Age: 39
male
Mica Levi (/ˈmiːkə ˈliːvi/; born February 1987), known by their stage name Micachu, is an English singer, songwriter, composer and producer. They are classically trained and since 2008 has released experimental pop music with their band Micachu and the Shapes, including their critically praised debut album Jewellery in 2009. In 2014, Levi branched out into film composing, creating the score for the Jonathan Glazer film Under the Skin. Their work was widely praised and Levi received a European Film Award for Best Composer and a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music nomination. Their score for Pablo Larraín's Jackie received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
In Virelia, the last bastion of post-collapse civilization, emotion is outlawed. After a global catastrophe known as The Shuddering, society restructured under the Calming Protocol — a mandate enforced through neural implants that suppress all emotional response. Citizens live in sterile harmony, devoid of passion, art, or memory. To feel is a crime. To remember is rebellion. When a mysterious stranger known only as Lio enters the city — unmodulated and overflowing with raw, contagious emotion — a quiet storm begins. Enforcement Officer Dren Hal is assigned to investigate the anomaly, confident in their duty and detachment. But as Lio’s presence sparks inexplicable recollections and emotional ruptures across the city, Dren is pulled into a hidden undercurrent of forbidden memory and long-buried longing. With Virelia on the brink of unraveling, Dren must decide whether to uphold the order of numb survival… or risk everything to feel again.
