Lo-fi Sci-fi film: A category under scrutiny

Authors

  • Alfredo Suppia Departamento de Cinema (Decine), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fem.2016.183.07

Abstract

This article aims to review the concept of lo-fi sci-fi, a term applied to part of the world’s contemporary science fiction film production, more authorial and independent SF films which dispense big budgets and fancy visual effects in favor of more thought-provoking kinds of speculative fiction. Thus, this work will investigate the relevance and effectiveness of the term lo-fi applied to SF cinema.

Keywords: science fiction film, independent cinema, lo-fi-sci-fi.

Author Biography

Alfredo Suppia, Departamento de Cinema (Decine), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

Professor do Departamento de Cinema (Decine) e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Multimeios da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

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Published

2016-09-30

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2016): September/December

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