Cass (Liza Scholtz) is the sole survivor of a ship that has crashed on a much darker version of her Earth. She has no memory of who she is and how she got there, only that she has a device constantly counting down to zero as she’s chased by miscreants, scavengers and something…else.

Exo Sapien looks gorgeous and has quite the pedigree, as director and writer James C. Williamson was also the co-producer of another bonkers movie from South Africa, Fried Barry.  His production company, The Department of Special Projects, is a film development and production company that specializes in auteur-driven genre films. You can learn more about them here.

This is just the first part of this story, as there’s a full-length feature being planned. I can’t wait.

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