Project Ithaca is a science fiction thriller movie released in 2019. It follows the story of five strangers who wake up aboard an alien spaceship. The strangers have no memory of how they got there and are greeted by a holographic projection of the spaceship's AI.
The AI informs them that they have been chosen to participate in Project Ithaca, an experiment to harness human emotions, particularly fear, to power the ship. The aliens have been abducting humans for decades if not centuries to conduct this experiment.
As the strangers try to make sense of their situation, they begin to recall bits and pieces of their past lives. They also discover that they possess psychic abilities and can communicate with each other through their minds.
However, their attempts to escape the spaceship are thwarted by the aliens who have the power to control their thoughts and movements. The strangers must work together to overcome their fears and find a way to shut down the spaceship's power source before it is too late.
The movie is directed by Nicholas Humphries and stars James Gallanders, Deragh Campbell, and Daniel Fathers among others. It received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising the performances and the concept while others criticized the execution.