Casting "Under The Same Sky."

Synopsis:

Set in a near-future where AI has replaced 60% of the workforce and a smartphone-only stablecoin has outlawed physical cash, Under The Same Sky follows Michael, a homeless young man, and his loyal Labrador, Qinnie. Camped outside a liquor store, Michael is isolated by a digital economy that makes casual charity nearly impossible. The short film centers on his encounters with four passersby. The first three systematically strip away his dignity—treating him with hostility, willfully ignoring his existence, or simply lacking the empathy to understand a man left behind by progress. After enduring this gauntlet of societal apathy, Michael experiences a final, pivotal interaction. In his moment of greatest need, a compassionate young woman stops to save him, proving that raw humanity and kindness can still survive in a cold, automated world.