ROMIO w/ Kate Berlant

Selling sex is illegal, but consenting to sexual activity by swapping cryptocurrency on the blockchain is innovation. That's the genius idea of Romio's founder Maya Rauss (Kate Berlant) whose brand of Silicon Valley-friendly techno-feminism has led to a career of fighting the exploitation of women's bodies online by profiting off that exploitation for herself. But Romio's contractors are struggling with crypto prices cratering mid-sex act, and the company's growth has been slowed by clashes with her ruthless competitors in the for-profit dating sphere. With Noa's own love life on the rocks, will he be able to help Romio convince its users to migrate all human relationships onto the blockchain?

 

Cast: 
CEO Maya Rauss … Kate Berlant
Noa Lukas … Sam West
Elena Lin … Zoe Chao
Brontë ... Claudia O'Doherty
Tom “Woz” Joyce … Mark Proksch
Brontë’s Lawyer … Cathryn Mudon
Ivey; Ad Voice … Kelly Hudson
Romio Users … Pat O’Brien, Julia Smith

 

Created/Written by: Matt Klinman, Chris Sartinsky, Sam West
Directed by: Matt Klinman and Sam West
Executive Producers: Matt Powers, Jeff Ross, Adam Sachs
Producers: Hanna Armour and Julia Smith
Casting: Hanna Armour, JP Buck, Matt Powers
Senior Director of Business Development: Willie Navarre
Legal: David Melmed

 

Smartr was produced by Western Sound
Executive Producer: Ben Adair
Technical director: Dan Leone
Editor and sound designer: Dan Leone
Assistant editor: Audrey Ngo
Mix Engineer: Johnny Vince Evans
Assistant engineer: Chaz Sexton
Production assistants: Annet Rangel, Jefferson Yen

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