Real Fictions is a show about how the entire human enterprise is a show. There are fictions we believe and live by, and they are very real, but they are ultimately fictional at the same time.
The Real Fictions TV series is an attainable moonshot project. Moonshot in the sense that nothing like this has been attempted for a television series audience.
The vantage point of Real Fictions is partly through the lens of science fiction. We turn our gaze towards ourselves and our extraordinary circumstance as if through the eyes of an interested alien.
Real Fictions Prototype Trailer 1
Here is the first prototype trailer we produced. It stars Madison McFerrin as the host and astrophysicist Dr. Sarah Pearson. The series starts with looking at our situation from the largest point of view, the universe.
Real Fictions Prototype Trailer 2
Here is the second prototype trailer we produced emphasizing other parts of the prototype pilot we produced in terms of subject matter and tone.
What makes Real Fictions unique is its 40,000 foot perspective. The further we are off the surface of the planet the clearer we can see where we are.
In many ways, the further we are off the surface of the planet, the clearer we can see where we are. It is a way to see ourselves and the cultures, countries, territories, systems, boundaries, societies, tribes, and identities as the self created realities that they are. They are real and fictional simultaneously, they are Real Fictions. This is not to trivialize all of the very real suffering and conflict in the world but to offer a shift in perspective. Real Fictions is an opportunity to examine the contingent and consensus nature underneath these realities we create.
To produce conventional entertainment is perfectly fine and valid, but this series offers new contexts for thinking, and an inspiring new way to see ourselves. Real Fictions will encourage a dialog about our shared humanity, it’s an opportunity to bring that vision and excitement to a mass audience.
Each guest will speak to this larger picture through the context of their own work. There are so many different ways to see this expanded view of ourselves. The guest list will include authors, artists, philosophers, historians, scientists, entertainers, and public figures from across the spectrum.
