Lapsis — Official Trailer

source:   youtube.com

added: Tue, Dec 29th '20

Check out the official trailer for "Lapsis," the new offbeat science-fiction satire from writer-director Noah Hutton, who is the son of actors Debra Winger and Timothy Hutton.

The indie film is set in an alternate near-future New York where a new quantum tech industry requires the labor of independent contractors, called "cablers," who are forced to compete against robots to pull wires over rough terrain. This is essentially a dark, sardonic commentary on the gig economy.

The movie stars Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise (HBO's Crashing), Dora Madison (Bliss), Ivory Aquino (When We Rise) with appearances by James McDaniel (NYPD Blue) and Arliss Howard (Mank; who is also the stepfather of writer-director Noah Hutton).

"Lapsis" is being released on VOD and virtual cinemas beginning on February 12, 2021.

synopsis:
New York, an alternate present: the quantum computing revolution has begun and investors are lining their pockets in the quantum trading market. Building the network, though, requires miles of infrastructure to be laid between huge magnetic cubes by "cablers" -- unprotected gig workers who compete against robots to pull wires over rough terrain.

Queens delivery man Ray Tincelli (Dean Imperial) is skeptical of new technology, and the buy-in to start cabling is steep, but he struggles to support himself and his ailing younger brother, who suffers from a mysterious illness. So when Ray scores a shady permit, he believes their fortunes may have finally changed. What he doesn't expect is to be pulled into a conspiracy involving hostile cablers, corporate greed, and the mysterious "Lapsis" who may have previously owned his permit.

Called "a smart class-conscious sci-fi parable" by The Hollywood Reporter, LAPSIS is a darkly comic and timely look at the gig economy and the failed utopian promises of big tech.

 

directed by   Noah Hutton

starring   Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Arliss Howard, James McDaniel, Dora Madison, Babe Howard, Ivory Aquino

release date   February 12, 2021 (on VOD and Virtual Cinemas)