A high concept short film set in the near future, where the latest in nano tech driven Drones are used for reconnaissance missions and social surveillance in order for the government to control society on a global level, feeding daily information into the most sophisticated and advanced decision making server known as I.R.I.S.

Set in 2019, The Beyond chronicles the groundbreaking mission which sent astronauts - modified with advanced robotics, through a newly discovered wormhole known as the Void. When the mission returns unexpectedly, the space agency races to discover what the astronauts encountered on their first of its kind interstellar space journey.

After the first manned mission to Mars ends in a deadly crash, mission controller Mackenzie 'Mack' Wilson assists an artificial intelligence system, A.R.T.I. Their investigation uncovers a mysterious object under the surface of Mars that could change the future of our planet as we know it.