2014)
Steve Silberman Self - Journalist and Author Self - Journalist and Author See fewer	Neurotribes
Luc Henzig Self - Collector Self - Collector See fewer	Tune Into the Future (2020)
Guy Consolmagno Self - Jesuit Brother and Astronomer Self - Jesuit Brother and Astronomer See fewer	Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
Gary K. Wolfe Self - Editor and Critic Self - Editor and Critic See fewer	James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
Madeline Ashby Self - Futurist and Novelist Self - Futurist and Novelist See fewer	Orphan Black: The Next Chapter (2019)
Farah Mendelsohn Self - Educator and Author Self - Educator and Author See fewer	Tune Into the Future (2020)
Joe Haldeman Self - Science Fiction Writer Self - Science Fiction Writer See fewer	Robot Jox (1989)
Malcolm Edwards Self - Editor and Critic Self - Editor and Critic See fewer	Tune Into the Future (2020)
Michio Kaku Self - Science Communicator Self - Science Communicator See fewer	Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations (2023)
Paul Allen Self - Co-Founder of Microsoft (archive footage) Self - Co-Founder of Microsoft (archive footage) See fewer	Hard Candy (2005)
Thomas A. Edison Self - Inventor (archive footage) Self - Inventor (archive footage) See fewer	The Trick Cyclist (1901)
Bill Gates Self - Co-Founder of Microsoft (archive footage) Self - Co-Founder of Microsoft (archive footage) See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Dorothy Gernsback Self - Hugo's Second Wife (archive footage) Self - Hugo's Second Wife (archive footage) See fewer
Mary Gernsback Self - Hugo's Third Wife (archive footage) Self - Hugo's Third Wife (archive footage) See fewer
Rose Gernsback Self - Hugo's First Wife (archive footage) Self - Hugo's First Wife (archive footage) See fewer
Bernarr Macfadden Self - Magazine Publisher (archive footage) Self - Magazine Publisher (archive footage) See fewer	Zongar (1918)
Robert Moog Self - Inventor of Moog Synthesizer (archive footage) Self - Inventor of Moog Synthesizer (archive footage) See fewer	Camera Three (1954)
Gladys Kathleen Parkin Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) See fewer
Frank R. Paul Self - Illustrator for Pulp Magazines (archive footage) Self - Illustrator for Pulp Magazines (archive footage) See fewer
Nikola Tesla Self - Inventor (archive footage) Self - Inventor (archive footage) See fewer	Return of Tesla