Our relationship with technology and our own memories is explored in the new sci-fi movie REVERSION (now playing in select theaters and VOD).

I recently sat down with its protagonist, Aja Naomi King (“Sophie”), and writer-director José Néstor Márquez, to talk about these fascinating topics and the experience of bringing this story to life.

The film, co-written by Elissa Matsueda, also stars Gary Dourdan, Colm Feore, Jeanette Samano, Amanda Plummer, and David Clennon.

Watch our exclusive REVERSION interview below.

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REVERSION centers on Sophie Clé (Aja Naomi King), a delighted user of the Oubli, a wisp of high-tech jewelry that wraps behind the ear and uses neuroscience to help its users experience their most joyful memories as if they were happening for the first time. In addition to being the head of marketing for the company that makes this revolutionary memory-enhancing wearable device, she is also the daughter of its inventor, Jack Clé (Colm Feore).
Sophie’s most joyful memory is the last day she saw her mother alive, fifteen years earlier. But on the eve of the Oubli’s worldwide launch, a stranger named Isa (Jeanette Samano) kidnaps Sophie, setting off a chain of events that remind us all, you can’t escape what you can’t forget.