At every moment, someone is imagining the future
FUTURISITS is a real-life sci-fi odyssey following two Latinx visionaries designing a world they may not live to see
Directed by Jonathan Bogarín, Emmy Award Winner for 306 Hollywood
Co-written by Jonathan Bogarín and Monica Huerta
Produced by EyeSteeleFilm / Bob Moore
Quemel “Q” Arroyo is an urban planner creating the city of the future. With a $30 billion dollar budget, his job as NYC MTA Chief Accessibility Officer is to lead a 30-year plan to make the city’s transit system fully accessible.
Astronaut and plasma physicist Franklin Chang Díaz is building a rocket to take humans to Mars and beyond. The first Latin American astronaut, Franklin spent 20 years traveling to space. He shares the record for the most space missions. His mission now is to save earth while seeking new homes for us among the stars.