‘Lab Rat’ – online launch, reviews, interviews & more!

Panacea Productions, RSSD Films and ChorMedia Film, in association with Bright Shadow Films and Storyhouse, are pleased to announce that following a successful festival run their award-winning short sci-fi/thriller, LAB RAT, received it’s global release on the streaming platform Dust on Thursday 9 July.

You can watch the trailer here and the film here!

Starring an ensemble of emerging stars-in-the-making, Kirsty Sturgess (‘Room For Two’), Abeo Jackson (‘Escape from Babylon’), Matthias Harris (‘The Crown’), Sian Hill (‘Doctors’) and Max Williams (‘Eastenders’), LAB RAT questions what it means to be human in a world that intends to commodify love. What if real love could be built, packaged…and sold?’

LAB RAT is written, directed and produced by Nour Wazzi (BBC’s ‘The Break’), written by Matt Brothers (‘Temp’), produced by Amanda Brennan (‘Dawn of the Deaf’) and Neil Chordia (‘Urban Hymn’) with music by BAFTA breakthrough Brit, RTS and BIFA nominated composer Nainita Desai (OSCAR nominee ‘For Sama’).

Set in a near future, a group of scientists are trapped in a lab and pitted against one another when they learn that one of them is an A.I. The experiment is orchestrated by a misanthropic lead scientist, whose protégé daughter finds herself questioning if her lover might be the A.I., and as the scientists turn on him, faces an impossible choice…

Nour Wazzi said; “I’m drawn to gripping films that keep you on the edge of your seat while being thought-provoking and evocative. LAB RAT draws from my tenuous relationship with my mother growing up as we touch on themes of identity, love and humanity – examining the human condition in a way that only science fiction can.”

Perpetuating a constant sense of dread, the film has a haunting complexion that remains with you. Just as the truth isn’t visible to the characters and everyone appears to be hiding something, the views are obscured so the audience doesn’t always see everything clearly either. In the voyeur-like world of LAB RAT, it reminds us that someone is always watching…

LAB RAT is backed by executive producers James Appleton, Omar Darwazah, Sami Moughrabie, Hadi El-Solh and Charlie Moretti.  For a full list of crew please check our IMDB page here.

You can check out in-depth interviews about the film and plight for diversity with filmmaker Nour Wazzi on 5D blog and Screen Queens.

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“Lab Rat is a compelling and immensely satisfying example of the genre… [it] forces us to watch how employment insecurity can turn us against one another, and more generally how easily people’s behaviour can change when we are threatened: looking for difference, bullying, othering.” – 4* Caution Spoilers 

“Wazzi successfully creates a sense of dread even in such a small span of time, managing to keep your attention as things quickly escalate… The theme of love is also prominent in Lab Rat, and one of the best examples of how this is explored is through Alika and her mother’s relationship.” — Groovie Movie Reviews

“They’ve have nailed the aesthetic of sci-fi almost solely with the tone. The final few minutes bring a great rotating camera shot and musical cue (along with a short moment of great score) that sums up the feel and quality…. Bringing something fresh to the sci-fi genre isn’t easy and… Lab Rat creates a world that I would love to see much more of.”   — 4* Nerdly

“The sumptuous lighting and cinematography… serve to add not just a visual treat but an added emotional intensity to the narrative. The soundtrack too is sumptuous with the incredible emotive and at times dreamlike mixtures of electronic and traditional instrumentation that carries one along the complex themes being explored. “ — 5D review

“Wazzi and co-writer Matt Brothers do a nice job of setting the situation up and letting it unfold. As tensions rise, the situation becomes violent… Lab Rat is also an indictment of corporate science and anything for a profit mentality. “ — Voices from the Balcony

Winning three awards this week for Best of Festival, Best Director and Best Cinematography at Roswell sci-fi film fest it’s certainly been an exciting time for ‘Lab Rat’ and we can only hope this will get the TV show greenlit. Check it out now!