SHIRKER

When a debt-ridden acting student pushed to the brink by exploitative mentors and mounting bills decides to fake her own death, she turns her breakdown into her boldest performance yet

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Shirker: A Dark Comedy Short Film
Behind The Rock Productions Behind The Rock Productions

Shirker: A Dark Comedy Short Film

Shirker is a dark comedy short film by Maya Kimble in partnership with Behind The Rock Productions. The film explores student debt, burnout, performance, and survival through sharp satire and bold social commentary.

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SHIRKER

When a debt-ridden acting student pushed to the brink by exploitative mentors and mounting bills decides to fake her own death, she turns her breakdown into her boldest performance yet

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A woman with red hair and wide eyes smiling, holding a jar of pills with her right hand, while the background displays the word 'SHRIKER' and repetitive text about 'crippling debt, out of time, and out of options' in pink on a black background.