Project Description:
Could a dystopia really happen? How would we recreate the world, if we had the opportunity to do so? In this project, we read dystopian literature and watched dystopian films to discover why we have this genre and the warnings it is trying to give us for real life. We then studied two common themes of dystopia: governmental collapse and environmental collapse. We engaged in simulations to learn about how governmental and environmental collapse could happen and designed our own story line in which it does. We wrote, acted, and directed a film where we told the story of a community that has survived a governmental and environmental collapse and must now rebuild a world in which they can thrive! This film was featured in a movie theater and we hosted a comic-con style promotional night that included a panel!