Acting
H. Jon Benjamin's deadpan delivery was literally built for dead states.
Writing
Compresses an entire philosophy thesis into 16 minutes of bureaucratic hell.
Director
Fangso Liu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fangso Liu made this as a USC thesis project before directing episodes of Rick and Morty.
The 16-minute runtime mirrors Jim's purgatory: just long enough to feel trapped, short enough to seem almost fair.