Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2017

Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2017

27.3
Myles Jones

“May the Force be with You,” a quote that resonates always. Entirely, Science Fiction has been my main focal point—its intent to be used as a tool to visualize the future of humanity and our possibilities. I have noticed despite my admiration for this genre, the one thing I have yet to see prominently is Black. Black People, Africans, African Americans—as a black man I want to see myself on the large screen saving the galaxy or sitting in the Captain’s chair. Observing the current social structures of my people, collectively we are taught to limit our greatness just to get by. When we too could go where no man has gone before. Black comic book writers, illustrators, and readers are vast, but barely noticeable in the Sci-Fi sphere.

According to Kevin Grevioux, “the lack of black people creating sci-fi projects, comes from a pragmatism facing the dreams of black youth…When you’re white, your dreams go far and a lot of times that is because there are no encumbrances. The world is wide open to them, in a way that isn’t open for us.” My Thesis, 27.3, is an intro to a theoretical film produced and portrayed by a black cast and crew, starring Lupita Nyong’o, Idris Elba, Shameik Moore, Florence Kasumba etc. The plot focuses on Earth and former colony Mars in tense peace accords after an attack on Martian territory, while an investigation aims to bring light a plot that would pit both nations at war.

Andy Agus

Ameer Akbar

Sherifa El Alfi

Orhan S Awatramani

Evan Badr

Mrinal Bhatia

Yaël Bienenstock

Olivia Brodtman

Adomas Bruzga

Holly Burt

Kiana Caesar

Elizabeth Capreol

Christian Caraballo

Alyson Cardenas

Gabriela Carnabuci

Marjorie Chamberlain

Vanna Chan

Sachi Chandiramani

Leslie Chavez

Katherine Cheng

Emily Cho

Soomin Choi

Hyeree Choi

Talia Cotton

Dorothy Cruz

Katie DeAngelis

Nicole Jane Debler

Dominique DeVito

Megan Dias

Theresa Duemler

Juan Francisco Morales Egas

Michelle Eguia

Audrey Farnsworth

Peter Fowler

Myesha Evon Gardner

Alijah Gilbert

John Hammond

Jin Ju Han

Aimee Hedman

Perla Herrera

Lauren Horsman

Zhiyan Huang

Ji Hea Jang

Urvita Jhaveri

Myles Jones

Cheryl Kao

Phoebe Kennedy

Alice Yeji Kim

Jung Yeon Kim

Thomas Sang Gul Kim

Chewon Kim

Sanggyun Kim

Hansung Kim

Likando Kumoyo

Jang Kyungjun

Josh LaCalamito

Yunjoo Lee

Kyung Sun Lee

SooJi Lee

Meijun Li

Alice Lim

Junya Lin

Yuchen Liu

Kimberly Lombardi

Natalia Malik

Roisin McNulty

Simen L. Meyer

Nikoletta Mitsopoulou

Chloë Murray

Cyrus Nathaniel

David Dahao Ni

Mariana Del Nogal

Sofia Olarra

Kamila Ortiz

Ji Hyun Park

Sara Pena

Melissa S. Peralta

Camille Petricola

Sander Phoenix

Urvi Raghbeer

Andrew Ramirez

Brianna Saba

Stephen Salomon

Julianna Amelia Santolucito

Raida Saveree Sarwar

Ritika Shah

Shui Shan

Jisoo Sim

Lauren Stein

Pei Yu Sun

Shivalika Tandon

Nia Thomas

Laura Tien

Karina Tristandy

Paula Volchok

Djiun Wang

Kyra Wang

Taylor Wasikonis

Junlu Xie

Marie Yamamoto

Jasmine Zhang