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Logline

Suddenly unemployed, Eileen takes her podcast obsession to unhealthy levels as she struggles both to find a new job and take care of herself.

Synopsis

We know too many surface-level things about too many people. Podcast hosts further complicate that with oversharing too many personal details. Both of those come to a head in this female-led, character-driven tragicomic short film that aims to highlight our parasocial relationships with media and personalities, written by Jamison Anthony and directed by Nieves García Perchin.

Told across all four seasons, “You’re Not Well” follows Eileen as her obsession with a pop-culture podcast “Now, That’s What I Call Content!” and host Danny Katz sends her spiraling out of reality. Over and over, she sends email after email, hoping to hear her question answered by Danny Katz, all while failing to take care of herself, her relationship with her boyfriend Jake, and even her job search. Will Eileen ever hear her question answered — and at what cost?

Meet the Filmmakers

Jamison Bruce Anthony — Writer/Creator
Jamison is a Rochester, New York-based copywriter. While this is his first film and screenwriting credit, he has penned a variety of finalist-accolade-winning works such as ‘Bet on Chet,’ a wall-breaking casino crime comedy, ‘This Sounds Just Like You,’ a character-driven dramedy featuring a talking record player, ‘Harold, Please!’ which combines the 12 Labors of Hercules with the 12 steps of AA, and ‘Mid-Famous,’ a feature film reimagining an attempted reboot of the 2008-2011 web series “Mayne Street,” written with former ESPN legend Kenny Mayne.

Nieves Garcia Perchin — Director
Nieves García Perchin is an award-winning director from Spain. She has studied film directing for six years, including a Master’s from Boston University. Based in NYC, she is also a union script supervisor and has worked with talent such as Susan Sarandon, Steve Buscemi, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Her short films and screenplays have been selected in dozens of film festivals, including Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, and Woods Hole Film Festival. Her most recent film, “Room Service,” is currently in the festival circuit. She loves telling stories about loss, mental health, healing, and feeling misplaced.

Chase Shamlian — Director Of Photography
Chase Shamlian is an award-winning director of photography based in New York. He studied film and cinematography at Boston University and has shot a variety of projects, from narrative and commercial to documentary and music video. As a DP, he believes that great cinematography is about more than just capturing beautiful images – it’s about telling a story through the language of film. Over the years, he has honed his craft, developing a unique and personal style that brings nuance and depth to every scene he captures.

Sarah Seeds — Creative consulting Producer
A bicoastal actress, writer, and Emmy-considered producer, who has appeared in series, Films, off-Broadway plays, and national Voiceover campaigns. She is on the SAG-AFTRA Board and the Television Academy, and has written TV Pilots, sketches, short films, and commercials. As a creative producer, she has three filmed projects touring the festival circuit this year: the dystopian, award-winning sci-fi thriller (BEST SCI-FI at The Chain Film Festival 2025), “Bathed in the Night,” in the lead role (and as the writer), the Lead Producer for “Jimmy’s and Jenny’s,” a Comedic Greek-Diner Pilot, and a Producer the surrealist dark comedy, “Robotomy.”

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