Inequitable economics, toxic, arduous work environments, and endless production deadlines fostered by film and TV studios are causing an existential crisis in Hollywood’s visual effects industry. Episode Links: Watch the revealing documentary ‘The Visual Effects Crisis’: https://youtu.be/eALwDyS7rB0 Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro

This episode features a sci-fi short film by a favorite indie filmmaker of the podcast. WAKENER is the story of a vast space station orbiting earth in the distant future. Serving as the planet’s sentinel, the station’s command staff is alerted to an approaching derelict spaceship. This spaceship holds a secret that will not only forever alter the destiny of the station, but also the earth itself. Episode Links: Listen to the EYE ON SCI-FI Conversation With Anthony Ferraro here: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/eosfpodcast/2019/1/13/episode-34-interview-with-filmmaker-anthony-ferraro Watch WAKENER (Short Film) here: https://youtu.be/rovEJdGBrJI Check out Anthony’s other sci-fi projects! Zenith Run (Web Series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVAGsEAgJpc&list=PLKkAjHV6rbUeuNrRUMpmoVBWXD0vAgZE0 Galactic Galaxy (Web Series): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbYWRfW8t3Db5VAuk2wlcRLuSEmv7GsIB Aeranger (Short Film): https://youtu.be/klnE291dWQ0 Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/  Member of the WhatPods podcasting community: https://whatpods.com.

This special BackTrack episode revisits our 2019 conversation with EMMY Award-winning director Cameo Wood. During that conversation, we discussed Cameo’s acclaimed sci-fi short film REAL ARTISTS, adapted from a short story by author Ken Liu. The short tackles A.I, in a way that is eerily prescient in light of the introduction of generative A.I. tools such as Chat GPT, Bard, and DALL-E. Episode Links: Check out our review of REAL ARTISTS here: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2018/3/13/real-artists-cameo-wood Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

ACTUARY is a provocative sci-fi short that imagines a near-future where a powerful A.I. provides most of society’s vital functions. These functions include using a person’s data to predict the date and time of their death. EPISODE LINKS: Watch ACTUARY here: https://youtu.be/tMdACESyyKQ Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

FROM may be the best sci-fi horror series you are not watching. This episode features our review of the unsettling and disturbing MGM+ show starring LOST alum, Harold Perrineau. Episode Links: FROM 1st Season Trailer: https://youtu.be/pDHqAj4eJcM FROM 2nd Season Trailer: https://youtu.be/QYwb-Vk4FlA Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

In this episode, we revisit our 2020 conversation with filmmaking partners Rebecca Kahn And Abhi Prasad. We discuss their intriguing sci-fi short film Who Among Us, the story of a near-future Japanese game show in which a stable of contestants must determine who in their group isn’t human. EPISODE LINKS: The7thMatrix spotlight on WHO AMONG US: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2020/1/25/sci-fi-short-film-who-among-us Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

This episode features our conversation with JP Jackson, a talented visual artist, animator, graphic designer, and comic book creator. JP joins us to discuss his fascinating and provocative dystopian, cyberpunk comic book series THE EVE OF INSURRECTION. Episode Links: Discover more about THE EVE OF INSURRECTION, as well as JP’s other dynamic works of art here: https://jpjacksonart.com Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarrohttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

In this episode, we revisit our look at: JuJu: The Web Series is the story of three millennial African American women who are best friends making their way in New York City. However, these young women make a collective discovery that will change their lives forever: each one is a powerful witch. JuJu is the saga of these young women coming into their personal and mystical power - while sinister forces gather in the shadows to challenge them. Rebroadcast of episode #81 originally released on December 09, 2019. EPISODE LINKS: JuJu: The Web Series - The 7th Matrix Spotlight: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2019/10/29/juju-the-web-series-black-witches Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

Joe Mallozzi is an accomplished television screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner. He is best known for showrunning the popular Stargate sci-fi TV franchise, as well as Dark Matter and Hulu’s Utopia Falls. We are very pleased to have Joe join us this episode as we discuss his illustrious career in television. He also provides some intriguing hints as to what he is working on next! EPISODE LINKS: Check out Joe’s Long-Running Blog: https://josephmallozzi.com/ Joe Mallozzi - The 7th Matrix Q & A: https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2015/6/23/dark-matter-joe-mallozzi Follow Joe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joemallozzi/ Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/

Actor Ben Myers joins us this episode to discuss his latest project, the time travel pilot ZERO METHOD. Ben shares the inspiration behind ZERO METHOD, as well as why its rules governing time travel set it apart from similar sci-fi narratives. EPISODE LINKS: Discover more about ZERO METHOD here: https://www.benjaminlawrencemyers.com/coming-soon-02 Follow & Support EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast And The7thMatrix: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi We are now on Mastodon! https://universeodon.com/@eosfpodcast Podcast Intro music: "I Succumb" by António Bizarro https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antnio_Bizarro/City_of_Industry_Slow_Gun/