Sci-fi mystery short. Pre-production now, shoots June 3 to 6, 2026 in Ellis County, Texas. Premieres Christmas 2026.
Three high school juniors find a forty-five-year-old IBM in the basement of their library. It turns on without power.
Three juniors find an old IBM computer in the storage basement of their small-town library. The machine runs without being plugged in.
They keep it to themselves. Over the course of a summer, the machine becomes something none of them can quite explain. The short is a small character piece about teenagers and the things they keep from each other.
Indie film company in Maypearl, Texas. Started by writer-director Michael Finn McKool. BASIC is our first.
Non-union and emerging performers for principal roles. Breakdowns go through reps and casting partners. Email casting@mckoolproductions.com.