Short film
TALK SHOW
2026 · 26 min
A queasy, cerebral collage that blurs true-crime spectacle and afterlife reverie into an unsettling meditation you have to lean into.
- Directed by
- Jordan Strafer
- Overview
- Talk Show is the final film in Jordan Strafer’s Loophole trilogy. The narrative unfolds across two periods of time: the turn of the millennium, shot in color, and the afterlife, shot in black and white. Structured around a talk show, the work examines 1990s celebrity culture, violence against women, and justice as televised spectacle. Its screenplay draws on sources ranging from news footage to self-help media, blending historical fact with fiction. [Overview courtesy of The Whitney]
- How it feels
- Dark, eerie, satirical and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Media, celebrity, violence, justice
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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