Casting "First Round," an independent coming-of-age sci-fi horror feature. Blending psychological horror, romance, and speculative science fiction, "First Round" follows a group of young athletes recruited to an elite training academy. When Iris and Marcus unexpectedly reunite, fragments of a mysterious connection from their past begin to surface. As the academy grows increasingly sinister, they discover a secretive technology company is manipulating their consciousness for a disturbing purpose.