Indie specialists Other Side Films have released the trailer for their short film Fahrenheit 451, based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury.
In a world where the written word is rendered obsolete by the sheer onslaught of technological advancement, ‘anti-social’ and ‘offensive’ material is tracked down and destroyed by fire.
The timing and nature of the film couldn’t be more prescient given the debate that Kindle and other e-readers have sparked. Bradbury himself died only weeks ago and his dystopian novel is often upheld as a bleak possibility of the future by those that fear the disappearance of the written word and the population’s hunger for new media.
The film itself is a short snapshot of the life of Guy Montag, a fireman possessed by his need to hunt down and destroy books that are offensive to society.
Directed by Albert Art, the film has been in the works for a year and a half, with artists from Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and the UK coming together to create Farenheit 451.
The digital premiere for Fahrenheit 451 takes place in July.
Keep an eye on http://451film.com