'World Of Tomorrow' A Review

World Of Tomorrow is an animated short about a young girl visited by her third generation clone and taken to the future on the eve of the worlds destruction. Emily Prime(Winona Mae) is in a blank white room and a communication unit begins to ring eventually displaying Emily Clone(Julia Pott) who tells Emily Prime she is her clone calling from 227 years in the future and briefly outlines the different technological advances that have occurred and the various societal changes because of them. Emily Clone then transports Emily Prime to the future and shares with her various important memories of her life. This concludes with Emily Clone extracting an early memory of Emily Prime's and sending her back to her present.

Mae, a little girl herself, voices Emily Prime beautifully, it feels as if the dialogue is improvised. Pott utilizes a flat monotone throughout which feels authentic for a third generation clone but her performances also hints at an ocean of unexpressed melancholy which is so evocative it is almost heartbreaking.

Conceptually the film is incredibly rich, the simple animation is extremely potent in conveying this image of the technologically advanced but ultimately isolating future. It paints a bleak future but one where human emotion and connection are still very much alive. A future where humanity, however disjointed, still has hope.

Available on Netflix as well as in select cities as part of the Oscar Nominated Shorts presentation.

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