Paralysis by Analysis - Official Trailer (2025)

When an anxious perfectionist PhD student gets her hands on an AI app the predicts the outcome of her decisions before she makes them, her life unravels as she becomes addicted to the app. This is a film about anxiety, decision making, and what happens when you put your fate in AI’s hands.

Stay tuned for when the film will be distributed online in 2026!

Director: Jolene T. Carter
Written by Janae J. Carter & Jolene T. Carter
Produced by Savannah Summerlin
Production Manager/Consulting Producer: Cameron Logan


Starring @miadgiudice @diron_jones @itssajdaa @savagegurl53 @izzy_schl @thetylerbrooks_

Director of Photography @q_cumba
Gaffer @_malcolmmoore
Edited by @justakid.mp4
Colorist @jchancethecolorist
Sound Mix & Design @kcreatesaudio

Original score by @bluesthem
Featured trailer music: “les petites choses” by @sophiethehomie
& “…for love” by Donnie Letterman feat. @aralyn.solei

Shot on location at our local community partners @docsinprogress @shanklinhall @stvincentwine @doublesdc

Thank you to @panavisionofficial for their generous support through the New Filmmakers Grant.

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