Short film

looksMAXXING

2026 · 15 min

A queasy, funny-scary plunge into online self-improvement gone rancid, leaving you itchy and doomscrolling long after it ends.

Tagline: You're ascending.
Overview: When a dopamine-depleted young man joins an online forum promising a better life through physical perfection, he descends on a destructive path.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, absurd and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, madness, isolation
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
madness
isolation
corruption
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild