14 minutes to midnight, and your best friend might murder you. Happy New Year!
In a parallel timeline to our own, AI beings have existed alongside humanity since the 1950s growing from mindless service workers to fully-fledged citizens. Present day, Jasmine, a human, and Victoria, her AI best friend, plan to spend a peaceful new year together. However, when a virus that will take effect at midnight threatens to turn AI against humanity, their bond is tested as they panic and try to find a solution so they don't turn on each other.
Acting
Silent moments screaming louder than dialogue
Direction
Bentley stretches 14 minutes into eternity
Writing
Economy of dread — no wasted syllable
Director
Pippi Bentley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 14-minute runtime mirrors real-time tension — Bentley rejects compression, forcing audiences to sweat through every second alongside the characters.
The 'robot girl' keyword placement reveals genre marketing tension: sold as cyber-thriller, delivering something closer to chamber horror.
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