Max Naum

Ground Zero

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

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.

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.