In this episode we discuss the science and the science fiction behind two movies that come from different ends of the scientific spectrum - Blade Runner 2049, set in an imagined future, which asks questions about the nature of humanity and empathy, and Breathe, set in the real life past of the 1950s, which also explores the nature of humanity and empathy in the treatment of patients with long term disabilities, through the inspiring story of polio sufferer Robin Cavendish and his wife Diana.
Blade Runner 2049
https://www.intofilm.org/films/18979
The Remarkable Visual Design of Blade Runner 2049 Article
https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/blade-runner-feature
Interview with Blade Runner 2049 Art Director Lydia Fry
https://soundcloud.com/into-film-archive/bladerunner-2049-art-director-lydia-fry
Arrival Podcast
https://soundcloud.com/into-film-archive/arrival-the-fits-secondary
Breathe
https://www.intofilm.org/films/19059
Breathe London Film Festival Red Carpet Interviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJIAizWrxdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzNPR-eQ3eo
