Enter the world of Syd Mead, legendary "VISUAL FUTURIST" behind such films as "Blade Runner", "TRON", "Aliens", "2010", and experience his art like never before. Explore his life and career spanning the entire design spectrum from his early beginnings at Ford, and designing consumer products for Philips, to 747 interiors in the Middle East, including a yacht for Donald Trump. This feature length documentary offers a compelling portrait of a man revered around the world, and a detailed look into the field of design, including work by the artist which has never been seen, until now...
Production
Unseen Mead archives finally surface after decades in storage
Direction
Intimate access to a notoriously private legend before his 2019 death
Director
Joaquin Montalvan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mead coined 'Visual Futurist' himself after Ridley Scott rejected 'Production Designer' as too limiting for Blade Runner's credits.
The documentary's 2006 release predated the neon-soaked synthwave aesthetic explosion by roughly five years—Mead became retro prophecy.
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