Variance Films has shared the official trailer for O Horizon, the upcoming sci-fi comedy drama starring Academy Award nominees Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn. Following its world premiere at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the movie is now finally set to arrive in theaters starting on June 12 in New York and on June 19 in Los Angeles.
“A neuroscientist mourning the loss of her father is suddenly able to speak with him through a new technology, causing her to question everything from her relationships to her life’s work,” reads the official synopsis. “Writer and director Madeleine Rotzler crafts a magical realist fable for our modern era that considers our relationships amid rapidly evolving technologies with warmth and humor.”
Check out the O Horizon trailer below (watch more trailers):
What happens in the O Horizon trailer?
The video shows Bakalova as a young woman whose beloved father had just passed away. As a way to cope with her grief, she goes to the “Seeking a Friend Store,” a place that can recreate the voice of any person that a customer wants to hang out with. Because of this, she’s now able to talk to an A.I. voice of her father through phone calls. However, this proves difficult when the A.I. version of her father starts affecting her personal life.
O Horizon is written and directed by Rotzler. The ensemble cast also includes Adam Pally (Sonic the Hedgehog), Maggie Grace (Taken), Avi Nash (The Walking Dead), Paulina Porizkova (Wedding Bell Blues), and Aimee Mann (The Big Lebowski). It is produced by Rotzler, Paul Nelson, Audrey Tommassini, and Joseph Cross, with Mark Gill serving as an executive producer. The film also won the SBIFF Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema.
