Lonelier Nights

Meet your new best friend!

CADE—a new product designed by the Rolly™ company, is an AI sent to cure Sam’s college loneliness. He’s an all-in-one combo—able to slay foes in video games, help with math homework, and ease Sam’s frequent anxiety attacks. But is he really here to help?

Take a wild ride through the mind, the metaverse, and the mad world of the future in Lonelier Nights, a rapturous vision of the technologies that lay just over the horizon.

  • Elyas Masrour
    Director
    The Artificial Revolution, Night of the Crabs
  • Steven Capp
    Key Cast
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Maria Capp
    Producer
    Reach, Four Cousins and a Christmas
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 10, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Maryland-College Park
Director Biography - Elyas Masrour

Elyas Masrour is a Moroccan-American computer engineering student and filmmaker attending the University of Maryland.

As a storyteller, his work explores science, technology, and the future. His films have screened across Europe and the Americas and won awards in top science-centered film festivals such as the Bristol Science Film Festival, Tomorrow Unlocked Film Festival, International Ocean Film Festival, and more.

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