In the near future, technology will allow us to see what's going to happen in our lives, creating an illusion of future by using our memories and cognitive processes. LookApp is a brand new app that, for some money, can show you the right path. Aaron, although very aware of the harm and the number of addicted victims, uses it against warnings due to his suspicions about his girlfriend and best friend's affair.
Direction
Blas crafts dread from everyday tech interfaces
Writing
The app voice steals scenes without a face
Production
Convincing near-future on clearly limited budget
Director
Ben Blas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during pandemic-era Spain, the film's claustrophobic apartment settings accidentally mirror our own screen-saturated isolation.
Director Blas also plays Aaron, suggesting the film interrogates his own complicity as a male filmmaker depicting female characters through male suspicion.