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This edition: Our Wonderful Future!





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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

  • Mari
  • Friday, February 27 - 3:30pm
  • Saturday, February 28 - 3:30pm
  • Sunday, March 1 - 3:30pm
  • Our Wonderful Future!
  • Friday, February 20 - 3:20pm
  • Saturday, February 21 - 3:20pm
  • Sunday, February 22 - 3:20pm
  • Friday, March 6 - 3:20pm
  • Saturday, March 7 - 3:20pm
  • Smoke in Your Eyes
  • Friday, February 20 - 3:05pm
  • Saturday, February 21 - 3:05pm
  • Sunday, February 22 - 3:05pm
  • Friday, March 6 - 3:05pm
  • Saturday, March 7 - 3:05pm
  • At the Doorstep
  • Friday, February 20 - 2:45pm
  • Saturday, February 21 - 2:45pm
  • Sunday, February 22 - 2:45pm
  • Friday, March 6 - 2:45pm
  • Saturday, March 7 - 2:45pm
  • Buying Joy
  • Friday, February 20 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, February 21 - 2:30pm
  • Sunday, February 22 - 2:30pm
  • Friday, March 6 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, March 7 - 2:30pm
  • Blink
  • Friday, February 13 - 3:15pm
  • Saturday, February 14 - 3:15pm
  • Sunday, February 15 - 3:15pm
  • Friday, February 27 - 3:15pm
  • Saturday, February 28 - 3:15pm
  • Sunday, March 1 - 3:15pm
  • Recuérdame
  • Friday, February 13 - 3:00pm
  • Saturday, February 14 - 3:00pm
  • Sunday, February 15 - 3:00pm
  • Friday, February 27 - 3:00pm
  • Saturday, February 28 - 3:00pm
  • Sunday, March 1 - 3:00pm
  • Purple
  • Friday, February 13 - 2:45pm
  • Saturday, February 14 - 2:45pm
  • Sunday, February 15 - 2:45pm
  • Friday, February 27 - 2:45pm
  • Saturday, February 28 - 2:45pm
  • Sunday, March 1 - 2:45pm
  • Oldest
  • Friday, February 13 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, February 14 - 2:30pm
  • Sunday, February 15 - 2:30pm
  • Friday, February 27 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, February 28 - 2:30pm
  • Sunday, March 1 - 2:30pm
  • Brooklyn College Film Festival
  • Friday, February 13 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, February 14 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, February 15 - 2:00pm
  • Friday, February 20 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, February 21 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, February 22 - 2:00pm
  • Friday, February 27 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, February 28 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, March 1 - 2:00pm
  • Friday, March 6 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, March 7 - 2:00pm
  • Bengal Memory
  • Friday, February 6 - 3:45pm
  • Saturday, February 7 - 3:45pm
  • Sunday, February 8 - 3:45pm
  • Grain of Life (Butil ng Buhay)
  • Friday, February 6 - 3:30pm
  • Saturday, February 7 - 3:30pm
  • Sunday, February 8 - 3:30pm
  • You Are Invited To Leave
  • Friday, February 6 - 3:20pm
  • Saturday, February 7 - 3:20pm
  • Sunday, February 8 - 3:20pm
  • The Making of a Matriarch
  • Friday, February 6 - 3:05pm
  • Saturday, February 7 - 3:05pm
  • Sunday, February 8 - 3:05pm
  • Cuanacaquilitl (Dandelion)
  • Friday, February 6 - 2:45pm
  • Saturday, February 7 - 2:45pm
  • Sunday, February 8 - 2:45pm
  • Ophelia
  • Friday, February 6 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, February 7 - 2:30pm
  • Sunday, February 8 - 2:30pm
  • CUNY Film Festival
  • Friday, February 6 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, February 7 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, February 8 - 2:00pm