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Bizarro World

Directed by Jonathan Salmon and Abdi Ibrahim

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Official SelectionPalm Springs International ShortFest2023
World premiereShort of the Week2023

Runtime: 8 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Premiere: November 3, 2026 on PREVO
Starring: Jak Knight, Mekki Leeper, Jonathan Salmon, Khari Johnson
Written by: Jonathan Salmon and Khari Johnson
Produced by: Khari Johnson

The story

Step into life’s more awkward interactions through four short and absurd stories in this satiric anthology.

From the film

How they made it

4stories

Pink Slip, Uber Beefs, Backyard Barber and Red Zone. Four stories with nothing to do with each other, all shot around Los Angeles.

1take each

Every story is one unbroken shot that starts wide and slowly closes in on the people in it.

14in the cast

Credited in order of appearance, Jak Knight, Mekki Leeper and Jonathan himself among them. The film is dedicated to Jak Knight.

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The turnout

Every person who joins through this page moves Bizarro World up this ladder. Know Jonathan and Abdi? This is how you show up. Found the film five minutes ago? You count exactly the same.

10Crew passesEveryone credited on Bizarro World gets their own free month of PREVO to hand out, and the cast and crew get access to Filmmakers Academy, the film school co-founded by cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC.

25Weekend Read SpotlightBizarro World gets its own piece in The Weekend Read, PREVO's weekly film magazine.

50Behind the ScenesJonathan and Abdi sit for a Behind the Scenes interview, published and promoted.

100PREVO PROVENThe film earns the PREVO Proven laurel, permanently.

PREVO Proven – one hundred people. Subscribers who joined through this film, plus members who watched it and left a Note. One person counts once, and nothing else counts at all.

Cast and crew13 credits

Directed byJonathan Salmon and Abdi Ibrahim

Written byJonathan Salmon and Khari Johnson

Starring, in order of appearanceJames Chrosniak, Mark Mandia, Jonathan Salmon, Jak Knight, Upe Moore, Nona P. Johnson, Zack Fox, Tyree Norwood, Mekki Leeper, Khari Johnson, Felice Levar, Kate Hollowell, Matthew Law and Will Tranfo

ProducerKhari Johnson

Executive producersGalileo Mondol and Carlos Lopes

Director of photographyJustin McWilliams

EditorTyler Ten Haken

First assistant cameraMartin Valasquez

Production designerAlyssa Miele

Sound designerDean S Lean

Sound mixerKenneth Orozco

Production assistantTyree Norwood

Dedicated toJakim “Jak Knight” Maulana

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