Here is temporary, near is forever.
WHEN A BIRTHDAY RETREAT IS HOSTED IN AR, the partygoers must fight to stay alive in real life or forever be relegated to a new “life” in vr.
Logline
When the quintessential girl next door and her fiance attend a birthday retreat for their friend, they are surprised to see that he has created a fully augmented reality inside the house. But when partygoers start dying only to be reborn in AR, our couple must find a way to escape before being stuck in Silcon Valley’s version of “heaven.”
The device: Near
The Near device takes a group of aquaintances out of their every day mundane lives…
…to a warm, beautiful, extravagant augmented reality.
The Film
Near Death is a relationship based dark comedy/horror set in Lake Tahoe that seamlessly combines the nuances, stigma, and complex mental health struggles faced by modern adults with the very real, and possibly dangerous, evolution of technology.
Horror with dark comedy elements
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An homage to 80’s slasher horror
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Relationship focus
Style and tone:
Mental health
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Aging and death
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Evolving technology and ramifications
Universal themes:
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