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March 8th World Premiere of
SEED
Written and Directed by Hugo Perez
Produced by Katharyn Bond Márquez and Jason Tyrrell

Hugo Perez’ latest film SEED will launch as part of FutureStates, the Independent Television Services’ ground-breaking transmedia experiment that will bring you visions of life in a future America. ITVS worked with over 20 of today’s best emerging indie filmmakers to complete the 11 films that make up FUTURESTATES. In addition to award-winning director Hugo Perez, contributors include Ramin Bahrani, whose mini-feature entitled PLASTIC BAG is narrated by the legendary Werner Hertzog, Greg Pak ‘s MISTER GREEN and Tze Chun’s SILVER SLING. FUTURESTATES launches as a destination site on March 8th at: www.futurestates.tv

SYNOPSIS: After a decade of famine and food riots, the Mendelian Corporation feeds and controls the world through its genetically modified seeds. Twelve-year old Juan is a member of the Sprouts –the Mendelian corporate youth program in which young boys are trained to be the eyes and ears of local authorities. When Juan inadvertently discovers that his father Mateo may be involved in a local seed-running ring, he is forced to decide just how far his commitment goes to the Sprouts motto ‘Duty First’.

Written and Directed by filmmaker Hugo Perez, SEED stars LAB Theatre Company's Yul Vazquez (CHE, John Sayles upcoming BARYO) and fellow LAB member Julian Acosta (CASTLE, THE MENTALIST), and introduces audiences to Sebastian Villada, one of the stars of 2009 festival favorite ENTRE NOS. The score for SEED was composed by award-winning composer/musician Peter Scherer, a frequent collaborator of Laurie Anderson, and edited by Academy Award Nominee Tim Sternberg.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER: Hugo Perez is a filmmaker and writer whose work often focuses on his Cuban heritage. He is a recipient of the 2009 Estela Award for Documentary Filmmaking as well as the prestigious 2008 Rockefeller Foundation/Tribeca Film Institute Emerging Artist Fellowship in support of his feature screenplay IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Perez’ short film BETTY LA FLACA was the winner of the 2006 HBO/NYILFF Short Film Award and was broadcast on HBO. Perez previous short film “JULIETA Y RAMON” was broadcast as part of the 2005 Showtime Latino Filmmaker Showcase. Perez is Producer and Director of the feature documentary “NEITHER MEMORY NOR MAGIC” which is narrated by the Academy-Award Nominated® Patricia Clarkson and edited by Academy Award Nominated® filmmakers Francisco Bello and Tim Sternberg. Perez is also the Producer and Director of the ITVS funded documentary “SUMMER SUN WINTER MOON” which aired on PBS in November 2009. Perez has studied writing with Gabriel Garcia Marquez, collaborated with pulitzer prize-winning novelist William Kennedy, and served as a guest artist for acclaimed theater director and artist Robert Wilson. His writing has been featured in the New York Times Magazine and Salon, and his films have screened at venues such as MoMA and the Smithsonian.

More about FutureStates:
“FUTURESTATES represents innovation on almost every front, beginning with the content itself,” says Sally Jo Fifer, ITVS President and CEO. “These short programs are narrative films exploring many of today’s complex social issues by imagining how they play out in the world of tomorrow. But it’s not just the content that is innovative,” adds Fifer. “We’re launching this series online, taking it directly to younger and diverse audiences who don’t typically watch public television.”

FUTURESTATES brings together several key components of ITVS’s strategy for a sustainable competitive public media. “We know that fewer and fewer people are watching programs through traditional appointment viewing. By combining online viewing with a shorter-format and edgy content with a sci-fi twist, we are going to reach new audiences with programs that inspire and inform,” says Fifer. “And of course, we are keenly interested in making FUTURESTATES available for public television broadcast down the road, and we aim to bring new audiences with us.”

About ITVS:
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) funds and presents award-winning documentaries and dramas on public television, innovative new media projects on the Web, and the Emmy® Award-winning weekly series Independent Lens on Tuesday nights at 10 PM on PBS. ITVS is a miracle of public policy created by media activists, citizens, and politicians seeking to foster plurality and diversity in public television. ITVS was established by a historic mandate of Congress to champion independently produced programs that take creative risks, spark public dialogue, and provide for underserved audiences. Since its inception in 1991, ITVS programs have revitalized the relationship between the public and public television, bringing TV audiences face-to-face with the lives and concerns of their fellow Americans. More information about ITVS can be obtained by visiting itvs.org. ITVS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.


Watch SEED and get more information about the series at:
http://www.futurestates.tv

For more information about the filmmaker Hugo Perez:
http://www.m30afilms.com