MUKBANG Short Film Competition

MUKBANG

World Premiere

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: AFTER DARK

In a near-future dystopia, an underground mukbang factory turns human appetite into entertainment, forcing participants to gorge themselves for an insatiable online audience.

Joe Grode is a Los Angeles-based writer, director and producer whose work blends genre spectacle with emotional complexity. A graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, he crafts films that twist the familiar into something bold, absurd and deeply human.

Screenings

Screens as part of
SHORTS PROGRAM: AFTER DARK
October 23, 2026 9:20 p.m.

Chinese 2

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2026

Director: Joe Grode

Screenwriter: Joe Grode

Producers: Joanna Song, Billy Tsiolis

Executive Producer: Joe Grode

Director of Photography: Conrad Holzman

Editor: Charles Garrett

Production Designers: Francesca Cappello, Kalina Kirkbride

Costume Designer: Naima Troutt

Music: Eric Huang

Cast/Featuring: Nathan Xia

Running Time (minutes): 11

Language: English

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