You’re Not Well: A Dark Comedy Short Film About Podcast Obsession and Isolation
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We’re super excited to support YOU’RE NOT WELL, a new film from Jamison Anthony (a longtime friend of Tape Lab). The project is really awesome and exciting and if you are reading this, YOU should donate to the project.
Also, if you have a heart, follow You’re Not Well on Instagram.
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Brief Plot Summary (No Spoilers)
Eileen’s life is already unsteady when Danny announces a new weekly mailbag episode for the podcast Now, That’s What I Call Content! That simple premise becomes a pressure point: Eileen sends email after email, hoping her question will finally be read on-air—hoping, really, that she’ll be acknowledged. The film asks the obvious question from there: will she ever get her answer, and what does it cost her along the way?
What You’re Not Well Is About
You’re Not Well is a short film (comedy/drama) about Eileen, an unemployed woman dealing with debilitating loneliness who falls into an unhealthy obsession with a pop-culture podcast and its host, Danny Katz. It’s structured across four seasons and organized by podcast episode titlesand it builds around Eileen’s escalating need to be seen, validated, and answered.
The hook is modern and painfully recognizable: the way “comfort content” can start as relief, then quietly become a substitute for actual connection.
TAPE LAB COLLABORATION
DYK that Tape Lab actually created the in-universe song used within the film?? Very cool. We are honored to have been featured! Here is the song, Insert Disco 2
Where the Project Is Headed (and How to Support)
The production timeline is already mapped: the crowdfunding campaign runs March 2 – April 16, 2026, with pre-production in April, production in May, post in June, and festival submissions beginning in July 2026.
The campaign is also fiscally sponsored by Film Independent, with contributions noted as tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law (per the campaign details).
If this story hits for you—if you’ve ever relied on a voice in your headphones more than you’d like to admit—go support the film on its Seed&Spark campaign page. Even small pledges help push a short like this from “great script” to “real movie.”
Donate to You’re Not Well on Seed&Spark, and at the $150 tier you’ll get your name featured in the film’s credits—plus the other included perks.
