An Alien is sent to earth to investigate the "incubators." She discovers that she is replacing a rogue agent. She questions her mission.
Direction
Cauleen Smith's poetic eye turns zero budget into infinite atmosphere.
Writing
Dense worldbuilding in under 10 minutes—every line carries weight.
Director
Cauleen Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the L.A. Rebellion movement, Smith made this as her UCLA thesis film, embedding Afrofuturist aesthetics into 16mm experimental sci-fi.
The title references a Sonia Sanchez poem about the cyclical nature of systemic oppression—explaining why the replacement agent repeats the same doomed path.
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