‘HOLO’ (Tribeca 2026 short) Immersive therapy dying for development.

Tribeca 2026 posterHOLO
Holo - 2026 Tribeca Festival - Tribeca - [tribecafilm.com]

In an effort to help Claire process her unresolved trauma, a tech company called Looking Glass creates a motion capture hologram version of her late husband Jared. The session is an advanced form of immersion therapy. But the complexity of their relationship puts everyone involved in danger.
 
Zelda Williams in HOLO_[JULIAN LOMAGA]_20Shane West, heartthrob to a generation of women like me thanks to A Walk To Remember, still exudes an effortless charm that leaps off the screen. As Jared, he taps into a terrifying rage. Morgan Kohan gives Claire every bit of herself. It’s the arc we die for. Bravo to Zelda Williams for playing Jared’s human counterpart (more of her, please), and to director Alexander DeSouza and Ashley Brandon for the seamless editing. Magali Lafeur nails the production design.
 
Morgan Kohan in HOLO_[JULIAN LOMAGA]_5DeSouza creates an ominous atmosphere. Screenwriter Alexander Hernandez-Maxwell pulls on our darkest desires and intrusive thoughts. Fans of Severence, Westworld, and the 2024 doc, Eternal You, will find HOLO both deeply intriguing and emotionally depraved, which is the highest of compliments. While the short stands proudly on its own, audiences will no doubt clamor for more. HOLO is ripe for development, and I love that DeSouza knows it.
 

Remaining Tribeca Screenings of HOLO:

Shane West In HOLO_[JULIAN LOMAGA]_32

Directed by 
Alexander DeSouza
Producer
Michael Ren
Andrew Brace
Alexander DeSouza
Executive Producer
Miranda Guzman
Alex Hernandez-Maxwell
Renzo Sunga
Danny Laboy Valdez
Shane West
Writer
Alex Hernandez-Maxwell
Production Designer
Magali Lafleur
Jasmine Asiedu-Anguah
Cast
Shane West
Morgan Kohan
Zelda Williams
Tony Nappo
Beth Hornby
Editor
Alexander DeSouza
Ashley Brandon
Cinematographer
Julian Lomaga
Music
Alexander Taylor
Sound
James M. Findlay
Rosángela Hernández Gómez
Costume Designer
Caroline Allander
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About Liz Whittemore

Liz grew up in northern Connecticut and was memorizing movie dialogue from Shirley Temple to A Nightmare on Elm Street at a very early age. She will watch just about any film all the way through (no matter how bad) just to prove a point. A loyal New Englander, a lover of Hollywood, and true inhabitant of The Big Apple.

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