"The Night Shift"

It's become clear over the past twenty years that independent film is steadily growing in popularity. Beginning with Miramax in the 1990s, there has been a veritable cornucopia of studios and films that fuel the fandom for indie movies. And, with the rise of the Internet, crowdfunding projects like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have made it easier than ever for aspiring filmmakers to make their ideas a reality. So, you can imagine my enthusiasm when I came across this gem on Indiegogo: The Night Shift. In this dystopian sci-fi tale, a man experiences his first day on the job at a futuristic orphanage where the children are euthanized after a seven-day period if they are not adopted. It has the feel of a classic dystopian work, Bradbury-esque in feel. I myself am a fan of classic dystopian literature and today's dystopian fiction is very bandwagon: people just see something popular and make their own spin on it, without investing any love or effort into it. The Night Shift seems to make an exodus back to type of fiction that was made famous by 20th Century authors, and finally bringing it justice on-screen for the first time since the 1980s. The viral pitch echoes famous evil corporations like Tyrell, Weyland-Yutani, Buy-n-Large, Cyberdyne, Omni Consumer Products, and, most of all, the Soylent Corporation. Unfortunately, I discovered the page only after the project had ended, and the filmmakers are still somewhat behind their goal, but you can still support it by liking it on Facebook and following their online presence there. Here's the pitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njNr7uuXYe4