Two grocery store employees have an unexpected, helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.

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Sundance Screenings

January 26

9:00 PM

Park City Library Theatre

January 30

9:00 AM

Holiday Village Cinema 3

January 27

1:50 PM

Megaplex Theatres Park City at Redstone 3

February 1

9:00 PM

Broadway Centre Cinemas 6

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The Cast

ANGELA GIARRATANA

Angela Giarratana is an actress, comedian, and cast member of the hit YouTube channel SMOSH, Team Starkid, and Dropout TV. An alumnus of the ABC Discovers Talent Showcase, she has appeared in Hulu's MAGGIE, Starz's MINX, and Nickelodeon's DANGER FORCE. She also starred opposite Kate Burton in the short film GUTS which went to Sundance (2024). She is a member of the popular UCB house team Moon Goon and the co-host of the successful improvised Hollywood roundtable podcast “Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists” alongside Jeremy Culhane, Kylie Brakeman, and Patrick Mcdonald, which has been featured in Vulture and The Guardian and has over 200 episodes.

as “Tara”

@angelagiovanagiarratana

IZZI ROJAS

Izzi Rojas is a Latine, trans non-binary actor committed to telling queer stories. Their debut feature, WHEN MEN WERE MEN, premiered at Austin Film Festival won the Special Jury prize at Montclair Film Festival and screened at festivals worldwide. As an actor, Izzi is recognizable as State Farm's first nonbinary character, Parker the Pizza Delivery Person and the voice of Taylor in Disney Jr's SUPER KITTIES.

as “Roger”

@iizziirojas

as “Kasey”

KELSI ROBERTS

Kelsi Roberts is an actor, writer, and comedian, She is a proud Sunday Company alumnus of The Groundlings, where she is now a teacher, and she also teaches at ImprovLA. Kelsi is a MainStage performer at Upright Citizens Brigade, where her Maude team, Smokeshow, was recently elevated to a monthly show.

Kelsi is the creator of the hit improv show My Secret Crush Book, inspired by her early-2000s childhood crush diary. The show has sold out at The Groundlings, Lyric Hyperion, The Elysian, and UCB. As an on-camera performer, she has appeared in over 100 commercials, and has been in shows on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

@shmelsi

1

INT. SUPERMARKET - NIGHT

A conventional grocery store in middle America. Florescent light floods the space, softened by dimmed display cases. We see the empty frozen food aisle, employee breakroom, produce aisle, etc.

…

ROGER

What's the occasion?

KASEY

Little brother’s birthday

The Crew

ANNA BAUMGARTEN

Anna hails from the Michigan mitten and is a Los Angeles-based writer, director, producer, and speaker. Her debut feature film, Disfluency, won the Jury Award at the Austin Film Festival and several other regional festivals. The film was developed at the inaugural Jim Cummings' Short to Feature Lab where Anna was one of ten fellows competitively selected for her short film. Disfluency is also the recipient of the Duplass Brother's Hometown Heroes "Oh Shit!" Grant and a selection of 10th US in Progress Wroclaw.

Anna’s short dark comedy, Balloon Animals, is premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the Short Film Program. Her short film Line Dry premiered at the Oscar Qualifying Palm Springs International Shortsfest in 2020. She has written episodes for the Warner Bros 2017 animated, revival TV series Wacky Races.

Anna tours with her film, Disfluency, at colleges and conferences as a sexual violence prevention speaker. She is the media partner of SafeBAE, an organization that provides sexual assault awareness and prevention education to middle, high school, and college students. Anna produced their digital PSA campaign #QuitThisShit featured in Teen Vogue.

As a TV Development Producer, Anna has been a core development team member at Pietown Productions, Mona Scott-Young's Monami Entertainment, and Rob Dyrdek's Superjacket Productions where she developed unscripted content for MTV, Nickelodeon, Vh1, WeTV, BET, CMT, and HGTV.

Writer/Director, Co-Producer

@annabellabaum

Producer

KATY WICKER

Texas native, Katy Wicker, is an award-winning producer with a decade of experience spanning across narrative film, documentary, creative marketing, podcasting, and live theatre. Her past projects have screened at SXSW Sydney, SeriesFest, Austin Film Festival, and other notable festivals worldwide.

Katy began her career in theatre, where she produced several acclaimed productions, including The Bakery, named one of BuzzFeed LA’s “Top Five Fringe Shows to See”, and Pocketmon! A Pokémon Parody Musical, earning her a Hollywood Fringe Encore Producer’s Award.

Expanding into film and creative marketing, Katy’s first trailer campaign, CNN’s Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History, earned a Clio Award. She has since produced a wide range of AV campaigns, social content, and independent film work. In 2021, she joined the Star Trek-based production company, 455 Films, where she continues to produce documentary and podcast projects, including the fan-favorite series The D-Con Chamber, which launched in 2024.

When she’s not on set or in the edit bay, Katy can be found exploring Los Angeles with her dog, Walter.

@thegreatwicksby

SEVAG CHAHINIAN

Sevag Chahinian is a Los Angeles based filmmaker and cinematographer whose work blends visual precision with an emotional approach to storytelling. A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts with a BFA in Film Production, he has lensed and directed narrative films, commercials, and music videos across the United States and internationally.

His films have screened at festivals worldwide and his collaborations have been featured in a range of publications. Alongside his creative studio, Koncept 92, Sevag focuses on projects that merge artistry, design, and atmosphere, often exploring narrative through texture, movement, and conceptual depth.

Rooted in the language of light and visual rhythm, Sevag’s work aims to evoke feeling through imagery, creating cinematic experiences that invite reflection, curiosity, and connection.

Director of Photography, Co-Producer

@sevagchahinian

Editor, Co-Producer

KEVIN BIROU

Kevin Birou was recently the additional editor on Tim Blake Nelson's THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF WILSON SHEDD. Prior he co-edited seven episodes of the Apple TV+ limited series THE CROWDED ROOM. Before that, he was an additional editor on Max’s THE STAIRCASE. He’s also edited several films: UNSPOKEN (BFI Flare: London Film Festival Official Selection), CRIMSON, HERE AWHILE, and DISFLUENCY, which won Best Narrative Feature at the Austin Film Festival. In addition, he’s edited numerous shorts, music videos and commercials. He started out as an assistant editor on three Steven Spielberg films: WEST SIDE STORY, READY PLAYER ONE, and THE POST.

@birouke