Me Time
2023 · 7m
Directed by Isaac Ruth
Genres: dark comedy, horror
Tones: dark, darkly comic
A man looking forward to a quiet night at home with his dog gets far more than he bargained for.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
A guy expecting a chill evening with his dog walks into something genuinely perverse—and the film earns every bit of the tonal whiplash without winking at the camera. This is the kind of premise that makes you instantly want to see what sick place Isaac Ruth's brain occupies.
Ruth demonstrates assured control of the horror-comedy register, building dread through measured pacing and tonal restraint before the rug pull lands with formal precision; the short knows exactly which tradition it's subverting and executes with craft-aware confidence.
The real lift here is the sound design in the final act—a single ambient choice that reframes everything you thought you were watching and transforms a dark premise into something genuinely unsettling on a shoestring budget.
Festivals
- Spooktacular Film Fest for Horror & Sci-Fi 2023, Official Selection