The guest who won't leave — and brought his own bag of trouble.
A drug dealer outstays his welcome at a middle-class dinner party.
Acting
Toby Schmitz weaponizes charm into menace in real-time.
Direction
Matt Day squeezes 90 minutes of tension into 10.
Writing
Every polite deflection is a tiny tragedy.
Director
Matt Day
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a single location with largely improvised dialogue — the cast only knew Perry was 'a problem guest' going in.
Part of a wave of 2010s Australian shorts dissecting masculine social failure; premiered at Flickerfest before Day pivoted to feature work.
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