In this episode of FutureStates Focus, two philosophy professors, Joseph Orosco and Robyn Morris, review the sci-fi short film "Children of the Northern Lights" (2013). This short film is written and directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, who is now an Assistant Professor of Arts at New York University. His previous film "On the Ice" (2011) explores Inuit culture in Alaska and is a film festival award winner.

In "Children of the Northern Lights", two astronauts on an energy searching expedition crash land on a desolate planet. They encounter a mysterious entity that is connected to a potential fuel source that can get the ship back to earth. But will the expedition choose to exploit the entity or let it's secret die with them.

You can watch the film here