🚽 I Got Pee Anxiety in the Bathroom
(Releasing Summer of 2026)
😅 The Idea
For our second short film, Sam and I wanted to make something personal, but still funny.
Pee Anxiety came from something I’ve actually experienced. Sometimes, as a guy, I get pee shy in public bathrooms. There’s this weird pressure that no one talks about. You start overthinking everything:
- Am I peeing too loud?
- Is someone looking over?
- Am I standing too close?
There are these unspoken rules:
leave a gap between urinals,
no eye contact,
no conversation.
It’s supposed to be private… but you’re literally standing next to strangers.
So we took that feeling and pushed it to the absolute extreme.
😳 Turning Fear Into Comedy
Imagine you really have to go…
Then suddenly, everything that could go wrong does go wrong.
A group of loud, delinquents walk in. They’re vaping, being obnoxious, and clearly looking for trouble. You’re just hoping you don’t become their next target.
Then chaos breaks out, right next to you.
All you’re trying to do… is take a piss.
Finally, they leave. You think you’re safe.
And then… a professor pulls up to the urinal right next to you and gets way too comfortable.
It’s basically every bathroom fear rolled into one moment.
🎬 The Reality of Filming
Filming this was honestly just as stressful as the concept.
We had to get a ton of approvals just to shoot in a real community college bathroom. And not just shoot, but shut down the bathroom completely.
That meant bouncing between multiple people, emails, and permissions, eventually leading all the way up to the Dean and the VP of the college.
We locked in dates.
And then everything fell apart.
On the way to our first shoot day, Sam got into a car accident that totaled his car.
So yeah… we had to push the entire shoot back.
🌟 Casting Wins
On the bright side, we had an amazing lead actor Kevin.
He’s a comedy content creator on TikTok and Instagram (misterstrang3), and he was honestly perfect for this role. His timing and delivery made everything land exactly how we imagined.
For the delinquents, Sam and I cast our younger brothers.
They’re not actors… which made directing a challenge… but they absolutely killed it. They brought this chaotic, annoying energy that felt super real.
Lowkey naturals at being assholes.
⏱️ The Time Crunch
We were also on a tight schedule.
The college gave us:
- 2 days to shoot
- 5 hours each day
That’s it.
So we had to be locked in. Every shot mattered. No wasted time.
It forced us to be super organized and really trust our planning.
🎥 Final Thoughts
Despite everything, the approvals, the delays, the chaos, I loved making this film.
It’s weird, stressful, and honestly ridiculous… but that’s what makes it fun.
We took something small and relatable and turned it into something cinematic and exaggerated.
That’s the kind of storytelling I’m starting to love.
We’re aiming for a release this summer, and I can’t wait for people to see it.
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