Wired - Directed by Will Jewell

Project Type: Short Film

Project Title: Wired

Brief Synopsis: 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’. 

Runtime: 18:00

Completion Date: June 2024

Country of Origin: UK

Language: English

Credits

Director: Will Jewell

Writer: Will Jewell, Lee Mancini, Mark Hurdle

Producer: Lee Mancini

Cinematographer: Philippe Thuery

Editor: Adriana Sabou

Key Cast:

Amy Beth Hayes

Polly Maberly

Fintan Shevlin

Cerys Knighton