io9 
Aug 29, 2008 11:04 AM
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Flying cars soar over a bleak, dark cityscape, where people will as soon kill you as shake your hand. Welcome to the dark dystopian metropolis of... Columbus, Ohio. Yes, apparently by the year 2045, Columbus will be renamed Gotham, according to Aidan 5, an award-winning short movie. The Sin City-ish Aidan was shot entirely in front of a greenscreen, in front of hand-drawn backgrounds, over a 2-day period. It won the 48 Hour Film Project contest. The "5" in the title refers to the fact that the main character has been cloned four times. Click through to watch the whole thing.
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