The Ambrosia Effect
2018, 15 minutes
Sci-fi drama where new technology is introduced to combat over-population
The year is 2058 and the global population is reaching nearly 10,000,000,000 people. In order to give the world a chance of staving off over-population and to ease the strain on the planet, new technology is devised whereby people are voluntarily induced into a state of cryogenic sleep. The procedure allows them to remain at the age of 25 for the remainder of their lives provided they agree to terminate that life when they reach 65. Adam, a young civil servant plagued by reminders of his grandmother's worsening dementia, is eager to take part in the enterprise but is stalled by his new wife Holly, who is reluctant on religious grounds. However, after much argument, he convinces Holly to join him only for it to lead to consequences he could not possibly have foreseen.
