The Protos Experiment

2/23/2026

In a dystopian future, death row inmates are used like lab rats by a private company who use memory implants to revolutionise the correctional system. Two prisoners who become subject to the experiment must escape or risk losing their minds forever. The Protos Experiment is an ambitious independent feature film that recently screened at various film festivals including Another Hole In The Head and Horror-On-Sea. It’s clear directors Brian Avenet-Bradley, Laurence Avenet-Bradley garnered influences from successful franchises when embarking on this production. When mixed with their own ideas, the film makes for an interesting premise. The majority of characters are presumed to be death row inmates unwillingly enrolled in a medical trial in exchange for a life sentence in prison. From t