NANOcell

NANOcell began taking shape in 2018, born from my frustration with a healthcare system that leaves so many of us living on the edge, one diagnosis, one bill away from ruin. I wanted to tell a story about people forced into impossible choices, and about those society too often overlooks or exploits. Through Maggie and Claire, I found a way to explore both love and resistance within that reality.
At its core, NANOcell is about agency over our bodies, our relationships, and our futures. Maggie isn’t a typical sci-fi hero; she’s a working artist navigating chronic illness, financial instability, and a system that reduces her to data points and costs. Her decision to join an experimental nanotechnology trial isn’t ambition, it’s survival. But that choice opens the door to something far more dangerous, blurring the line between cure and control.
Visually, the film begins in an intimate, grounded reality before gradually becoming infected alongside Maggie. Subtle distortions in sound and image mirror her unraveling sense of self, creating a creeping, visceral horror.
Inspired by filmmakers like David Cronenberg and Shinya Tsukamoto, NANOcell is ultimately a human story, about love, desperation, and the irreversible consequences of hope pushed too far.