
Release Year:
2025
Category:
short
Genre:
Short, Comedy, Horror
Daniel needs to leave a Wisconsin house party. Simple enough-until it isn't. Every step toward the door is stalled by well-meaning friends, beer-fueled banter, cheese curds, Kringle, impersonations, and the ever-repeating promise: "Pizza's coming." What begins as a polite Wisconsin farewell spirals into a surreal, slow-burning nightmare-equal parts funny, uncomfortable, and oddly familiar. Shot in long, fluid takes on an iPhone 15, Daniel Needs To Leave is a genre-bending short that slips from comedy to horror and back again. It's a playful yet unsettling reflection on the social anxiety of leaving, the weight of politeness, and the strange purgatory of Wisconsin goodbyes.