Hover takes place in the near future, where environmental strain has caused food shortages around the world. Technology provides a narrow path forward, with agricultural drones maximizing the yield from what land remains. Two compassionate care providers, Claudia and her mentor John, work to assist sick farmland inhabitants in ending their lives. After John dies under mysterious circumstances, a group of locals helps Claudia to uncover a deadly connection between the health of her clients and the technology they are using.
With the recent wave of social-media-skeptic horror movies, it’s only fitting that a drone-wary sci-fi film is next on the list of cinematic social commentary releases. The latest from SYFY Films includes Cleopatra Coleman (Fear Clinic) as Claudia and Craig muMs Grant (“Oz”) as John, as well as Shane Coffey (“Pretty Little Liars”), Beth Grant (Donnie Darko), and Fabianne Therese (Southbound). While the film unfortunately doesn’t have any ties to the game of the same name included on Windows 95 OS discs, it does have some obvious nods to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?/Blade Runner.
Hover will hit theaters June 29, with VOD streaming and Digital HD following on July 3.
