In the snow-covered ruins of 24th century Toronto, AEGIS, a humanoid war machine, leads a team of five robot-bound digital-humans into the the real world (aka the "E-X-T") to retake an enemy-occupied server installation vital to the survival of their digital home world.
Practical Effects
DIY mech suits that look expensive
Cinematography
Snowy Toronto never looked this doomed
Acting
Cara Gee sells robot grief in 6 minutes
Director
Adrian Bobb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bobb shot this over a brutally cold weekend in actual Toronto ruins, using modified paintball armor for the mech suits.
The 'EXT' acronym deliberately echoes 'ET'—but this time humanity are the aliens invading their own abandoned world.