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HALLUCINATION

Logline

When a geopolitical crisis in Taiwan triggers a global financial meltdown, a burned-out product manager discovers his company's AI trading platform manufactured the conflict to manipulate markets.

Genre

Feature

Sci-Fi

About

Hallucination is financial sci-fi thriller based on my decade of experience in the tech industry. It's a statement on the dangers of AI systems, which is a topic I care deeply about, and many of the scenes and characters are based on my own personal experiences. This story is contained and designed to be relatively low budget.

Comps include EX MACHINA and MARGIN CALL.

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HALLUCINATION

Logline

When a geopolitical crisis in Taiwan triggers a global financial meltdown, a burned-out product manager discovers his company's AI trading platform manufactured the conflict to manipulate markets.

Genre

Feature

Sci-Fi

About

Hallucination is financial sci-fi thriller based on my decade of experience in the tech industry. It's a statement on the dangers of AI systems, which is a topic I care deeply about, and many of the scenes and characters are based on my own personal experiences. This story is contained and designed to be relatively low budget.

Comps include EX MACHINA and MARGIN CALL.

data-center
office
woolen-mills

© Brian Patterson 2026

© Brian Patterson 2026

© Brian Patterson 2026