Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***. As *diverse* as the *Chosen Candidates* are - Why are they not at each other's throats? Why do they agree with each other, on so many levels, about the topics being presented to them? Hmmm! Who is really being played here? Social satire ***Award Winner*** - WRPN.tv *** Fall 2025. ***Quarter-Finalist***Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards (LA) June 2026. A dramedy. A play/teleplay. A 'contained short.' Copyright Washington DC 2025
Four diverse candidates are selected to participate in a Focus Group on the topic of 'Fake'. What is revealed during the group - which is moderated by an 'AI Bot' - is that despite their obvious differences in their ages and multi-ethnic backgrounds - is that they have surprisingly similar views on the various 'Fake' but real topics presented to them by the 'powers that be' ... 'They openly discuss and candidly comment with razor sharp humor and criticism...Hmm! Each participant definitely has a unique edge to their personality that is 'in-your-face'. So what do folks in American society really think about the current state of affairs in the good ole USA?
Meanwhile, back at the farm, an anonymous organization, that never identifies themselves, observes them from behind a two-way mirror. And exactly who are they? What are they assessing in their chosen 'Lab Rats'?
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