“TRANS-FICTION: Digital Friends,” an experimental science-fiction drama written and directed by Sophia Romma is set to be revealed to critics on Nov. 17.

The new film follows an internationally acclaimed opera singer who dreams of becoming “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera. When an artificial intelligence offers to help him achieve his dreams, the machine begins pursuing an agenda of its own. As a result, the singer finds himself fighting to preserve his identity, his artistic voice and his freedom.

Romma describes the film as a surreal, intimate science-fiction drama that places viewers in a world that is both recognizable and dreamlike and also explores the dangers of artificial intelligence that reproduces human prejudice.

The film uses selections from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen“ and are reimagined through an original cinematic score by Michael Bulychev-Okser.

“TRANS-FICTION: Digital Friends” has received seven international awards, including Best Experimental Film and Best Visual Effects at the 2026 World Class Film Awards, and Best Female Director at the Red Movie Film Awards.

No release date has been announced yet.