Press
Press and reviews
Television coverage from the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, a magazine feature from Hollywood, and what the critics wrote.
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Television · Cannes 2022
BBC TV News report
Tech To The Future director Sandro Monetti talks to the BBC about the Cannes Film Festival and the preview of the film, live from Cannes.
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Television · Cannes 2022
Talk TV interview
Sandro Monetti and Francis Hellyer chat to Talk TV's Petrie Hosken about their film, Tech To The Future, live from the Cannes Film Festival 2022.
Magazine feature · 2022
Museum of Movie Magic
A two-page magazine spread, in a section headed Hollywood Spotlight, about The Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles. It reports that Tech To The Future was shooting at the museum, using its display of props from the Back to the Future films, and that founder Donelle Dadigan would appear in the film.
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For nearly 20 years, L.A.’s Hollywood Museum has been a showcase for fascinating treasures, props and costumes from movie history. But the historic building is also a filming location itself as moviemakers use its four floors of exhibition space as a backdrop for their own productions.
The latest production to shoot there is Tech to the Future, a documentary about futuristic innovations, which will incorporate the museum’s display of props from the Back to the Future films. Founder Donelle Dadigan will be featured in the film, which is hosted by futurist Francis Hellyer.
Located in the historic building where make-up king Max Factor transformed Lucille Ball into a redhead and where Marilyn Monroe became a platinum blonde, there’s cosmetics history displayed there as well as memorabilia from movies and television, including the actual Hannibal Lecter jail cell set from The Silence of the Lambs. Learn more at www.thehollywoodmuseum.com.
Reviews
What the critics wrote
Seven reviews from September and October 2022, in the order they were published. Each quote is shown as published, with a link to the full review.
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Film Business Magazine
“This is a remarkable film that could find its way to the OSCAR shortlist!”
“TECH TO THE FUTURE is a documentary that everyday people can understand, grasp and watch in disbelief.”
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Film Threat
“The short documentary spotlights some remarkable technological advances designed to make life significantly easier for the average person.”
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Salon Futura
“Overall, Tech to the Future is a fun little film.”
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Just Celebrity Magazine
“Director Sandro Monetti and Producer Francis Hellyer are taking the world of technological advancement by storm.”
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Battle Royale With Cheese (BRWC)
“Tech To The Future is a fascinating short factual film looking at new technologies that are coming onto the market that will enhance and thrill our everyday lives.”
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Britflicks
“A Fanfare For A New Tomorrow’s World, Full Of Fun And Sci-Fi Tech.”
“Eclectic, fun and informative, this one-off short documentary offers a lot more than meets the eye.”
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UK Film Review
“A fascinating short documentary about remarkable ways in which technology is utilised in order to shape the future.”