Arrival Code is a story about love, and the distances we will travel for it.
Set in the not so distant future, Arrival Code follows the personal journey of one couple, while tackling the major geopolitical shifts already affecting our world today - from climate change and the refugee crisis, to travel and technological advances and how they all inevitably intertwine in our lives.
The fear and uncertainty of our changing world has created border conflicts across the globe like never seen before. These issues are not going away but Arrival Code proves that love is always on the right side of history.
Arrival Code takes a look into the future, encouraging us to look at ourselves today.
Arrival Code will be filmed in and around Mexico City
It's our intention as filmmakers to preserve the authenticity and richness of Mexico. To recreate all of the vibrant locations of a near-future border-town in Mexico, there is no place better than on location in the diverse neighborhoods of Mexico City.
To completely immerse ourselves in this world, we have teamed up with DESDEMEXICO FILMS, a production company out of Mexico City who has provided us with some amazing locations for our story.
Take a look at some of the actual locations we will be using:
This is the view from our character's hilltop home.
When Connie and Victor need to make a dangerous stop in town, they'll do it here.
This is the airport of the future our characters are hoping to teleport into.
A glimpse into the filmmaking process...
Storyboards are an effective way to convey a director's vision for a film. Here's a glimpse into some of the shots Jason has in mind for the shoot and how he sees the film unfolding.
Arrival Code was influenced equally by dramatic science fiction films and love stories that show love thriving despite conflict.
Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men is the benchmark for blending real life drama with the heightened stakes of an altered, yet recognizable near future. Arrival Code strives for that gritty, grounded balance.
Terrence Malick’s Badlands – a story of a love we root for despite their on the run status – influenced Arrival Code and the lyrical nature of Connie and Victor’s love story.
Roger Deakins’s Sicario cinematography is what Arrival Code aims for. Its dark blue twilight silhouettes, painterly sunrises, sweaty desert landscapes, energetic, emotional handheld camera, all juxtaposed against sterile government buildings -- or in our case, airports.
Arrival Code is the future, but it is very much our world. Only fifteen years from now, the goal will be to alter slightly our current world, rather than build a brand new one.
Like Cary Fukanaga’s Sin Nombre we feel it important that our characters speak Spanish and are local actors. While Arrival Code does have a near future setting, the story we are telling speaks to serious issues of today.
Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 brilliantly entertained us with aliens while making us think more deeply about our humanity and apartheid. Arrival Code has action and effects to hook an audience, while its story helps us empathize with the struggle of those seeking basic human safety.
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