Festival Round-up
- UPCOMING: Life Beyond Life Film Festival. Torino, Italy, May 14-19, 2026
- WINNER: Stockholm Short Festival, Best Sci/Fi
- WINNER: Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, Best Sci-Fi Short
- Finalist: Venice Under the Stars
- Finalist: Symbiotic Film Festival
- Finalist, Network Round: Berlin Lift-Off Festival
- Semi-Finalist: Los Angeles Silver Screen Festival
- Semi-Finalist: Venezia Shorts Italy
- Semi-Finalist: Nashville Independent Film Festival
- Official Selection: The New Film Underground: Los Angeles
- Official Selection: Los Angeles Lift-Off Festival
- Official Selection: Austin Lift-Off Festival
- Nominee: Short Wrap Academy Film Competition
We’re tickled to announce the release of the absurd dark comedy, From the Office (2024). Shot on 16mm film, in black and white, this film lives in the uncanny valley between office bureaucracy and human apathy. Featuring an inventive, retro score by composer Dario Forzato, as well as visual effects by Ken Lobb, this film is a unique homage to the likes of Franz Kafka, Terry Gilliam and David Lynch.
The Story:
The workplace: bad coffee, stray roaches. The wheels of business churn. Enter a mysterious blob from outer space that crashes into the office and eats a man alive. His death wails annoy everyone; the authorities are called. Take a dive into the unknown horrors of bureaucracy, apathy and goo — and don’t forget to turn in your paperwork.
About the Filmmaker:
Jon Stout is a storyteller across all mediums. He garnered a Clio for his work as a writer/producer promoting Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, and has directed muppet-style puppets, published online explorations of the craft behind Hollywood features and worked across multiple countries to create a 3-D online game. Creator of multiple award-winning short films and feature screenplays, as well as winning two Webby Awards. He is a proud alum of UC Berkeley — where his thesis deconstructed Looney Tunes cartoons— he is also an alum of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television.