A trailer for the short narrative film “Promised Land,” which was part of the PBS / ITVS online series, FutureStates. Directed by Joe Turner Lin, written by Justin Marshall, and produced by Peter Fackler.

Synopsis:
Three generations of reckless and unsustainable development have transformed the future environment into an almost total wasteland. Refugees from the future have found a way to return to the past, but the impact of these “immigrants” on present-day resources has led to the formation of citizen watch groups, who are determined to stop these time-travelers at any cost. Jackson, the teenaged son of one of these bounty hunters, is enlisted into his first patrol—and is forced into a brutal choice between his father’s principles and his own sense of humanity.

Running Time: 1:19 minutes