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Shroom

Adam is a burnt-out corporate drone. But the monotonous routine he’s always known spirals into a nightmare when a mysterious fungal growth appears in his home.

  • Gilsub Choi
    Director
  • Gilsub Choi
    Writer
  • Adella K. Choi & Gilsub Choi
    Producer
  • Cory Asinofsky
    Key Cast
    "Adam"
  • Robert Aloi
    Key Cast
    "Exterminator"
  • Mattia Palombi
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Comedy, Surreal
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Maryland Film Festival
Director Biography - Gilsub Choi

Started as an Assistant Editor at National Geographic Studio, Gil has worked in film over the last 6 years. Most of the time he works for others as an editor, but sometimes he works for himself. He loves making campy surreal movies. His previous shorts films have screened at a multiple international film festivals. Gil currently lives and works in New York City.

Shroom has been screened at 22nd Maryland Film Festival in 2020.

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Director Statement

I've been making a series of short film under the central theme of Karoshi, which means "death from over work". Shroom is the first chapter of the story and it's a dark surreal comedy about a man who is haunted by a mysterious fungi mushroom growing in his home.