A malfunction at a CIA press event causes a Predator drone installed with an ethical AI personality to go rogue as it attempts to understand its purpose in the world.
Direction
Buckelew's chaotic line work matches the drone's unraveling psyche.
Writing
Corporate jargon weaponized into genuine philosophical terror.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn animation makes the Predator oddly, upsettingly sympathetic.
Director
Sean Buckelew
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finn Wittrock recorded his lines in one take, improvising panicked vocal breakdowns that made the final cut.
The film premiered at Sundance the same week a real Predator drone malfunction made headlines—Buckelew called it 'the worst possible press, or the best.'
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