“Black Out 2022” by Shinichirō Watanabe

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve commissioned three short prologues to help fill in the 30 year gap between the original film and his upcoming sequel. In “Black Out 2022,” acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop) depicts a world where Replicants are targeted by the masses due to rising human supremacy movements and widespread access to the Replicant Registration database. Soundtrack by Flying Lotus. Check out the two previous films “2048” and “2036” by Luke Scott below, if you haven’t already!