Sci-Fi

LOGLINE - In a bleak city where a corporate giant promises to "fix" the broken, a young man enters a free therapy program, only to uncover a sinister plot to turn the vulnerable into obedient AI servants, forcing him to confront his darkest memories and fight for his own humanity. SYNOPSIS In a near-future society run by BigCorp, Personal Als (PAls) fill every role from companions to chefs, their human origins hidden in plain sight. Remi, a disillusioned drifter, signs up for a free therapy session after a flyer promises to help him "feel like himself again." Guided by the unnervingly warm Dr. Warner, he is plunged into manipulated memories and psychological traps designed to break his will. As he faces distorted reflections of himself and the weight of a lonely past, Remi discovers the horrific truth: BigCorp converts the depressed into Al products. With his identity on the line, he must muster the strength to reject their manipulation and reclaim his life. But while Remi escapes, countless others still queue for their "cure."

In a near-future world, enormous, enigmatic monoliths appear in the sky, periodically abducting large swathes of humanity in seemingly random events. No one can stop them, and society is divided: some believe these mysterious entities are divine forces of God, while others fear they are hostile extraterrestrials. As the next cycle begins, three men find themselves in a quiet, deserted, candlelit bar, grappling with their own fears and conflicting beliefs, searching for meaning in a world teetering on the edge of chaos.

Some connections are too powerful to erase. In a distant future, Captain Leizu and her android first mate — Mira — struggle with their evolving personal relationship while on a high-stakes mission to a stranded interstellar freighter. As the pair navigate the freighter’s eerie remains, they discover it is a failed Taiwanese colony ship with a lone infant survivor who has a mysterious link to Leizu. The ship is in the grip of an alien AI that consumes inorganic matter with a swarm of self-replicating nanobots, endangering both Mira and Leizu. Amid the chaos, their complex bond is tested as Leizu confronts her inner vulnerabilities and Mira’s growing capacity for emotion. Facing insurmountable odds — and with Leizu mortally wounded — Mira sacrifices herself to merge with the alien AI, dismantling its threat while revealing the depth of her love for Leizu. With her dying breath, Leizu entrusts the infant to Mira’s enduring love, ensuring a legacy of renewal and hope. The freighter disintegrates into the void as Mira and baby Leizu sail into the future. Love. Memory. Eternity.

Iris has twelve hours left of her Contact subscription, an A.I. dating service providing live support via Karen, her mentor. When a date with Edward goes awry, while scanning the bar for prospects Iris bumps into Gus, a former one-night stand she actually felt a connection with. Gus is determined not to let Iris slip away again, but their chemistry turns confrontational over Gus's view of the dating technology. Iris has to choose between embracing uncertainty and avoiding vulnerability as Karen tries to keep Iris subscribed.

ZOR-225b is a semi-narrative short 3D film that showcases an alien environment through the 'lens' of an exobiologist. The environment is viewed through video diary clips narrated by Dr. Andromeda Naomi, who is cataloguing the flora and fauna of the forest and the surrounding area.