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O Horizon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMadeleine Sackler
Written byMadeleine Sackler
Produced by
Starring
Edited byPablo Barbieri Carrera
Music byNathaniel Méchaly
Production
company
Great Curve Films
Distributed byVariance Films
Release dates
  • February 8, 2025 (2025-02-08) (SBIFF)
  • June 12, 2026 (2026-06-12) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$16,421[2][3]

O Horizon is a 2025 American sci-fi comedy drama film written and directed by Madeleine Sackler. It stars Maria Bakalova as Abby, a gifted neuroscientist who uses her career to bury the grief over her recently deceased father. David Strathairn plays her late father Warren, and Adam Pally is Sam, a computer programmer who helps Abby reconnect with her father.

The film premiered at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 8, 2025 and was released in the United States on June 12, 2026.[4]

Plot

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Abby, a brilliant, young neuroscientist who has recently lost her father Warren, drowns her grief by spending her days working with a monkey named Dorey. Abby meets a programmer, Sam, who has created a technology that reconnects Abby with her beloved father. Her relationship with her digitized dad then forces her to re-examine everything from her romantic relationships to her life's work.

Cast

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Production

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In January 2023, it was announced that Madeleine Sackler would be directing O Horizon from a script she wrote, with Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn leading the cast.[5] Later that month, it was announced that Adam Pally would also star in the film. Production wrapped in the fall of 2022.[6]

In January 2023, Artnet reported that the film's storyline sparked objections with some of its crew, who felt uncomfortable with how closely it resembled Sackler's relationship with her own father, Jonathan Sackler, who died of cancer in 2020, and how it portrayed him in a good light.[7] She was previously also criticized for not denouncing her family's company Purdue Pharma, infamous for its role in the opioid epidemic.[8] One crew member allegedly quit work on the production. Sackler was clear in her denial of the allegations, "This film is about artificial intelligence and there are no parallels between my father or his work and the characters in the film."[7]

Release

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The film premiered at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 8, 2025.[1][9] It was released in the United States on June 12, 2026.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Program Guide" (PDF). 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. p. 29. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "O Horizon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ "O Horizon". The Numbers. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ Gomez, Dessi (April 13, 2026). "Madeleine Rotzler's 'O Horizon' Sets Theatrical Release For This Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 6, 2023). "Maria Bakalova & David Strathairn Set For Sci-Fi Dramedy 'O Horizon' From 'O.G.' Filmmaker Madeleine Sackler". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 10, 2023). "Adam Pally Joins Maria Bakalova, David Strathairn In Sci-Fi Dramedy 'O Horizon'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Cascone, Sarah (January 10, 2023). "OxyContin Heiress Madeleine Sackler's Forthcoming Film, About Healing From Pain and Grief, Sparked Objections From Some of Its Crew". Artnet. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ Paumgarten, Nick (January 28, 2018). "A Prison Film Made in Prison". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ Hammond, Pete (January 17, 2025). "Santa Barbara Film Festival Sets Full 2025 Program, Will Partner With Direct Relief To Raise Funds For L.A. Wildfires". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Gomez, Dessi (April 13, 2026). "Madeleine Rotzler's 'O Horizon' Sets Theatrical Release For This Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
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