Everything Is Fake
Behind-the-scenes image from Everything Is Fake showing a scene at a table during production.
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Everything Is Fake

As layoffs and scandal engulf his company, a rising creator must choose between personal visibility and the truth.

A tech worker curates a perfect online persona while layoffs, scandal, and corporate mythmaking close in around him.

Format Short film
Genre Drama / Satire
Status In development

About the film

A satirical drama about aspiration, branding, and corporate decay.

Synopsis

John wants to become the face of the company. Online, he looks polished, ambitious, and in control. Offline, layoffs, whistleblower fallout, and corporate self-protection are closing in. The more he chases visibility, the less of himself he owns.

Writer-director

Portrait of writer-director Adam Thomas.
Adam Thomas, writer-director.

Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas is a New York-based writer-director whose work centers identity, labor, and social performance. Selected directing credits include Beelzepup (2025), Borders (2024), and The Great American Hangover (2023).

A short film about the pressure to stay visible inside a system built to own the story.

Press and awards

Screeners and supporting materials are available by request.

For festivals, awards consideration, and press, the film can provide logline and synopsis materials, director information, selected production images, and screener access as appropriate.

Contact

Festival programming, screener requests, and press inquiries.