Driftless Film Festival

The Lagoon

Filmmaker: Brian Andrews

2026 | United States | 14 min. | All Ages

After suffering a traumatic brain injury, Sasha turns to Dr. Ellyn Creeda and her new quantum immersion therapy, manifested by the AI system ARIA. During a seemingly routine session, Sasha becomes entangled with ARIA and cannot escape the horrors of the simulation. Out of options to retrieve her consciousness from the machine, Dr. Creeda turns to Sasha’s wife, Imani, who must enter the simulation herself in hopes of returning her love to both life and reality.