A chef's hummus jealousy spirals into delicious madness. 15 minutes, zero chill.
When a sous-chef discovers his girlfriend is snacking from a supermarket hummus instead of his own home-made variety, he seeks to find out what makes the supermarket brand tastier, with disastrous results.
Direction
Griffith weaponizes 15 minutes like a pressure cooker about to blow.
Production
Kitchen as psychological horror set—every chickpea feels loaded.
Director
Alexander Griffith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Short film festivals have embraced 'food horror' as a micro-genre—this rides the wave of The Menu and Pig's cultural moment.
The nightmare sequence reportedly used practical effects with actual blended hummus for texture authenticity. Method filmmaking is out of control.
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