“Drones” is being described as televisions The Office gene spliced with “The Day The Earth Stood Still” but for some reason it looks like a perfectly normal day, at where I work anyway. “Drones” is a Sci-Fi movie about to premiere at the SlamDance film festival in Utah. You’ve got some very funny people from Freaks and Geeks, Buffy, Firefly, you name it. They’re all packed in to this story about aliens come to decide when Earth should get popped like a balloon while simultaneously surviving office romance. Looks good. Here’s the office press release, or at least the part I think you’ll read before pressing play. Thanks to Scifiwire for the tippage.

EXCLUSIVE: WORLD PREMIERE of the new trailer for feature film DRONES which reunites cast of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and FREAKS AND GEEKS.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Buffy Alums’ Premiere New SciFi Comedy “Drones”.

Finish Films announces the WORLD PREMIERE of their feature film DRONES co-directed by BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER stars Amber Benson and Adam Busch.

The film, a rare mix of office comedy and quirky science fiction, reunites actors Samm Levine (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) and Dave (Gruber) Allen (THE NAKED TRUCKER & T-BONE SHOW), who starred together in Judd Apatow’s much heralded NBC series FREAKS AND GEEKS.

Star-crossed lovers Amy and Brian, played by Angela Bettis (MAY, GIRL INTERRUPTED) and Jonathan Woodward (FIREFLY, BUFFY, ANGEL, WIT) embark on a unique interoffice romance which sparks repercussions far outside the copy room. Also staring are Paul F. Tompkins (BEST WEEK EVERY, MR. SHOW) and James Urbaniak (THE VENTURE BROTHERS, AMERICAN SPLENDOR). The film features original songs from singer/songwriter, Dan Bern (WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY).

DRONES will have its WORLD PREMIERE at the Slamdance Film Festival on SATURDAY JANUARY 23rd at 5PM, with an encore screening JANUARY 25th at 10AM. More information including how to buy tickets, is at our official website: dronesmovie.com where you can find links to the film’s official Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/dronesmovie or @dronesmovie) as well as the Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/DRONES-MOVIE/234013332906) and the Slamdance ticket system http://slamdance.bside.com/2010/search/drones

DRONES is one of two feature films by Finish Films co-owners Todd Gilbert and Jordan Kessler, to be selected from over 5000 submissions to screen in competition at this years Slamdance Film Festival, which runs from January 21-28 in Park City, UT.

DRONES SYNOPSIS:

Brian Dilks is an Office Drone. He spends his days at OmniLink in comforting monotony: facilitating the movement of product around the country, faxing, copying, joking with his best friend, Clark, and harmlessly flirting with fellow cubicle-mate, Amy.

But how well does anyone really know the people they work with?

When Brian discovers an improbable secret about his best friend, everything in Brian’s world changes and his safe life of workplace detachment is no longer an option.

Shocked out of his mind-numbing routine by this new discovery, Brian throws himself into a star-crossed romance with Amy–yet close encounters of the office kind, like sales or intergalactic war, is an uncertain business.