CALIBRATION
What are you willing to sacrifice to stop the pain?
An arthouse psychological drama about trauma, memory, grief, and corporate manipulation.
A Serani Studio production in association with Bottomline AI
A Serani Hunyi film
After a traumatic incident leaves Freya Hollister trapped in relentless flashbacks, she accepts Harbor's pioneering neurological treatment programme, Calibration™, believing it offers her a chance to finally end her suffering. But as the treatment begins to change more than her trauma, she must decide whether a life without pain is worth the loss of who she is.
Story by Serani Hunyi & L. B. Schulman
Adapted from the award-winning short screenplay by L. B. Schulman.
SYNOPSIS
Set in Prague in 2040, where women continue to fight for equality and protection from violence, CALIBRATION follows Freya Hollister, an autistic quantitative systems analyst whose extraordinary ability to recognise complex patterns has made her an invaluable member of the team at Novum Labs. But after a violent trauma leaves her trapped in relentless flashbacks and overwhelming psychological distress, the precision that once defined her life begins to unravel.
As conventional treatment offered by Novum's in-house psychiatrist, Dr. Reed, fails to provide relief, Freya's boss, Angela, refers her to Harbor's Neurological Calibration Programme™—an established treatment for patients living with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. With the promise of finally escaping the trauma that consumes her every waking moment, the opportunity appears impossible to refuse.
While her sceptical wife, Hannah, hopes the programme will finally give Freya her life back, unsettling questions begin to emerge about the true nature of Calibration. As Freya's recovery unfolds, Hannah is forced to confront a future where freedom from suffering may come at a cost neither of them fully understands.
CALIBRATION is a restrained psychological drama exploring grief, memory, neurodiversity, institutional power, and the lengths we will go to escape unbearable emotional pain. Set against the quiet machinery of a society seeking ever greater efficiency and control, it asks one deeply human question:
What are we willing to sacrifice to stop the pain?
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CALIBRATION is made possible through collaborations with organisations that believe in independent arthouse filmmaking and the next generation of creative talent.
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CALIBRATION is produced by Serani Studio (Prague), in association with Bottomline AI (France)
