Ripple Effect (2021) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2021 · 8 mins · English

Directed by

Hannah Bang, Margo Sawaya

Starring

Kerry Wieder, Michael Cortez, Christine Liao, Giacomo Rocchini, Isabelle Boyer, Margo E Sawaya

Budget

$104K

In a future where Earth’s nations have discovered a new planet, Gaia, and claim it as humanity's last hope, settlers arrive to find not opportunity, but conflict. Colonization sparks war against the planet’s original inhabitants, and an increasingly militaristic government demands sacrifices from the settlers. One family is fractured when their eldest daughter, Ara, begins to question the morality of their actions and the true nature of the conflict. The film explores themes of obedience, dissent, and the cost of challenging authority in a society that prioritizes collective survival.