Director Jennifer Phang has a short film in Futurestates Season 3. Here’s more about her short “Advantageous”:

Gwen is the spokesperson for a radical technology allowing people to overcome their natural disadvantages and begin life anew. But when her job and family are in crisis, will she undergo the procedure herself?

The new season of Futurestates begins April 2012. See previous Futurestates shorts: Silver Sling by Tze Chun, Mister Green by Greg Pak, PIA by Tanuj Chopra, Beholder by Nisha Ganatra, Exposure with Leonardo Nam, Remigration with Rick Yune, That Which Once Was directed by Kimi Takesue, and Digital Antiquities by J.P. Chan.

Advantageous trailer

More about Futurestates
What if you were given a glimpse into what America will be like 20, 30, or even 50 years from now? Would it change the way you live today? The Independent Television Service (ITVS), which produces, high-quality public broadcasting and new media programs, announces the third season launch of FUTURESTATES, a collection of 7 fictional shorts exploring possible future scenarios through the lens of today’s global realities.

Produced by ITVS, and created by such established filmmakers as Patrick Stettner, Jennifer Phang, and Tina Mabry, as well as emerging talents, FUTURESTATES tackles some of the most pressing issues of our time by fusing an exploration of social issues with elements of speculative and science fiction.