Your smart doorbell is judging you. Probably.
Millennial couple Jenny and Tom are excited to install a new Aria "smart security system" in their home. But while Jenny adapts to life alongside their new domestic overseer, Tom becomes increasingly paranoid about what may be lurking outside their front door at night.
Acting
Fielding and Taylor nail that specific exhausted couple energy.
Writing
Tight 13 minutes where every line lands with uncomfortable precision.
Direction
Poole weaponizes domestic space — nowhere feels safe.
Director
Christopher Poole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak pandemic smart-home adoption, Aria captures that specific 2021 dread of being trapped with both your partner and your devices.
Natasia Demetriou (What We Do in the Shadows) appears as the neighbor Shelly — her chaotic energy completely destabilizes the film's tone in the best way.
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