The disorder of this world we live in is an unavoidable aspect of reality, many of us try to put our head in the sand to pretend we don't recognize our place in that increasing entropy. A large part of that is working for companies who don't appreciate you or respect you beyond your output power. Enter Kombucha!, a hilariously frightening satire of that office drone culture most of us succumb to preserve our livelihood. What if that very preservation only increases the entropy we believe to be mitigating?

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Kombucha is a story about a musician trapped in an office job he couldn't care less about. Luke dreams of being on stage while doing B2B marketing work that feels completely meaningless. His coworkers all sip a red kombucha beverage and seem to have found purpose in this place. When his job seems threatened, and his future as a musician seems bleak, Luke decides to give the free kombucha a try. A feeling of commitment, focus, and belonging washes over Luke as he churns through creating a pitch deck for an upcoming client meeting. Unfortunately, the kombucha has a series of nasty side effects that grow and writhe inside of Luke. Kombucha is a short film that gives new meaning to being consumed by your work.

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