Embers (2015)
Director
Claire Carré
Main cast
Jason Ritter; Iva Gocheva; Greta Fernández; Tucker Smallwood; Karl Glusman
Genres
Sci-Fi
Description
After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Five interwoven stories each explore a different facet of life without memory in a future that has no past.
Claire Carré
Main cast
Jason Ritter; Iva Gocheva; Greta Fernández; Tucker Smallwood; Karl Glusman
Genres
Sci-Fi
Description
After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Five interwoven stories each explore a different facet of life without memory in a future that has no past.
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