Run That Shit! | Dark Comedy about Fame and a Satanic Cult

Run That Shit! follows rapper Rolly as he's coerced into making a deal with a Satanic cult in order to obtain fame & fortune.
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Run That Shit!
Directed by Tristan Kim
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"With a pair of fart jokes slipping out in the opening two minutes, director Tristan Kim sets the tone early on in his SXSW midnight short Run That Shit!. Inspired by a beef between rappers Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy, where the latter put a 10k bounty on the chain of his rival (on his track Stay Strapped), this story of a wannabe musician fed up with his life takes its audience on a wild quest for a mystical chamberpot in the company of a Satanic cult.
Introducing us to its protagonist Rolly, as he hands out mixtapes in front of a convenience store, he’s quickly pushed to breaking point after three encounters (two of which involve those aforementioned farts) leave him questioning his life choices. A quick phone call to the owner of a pawn shop, which includes the codeword “walnut” and a discussion about the prostate, sets our young hero on an adventure that will see him unexpectedly wet his pants, before travelling four hours across state to the home of his childhood friend Big Tobacco.
After being invited into the swanky home of his “boy”, Rolly sets out on the charm offence (including a hilarious sequence where Big T avoids dialogue and responds using a series of exaggerated mimes instead) before calling in his over-excited new friends to help complete his mission. Featuring violent outbursts, a splattering of gore and a healthy splash of toilet humour, it’s easy to see why the SXSW programmer’s selected Run That Shit! for their midnight screening - we certainly thought it was a fun way to kick of our week of Halloween programming.
With that Gucci Mane story playing a major role in shaping Kim’s narrative, the director was also keen to point out that his “conspiratorial belief that the entertainment industry is run by a demonic occult” and a love of fart/poop jokes also proved inspirational in the writing process. It’s not all fun and games for Kim though, as behind the outrageous premise there’s a serious message, one the filmmaker hopes will speak to “those who feel angry, trapped, and know that there is no easy way out”. Kim pushes his narrative to extreme lengths, but that’s the point, he wants to show “how hopeless it feels to be trapped in your hometown” and the lengths an individual would go to for a way out (even if it literally means stealing shit).
With a background in ads, it’s no surprise that Run That Shit! looks so slick, but don’t be fooled into thinking this was a big-budget production, as Kim explains: “The film was made with blood, sweat, tears, and a lot of fake poop. I sold almost everything I owned to make this project come to life. The Volvo 240 you see in the film was my beloved project car, which I sold to cover post costs”. Despite the obvious stretch that the short put on his financial situation, the director is keen to point out that he wouldn’t “trade this experience for anything”, citing it as a “massive chapter in my life and my development as a filmmaker”.- S/W Curator Rob Munday
CAST
ROLLY - Jerome Beazer
MEAN BIKE KID - Saivon Hatch
FLATULENT WHITE BOY - Wylie Soltes
FLATULENT BLACK MAN - Jimmie Cummings
PAWN SHOP OWNER - Michael Rendeiro
BIG TOBACCO - Shaune May
CREW
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Tristan Kim, Harrison Kracht
DIRECTOR - Tristan Kim
WRITTEN BY - Tristan Kim, Will Allyn Robinson
FIRST AD - Julianna Leopold
2ND UNIT FIRST AD - Andres Feliciano
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR - Christopher Carson
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Harrison Kracht
2ND UNIT DoP - Ethan Hacker
GAFFER - Ethan Hacker
2ND UNIT GAFFER - Justin Moskos
KEY GRIP - James Parker Crumbly
BEST BOY - Dave Condon
BEST BOY ELECTRICIAN - Justin Moskos
DOLLY GRIP - James Parker Crumbly
GRIP - Jaye Vlachos
GRIP - Lily Sanders
LOCATION SOUND - Eric Hermetz
SOUND MIXER - Sydney Holcomb
SOUND DESIGNER - Ryan A. Sullivan
CAMERA OPERATOR - Dallas Jenkins
CAMERA OPERATOR - Sam "Sammi" Shoemaker
FIRST AC - Colin Schostak
FIRST AC - Lyle Michos
SECOND AC - Ned Cooper
CAMERA UTILITY - Lily Sanders
BTS PHOTOGRAPHER - RJ Smith
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Tristan Kim
COSTUME DESIGNER - Tristan Kim
HAIR AND MAKEUP - Ashley Jones
DRONE PILOTS - Jacob Bryan Hale, Alex Majher
VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST - Gavin Chin
COLORIST - Justin White (Company 3)
ORIGINAL SCORE BY Angelo Mota & Tim Gunter
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

[@spencer2480]

Don't know what to say..... That was some real shit.

[@amezenemi1941]

i shed tears

[@iblame_nargles]

These visuals are fucking insane, I love it.

[@daveyleeriot]

This is modern art in the most bizarre form 💯

[@DKPOWA]

Great production!

[@guilhermeshiba3135]

I've seen a lot of shorts here but this one is the shit

[@majinbooch3787]

This is one of the best shorts I’ve seen in a long time if not all time

[@davidal7264]

Hi Short of the Week! Please, in future uploads, at least activate the automatic English subs 🙏it would be really helpful for non-native English speakers!... Great short btw!

[@shortoftheweek]

There should be a automatic english subtitle already on this video. Let me know if you're having trouble locating it.

[@kajlauritzen9765]

The subtitles couldn't even make this understandable...

[@angelo8424]

Excellent! And that big guy near the beginning reminds me of the bad ass dude that goes around slapping cigarettes out of people's mouth.

[@CodeMonkeyDave]

Oh man...this is a gold mine for a riff...

[@NullGamurai]

Really good shit

[@Percs84]

Michael Rendeiro propelled this short with his acting as the devil himself., This is probably his best acting in my opinion he has ever offered. He convinced me he was a great devil.

[@Old_SnakeTwitch]

that was so good

[@JoeyQsacHOV]

Litty fo shizzy my gizzy! 🧠🔛👑🔥🔥

[@dalriadajohannsen]

WHO is the guy they shoot? He's not in the credits. He is mesmerizing 😳

[@ScuzCuz]

"I Keep what I make!" BWAHAHAHAHA

[@davewalker3561]

That’s some fucked up shit.

[@YouTube.Viewer.Watching]

Fire. 👍👍 👑

[@blessredy]

well that was very disturbing..

[@doeboydroid]

Wow entirely Great and original

[@tanrose8645]

Good shit! LOL😝👹 PLEASE Stay 'safe', everyone❣️ Blessed be🌛🌹🌜

[@johnneotaku4life]

Damn😢

[@wolfil8019]

Copromagia as the road to fame ...

[@curious_lobster2824]

Well... I did this today

[@Astronite32]

Cocaine's a hell of a drug!!!

[@paulinoregon7538]

well, part of the title was right on.

[@rridafitness2340]

👏👍

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😲

[@goanton79]

brruh

[@alexmajher8181]

🥛💩🚽