The Steveverse

Directed by Zazie Sales

Length: 6:39
Producer: Saffy Laurio
Editor: Zazie Sales
Cinematographer: Farhan Kamdar
Sound Designers: Zazie Sales

Synopsis: Steve attends a job interview with the formidable CEO of a major social media platform, similar to Facebook. The CEO asks Steve a series of bizarre questions that have nothing to do with tech, which Steve tries to answer to the best of his abilities. Steve fears he's botched the interview, but he gets the job anyway. The CEO is very excited to bring Steve into the fold. He tells Steve that they're building a world at his company -- Steve's world. He then presses a big red button which sends Steve into a psychedelic inter-dimensional portal. Steve eventually arrives in an alternate reality where everyone is named Steve. The Steves are thrilled to meet Steve and shower him with love and attention. At first, Steve is very happy to be amongst these new loving, supportive, and welcoming friends. But when a mirror appears in the middle of the room, and no one, not even Steve, is reflected in it, Steve is left wondering if the Steveverse really exists, and if he even exists anymore.  

Undergraduate
zms255@nyu.edu

Zazie Sales is a born and bred New Yorker who’s been making movies since she was six years old. In 2018, she wrote and directed a short film titled "Screenshot," which was selected to play at the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival. Last year, she directed a short titled “The Reveal,” an offbeat comedy about a gender reveal party that goes wrong, which has been selected to play at the New York Shorts International Film Festival in late October. Her latest short, “The Steveverse,” is a sci-fi comedy about a man named Steve who is transported to an alternate universe where everyone is named Steve.