Production has officially wrapped on the upcoming mockumentary horror comedy See Bot Run. Directed by James Slaven, from a script by Kevin Noonan, both of whom are making their feature-length debuts. Amita Rao (Adults) stars in this comedic take on AI and the horrors of the corporate landscape.
See Bot Run
See Bot Run takes place at a struggling tech startup on the day of a high-stakes AI product launch. It doesn’t take long before the company’s secretive invention turns against its employees, who must now fight for survival.
“On the surface, ‘See Bot Run’ is a chaotic workplace horror-comedy, but at its core it’s about people who feel trapped inside a system that only values them when they’re useful,” says Noonan in a statement. “The rise of AI and the culture surrounding it made the story feel even more relevant while we were making the film.”
Rao plays Deena, an “overeager and underappreciated” intern at the company. She stars alongside Jake Prizant (Deli Boys) as the CEO and Sam Brown (The Whitest Kids U’Know)as a veteran sales rep. Behzad Dabu (The Chi), Jordan Stafford (Justified: City Primeval), Annie Sullivan (Inthralled), Zoe Agapinan (Love Dump), George Elrod (American Schemers), Rogue Schmidt, Dani James, and Max Lazerine.
“What I love about Deena is that she’s trying so hard to succeed in a system that barely notices her until everything starts falling apart,” says Rao. “The fundamental grapple between pursuing system-based validation and following what you know is right is one that Deena’s young, innocent heart was maybe not quite yet prepared to confront.”
“Everyone has experienced some version of this workplace, from impossible deadlines to inflated executive egos, and exhausted employees pretending everything is under control,” adds Slaven. “The horror and comedy both come from pushing that reality just far enough over the edge.”
See Bot Run is currently in post-production with no set release window just yet. We’ll keep you posted on updates about the project as it develops.
