CTRL+Z
STUCK IN EDIT
⬇FIND ALL EASTER EGGS⬇
The Art of Being Bob
In the world of film theory, the director is the supreme creator. However, for Bob, the protagonist of this one-minute meta-metaphysical nightmare, that hierarchy collapses with a single keystroke. While trying to enjoy a well-deserved moment of peace with a piece of cake, Bob realizes his reality doesn't belong to him, but to an invisible Editor. Time for Bob ceases to be linear-he becomes a victim of a brutal "Undo" process. Through a series of violent jump cuts, absurd wardrobe changes, and forced rewinds, Bob experiences a digital version of purgatory. The film explores the thin line between the silver screen and reality, turning a technical glitch into existential horror. In the end, Bob doesn't seek salvation from a director; instead, he attempts to "cut" the very light source of the machine that created him, proving that in the digital age, the only true God is the one with their finger on CTRL+Z.
Meet the crew
vladan obradovic sas
director of photography
nikola mladenovic
sound design
Director Statement
Alfred Hitchcock once famously claimed that in a feature film, the director is God. As a long-time film editor, I’ve spent my career realizing that if the director is God, then the editor is the one who controls the universe’s laws of physics. With 'CTRL+Z: Stuck in the Edit', I wanted to dismantle the traditional cinematic hierarchy. By creating a 'one-take' sequence and then brutally deconstructing it through the editing process, I aimed to show the existential dread of a character caught between the frames. This film is a tribute to the unseen power of the cut—where reality isn't captured on set, but manufactured on the timeline. It is a story about the ultimate authority of the 'Undo' command over our human experience.
5
days from idea to screening
15
EURO was the budget
3
crew members
60
seconds of story
2
animals on set
7
costume changes
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