Return to Elektra Springs

Retired inventor Will Friedrich and his son are forced to evacuate their home during a tsunami, and must consider returning to work in free energy.

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Series
FUTURESTATES
Premiere Date
May 15, 2013
Length
18 minutes
Funding Initiative
Short-Form Series and Special Projects
Director

Christopher Munch

Christopher Munch’s feature, Letters from the Big Man, was a New York Times Critics’ Pick. His past work includes the features Harry and Max, The Sleepy Time Gal, Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day, and The Hours and Times. All five features have played at Sundance and other international festivals. Munch has been a Guggenheim Fellow, recipient of the Someone… Show more to Watch Award, and has been featured in two Whitney Biennial exhibitions. Show less

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The Film

Retired inventor Will Friedrich and his son are forced to evacuate their home during a tsunami. As they make their way east, they encounter a pioneering community that leads Will to consider returning to his work in free energy.

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