MARK SLACKE

THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT (2019)
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, Michael Mando, Johan Heldenbergh, Ayisha Issa, Mark Slacke, Sarah Goldberg, Frank Schorpion and Kwasi Songui. Directed by Kim Nguyen.

Determined to create a more efficient way of transmitting information between stock exchanges, cousins Vincent and Anton Zalesky scheme to lay fibre-optic cable from Kansas City to New York, gaining them and their clients crucial seconds in order to trounce their competitors. Vincent — the force behind the scheme — is a frantic dreamer who pursues his ideas with zealot-like intensity while promising everyone the moon. Anton is the brains, a socially awkward data wiz with few friends besides Vincent. Both end up in the crosshairs of their ruthless former employer Eva Torres (Salma Hayek), a Wall Street lion willing to devour anyone unlucky enough to get in her way. Unfortunately, Anton hasn’t entirely figured out how to make the cable connection fast enough to warrant the expense. As time runs out, Vincent’s claims of grandeur get progressively wilder.