

9 minutes of pure anxiety disguised as comedy — relatable and painful.
Jim, a slacker college student, decides to procrastinate on an essay worth 25% of his grade. Will he finish in time, or suffer the consequences?
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts mirror Jim's frantic mental state perfectly.
Acting
Aidan Griffin captures desperate, caffeinated energy authentically.
Practical Effects
Chaotic car crash achieved on what was clearly zero budget.
Director
Julian Merrill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Julian Merrill also plays Jim's enabler friend Dave, essentially directing himself into peer pressure.
The 'essay film' keyword isn't just metadata — this literally pioneered micro-budget procrastination cinema on YouTube before TikTok made it mainstream.