Lapsis

Author

Noah Hutton

Call Number

• DVD SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN, OSH)

Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Babe Howard, Dora Madison, Ivory Aquino, Frank Wood, James McDaniel, Arliss Howard.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Film Movement, [2021]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

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 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 medallion.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.

Bonus features: Lapsis making-of featurette ; audio commentary with director and producers ; bonus short film: Guts (12 minutes) / directed by Noah Hutton & Taylor Hess.