Winner of the 2nd prize valued at $250: Wired - Written by Will Jewell, Lee Mancini, Mark Hurdle

When Becca loses her partner, job and spark she retreats into her apartment to recuperate, pouring her heart out to her only companion – MAIA, her AI wellbeing Smart Hub.  But as she lands a new job, begins to turn her life around and prepares to leave the flat to re-join society, it seems MAIA has other plans…

‘WIRED’ is a short Sci Fi thriller about a woman being gaslit by her smart hub that blends shades of ‘Black Mirror’, ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Her’ with dashes of the dark humour of ‘Bad Sisters’ or ‘Bridesmaids’.