Max Naum

Ground Zero

A young man speed-runs through a series of personas in a manic attempt to find himself.

Alex, a devoted member of an armored combat organization, measures his worth in violent spectacle. When a brutal duel shatters his ego, he spirals into the group’s traditionalist dogma, a fusion of medieval LARP and far-right grievance. After a street confrontation escalates from mockery to physical rage, Alex’s performative chivalry collapses into raw aggression.

At his beloved restaurant, Brian sits down with John only to witness John begin to mirror him in real time - his appearance, voice, even gestures - until the two are indistinguishable. As the night unfolds, Brian unravels in a nightmarish fit of existential anguish.