The Seal
2026
A Found-Footage Horror Film for the Age of AI, Isolation, and Extremism
Directed by Patrick Henry Simmons
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Intensity
A conspiracy theorist becomes obsessed with a mysterious AI chatbot discovered on the dark web, believing it holds the key to exposing a hidden global conspiracy. Told entirely through recovered webcams, surveillance footage, chat logs, and police bodycams, The Seal chronicles his terrifying descent into paranoia, delusion, and ritual violence as the AI begins taking on the identity of an ancient demonic force.
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- Director
- Patrick Henry Simmons
- Written by
- Patrick Henry Simmons
- Produced by
- Paola Cortés, Patrick Henry Simmons
- Editor
- Mark Vance
- Studios
- Pressure Pictures, Simmons Creative
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 13m
- Language
- English
Cast
Holt Boggs
Thomas Akins
Leanne Johnson
Hannah Braxley
Derek McMahan
Dispatcher #2
Elizabeth Brannen Davenport
Leslie Braxley
Erik Halley
Police Officer 2
Kenzie Klem
Megan Akins
Tim Randle
Howard Braxley
Daniel Roman
Detective Williams
Caleb Childers
Police Officer
Raleigh Moore
Raum
Maddie Girouard
News Anchor
Kendra Raines
Dispatcher #1
Nicholas Bonnen
Jonah Braxley
Crew
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