This edition: Our Wonderful Future!
Episode Details
Original tape date: February 20, 2026. First aired: February 20, 2026.It is July 14th, 1945. The United States has just tested its first nuclear bomb, a test said could have destroyed the world. During the Cold War, any escalation could lead to TOTAL NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION. It's not if, it's when. A TV host warns viewers of the looming disaster, only to become trapped in one himself.
(9 min, Narrative, Director: Jonah Goldstein)
Director Jonah Goldstein joins us in the studio to discuss the creation of Our Wonderful Future! and his choice to utilize silent-film techniques, dramatic lighting, and haunting montages, blending suspense with vintage cinematic style to tell its story.
Watch the full conversation, along with other great films, on Frame by Frame: Brooklyn College Film Festival on YouTube.
Guest List
Jonah Goldstein Director, Our Wonderful Future! - movie
- Third World Newsreel
- Friday, August 21 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:00pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:00pm
- En Común
- Friday, August 21 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:30pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:30pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:30pm
- Right to Exit
- Friday, August 21 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 2:50pm
- Friday, August 28 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 2:50pm
- Friday, September 4 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 2:50pm
- Reciprocity: Summer
- Friday, August 21 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:05pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:05pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:05pm
- Broken Whole
- Friday, August 21 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:20pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:20pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:20pm
- Who Told You...You Were Free?
- Friday, August 21 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:35pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:35pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:35pm
- Harlem. Love
- Friday, August 21 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:45pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:45pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:45pm
- Spells for Safety
- Friday, August 21 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 3:55pm
- Friday, August 28 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 29 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 30 - 3:55pm
- Friday, September 4 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, September 5 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, September 6 - 3:55pm
- Spells for Safety
- Friday, August 14 - 3:55pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:55pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:55pm
- Harlem. Love
- Friday, August 14 - 3:45pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:45pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:45pm
- Who Told You...You Were Free?
- Friday, August 14 - 3:35pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:35pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:35pm
- Broken Whole
- Friday, August 14 - 3:20pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:20pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:20pm
- Reciprocity: Summer
- Friday, August 14 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 3:05pm
- Right to Exit
- Friday, August 14 - 2:50pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:50pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:50pm
- En Común
- Friday, August 14 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:30pm
- Third World Newsreel
- Friday, August 14 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 15 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 16 - 2:00pm
- Mediha
- Friday, August 7 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:30pm
- The Hole in the Wall / Biraxane
- Friday, July 31 - 2:55pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:55pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:55pm
- Against Forgetting
- Friday, July 31 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:30pm
- Women's Village / Jinwar
- Friday, July 24 - 3:05pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 3:05pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 3:05pm
- The Address
- Friday, July 24 - 2:45pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:45pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:45pm
- Ezda
- Friday, July 24 - 2:30pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:30pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:30pm
- Kurdish Film Festival
- Friday, July 24 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 25 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, July 26 - 2:00pm
- Friday, July 31 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 1 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 2 - 2:00pm
- Friday, August 7 - 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 8 - 2:00pm
- Sunday, August 9 - 2:00pm
