Selene, a young aerospace engineer, dreams of going to space, but was born naturally in this near-future society where the first generation of genetically engineered humans has come of age and has more privileges than those born like Selene.

When her mother loses her job, Selene decides to compete against these genetically engineered humans in order to secure a job position on the first habitable space colony, Rusk Venture's Ourania. However, she'll be competing against her friend Fabrizio, Rusk's engineered son. Their friendship is pushed to the limit as their willpower and determination are put to the test.

"Apotheosis" by Max Pearce

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"Apotheosis" Credits:
Selene - Rene Leech
Fabrizio - Dor Gvirtsman
Minerva - Jane Casserly
Rusk - Ross Turner
Trainer - Vincent Stalba
Newscaster - Wei Wilson
Swimmer 1 - Hallie Kingsey
Swimmer 2 - Oscar Martinez Baile
Swimmer 3 - Rielle Oase
Swimmer 4 - Keanu Ross-Cabrera

Director - Max Pearce
Produced by - Maria Sara Santoro
Co-Producer - Brian DeAngelis
Written by - Max Pearce & Maria Sara Santoro
Director of Photography - John Burroughs Hanle
Production Designer - Maria Sara Santoro
Edited by - Riley Sweeney Lynch
Costume Designer - Sonya Berg
Visual Effects by - Shaman Marya
Music by - David Myles Lewis

Associate Producers - Hatuey Rodriguez, Josh Powell
First Assistant Director - Tony Gx Shi
Second Assistant Director - Yizhi Shi

First Assistant A Camera - Catalina Parra
First Assistant B Camera - Amber Rose Jones
Second Assistant A Camera - Sayali Upadhye
Second Assistant B Camera - Caleb Smith, June Kim
Steadicam Operator - Lars Struck
Gaffer - Louven Ryes
Key Grip - Laura Stone
G&E Swings - Sean Farley, Chris Hall, Chris Ube, Cory Ewing, Devon Johns

Sound Design - Carter Tate
Sound Recorder - Evan Hartney
Sound Mixer - Vera Tin

Art Director - Cat Johnson
Set Decorator - Addison Rolleri
Hair and Make-up - Kaia Langois

Set Production Assistants - Ziqi Huang, Bingliang Li, Victoria Interiano, Greg Shell, Elizaveta Kaminski, Tayla Dixon

Script Supervisors - Santos Herrera, Ian Kent,

BTS Photographer - Rielle Oase

Storyboards - Nhan Le
Concept Art - Catherine Wu

Additional Visual Effects by - Josh Steede
Colorist - John Burroughs Hanle
Titles and Credits by - Craig Lief

On-Set Lifeguards - Devon Coates, Kyle Brandstater

USC Faculty Advisors - Mike Fink, Brenda Goodman

Festivals & Distribution/Licensing - Sandrine Faucher Cassidy

Catering by - Too Tasty Catering

Stock Footage Provided by - Pexels

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