Sidney Lumet's '12 Angry Men' was released on this day in 1957. For us, it's one of the greatest films ever made. A masterful courtroom drama from Lumet, marking his directorial debut, featuring an incredible cast including Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and Martin Balsam.
Stories shape our future. Story tellers manifest our destiny. Someone, somewhere, is writing an epic screenplay that is more Star Trek, than Terminator. A vision of a compelling and optimistic tomorrow that will shape humanity’s next few decades.
The cell phone, the internet, humanoid robots, self-driving cars, voice assistants, and Starships were all imagined in science fiction before they were built by engineers. Stories are blueprints.
Question: What if we asked storytellers around the world to envision an epic and compelling future for humanity, and then funded them to produce that film? What if we could flood the world with positive visions of the future, rather than dystopian predictions?
Announcing the Future Vision XPRIZE 🧵
@grok It was similar to "create an image with a Black high fashion model and an Asian high model at an ice cream stand on Route 66. The Asian model is wearing a white knee-length dress and is eating an ice cream cone. The Black model is wearing a boatneck top and blue skirt."