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''How Uncanny Was My Valley'' tells the story of the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child [[Philip K. Dick (nonfiction)|Pkd]], who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valles_Marineris Valles Marineris] during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.
''How Uncanny Was My Valley'' tells the story of the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child [[Philip K. Dick (nonfiction)|Pkd]], who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valles_Marineris Valles Marineris] during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.


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== Origin ==
 
The concept originated in a Facebook post on the afternoon of Tuesday June 15, 2020.
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/michael.m.butler/posts/10224355373537969?comment_id=10224361781818172 Comment] @ Facebook


== The "Waking of the Slate" ==
== The "Waking of the Slate" ==

Revision as of 11:52, 16 June 2020

Early promotional photo for How Uncanny Was My Valley.

How Uncanny Was My Valley is a 2020 film loosely based on John Ford's 1941 classic How Green Was My Valley.

Description

How Uncanny Was My Valley tells the story of the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child Pkd, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.

Origin

The concept originated in a Facebook post on the afternoon of Tuesday June 15, 2020.

The "Waking of the Slate"

The film gives a realistic depiction of the traditional Welsh "Waking of the Slate" ritual.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

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