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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. | 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. | ||
== The "Waking of the Slate" == | |||
The film gives a realistic depiction of the traditional Welsh "[[Waking of the Slate]]" ritual. | |||
== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
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* [https://www.facebook.com/michael.m.butler/posts/10224355373537969?comment_id=10224361781818172 Comment] @ Facebook | * [https://www.facebook.com/michael.m.butler/posts/10224355373537969?comment_id=10224361781818172 Comment] @ Facebook | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[The Waking of the Slate]] | * [[The Waking of the Slate]] - traditional Welsh mining ritual | ||
* [[Slate in the Evening]] - novel about an alcoholic who substitutes slate for drink | |||
* [[One If By Clay]] - 2020 adventure film; the title is from the phrase "[[One if by clay, two if by slate]]" - see [[Binomial geology]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 16 June 2020
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.
The "Waking of the Slate"
The film gives a realistic depiction of the traditional Welsh "Waking of the Slate" ritual.
Origin
The concept originated in a Facebook post on the afternoon of Tuesday June 15, 2020.
- Comment @ Facebook
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- The Waking of the Slate - traditional Welsh mining ritual
- Slate in the Evening - novel about an alcoholic who substitutes slate for drink
- One If By Clay - 2020 adventure film; the title is from the phrase "One if by clay, two if by slate" - see Binomial geology