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GATE CRASHERS

2026 · 13 min

A short, cringe-inducing social comedy that tightens into quiet humiliation as a small lie snowballs.

Directed by
Philip Steiger
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Hoping to impress a date with borrowed luxury, an insecure bachelor invites a date to a backyard pool he's secretly "pool-sitting", only to trigger a humiliating chain reaction that exposes how far he'll go to fake belonging.
How it feels
Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Identity, class, deception, betrayal
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Philip Steiger
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Philip Steiger
    Written by
    Philip Steiger
    Starring
    Cameron Cowperthwaite, Jeff Ward, Ally Loannides
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    United States of America

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