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The huge success of shows like The Last of Us and Fallout prove that video game adaptations are all the rage right now. People love to escape into digital worlds, even bleak, post-apocalyptic ones. But what happens when that line between reality and fiction begins to blur? What happens when your life becomes as terrifying as what you're playing, when it becomes something you can't escape even after you put down the controller and turn off the console? That's the question posed by Latency, written and directed by James Croke. Latency is a simple film in terms of cast and setting, revolving around just two main characters: protagonist Hana (Sasha Luss) and her best friend Jen (Alexis Ren), and taking place solely in her apartment. Hanna. The catalyst comes when Hana, an agoraphobic video game tester, receives a fancy new console called the Omnia, which clips to the back of her head. Through this, Omnia promises to be able to record her neurological activity for a seamless gam...