Sarah, a twenty-something, perfectionist, workaholic finds herself laid off from her job. Suddenly facing the void of her purposeless existence, she copes with this the way many do when they’re looking for an escape:
Endless scrolling through the social media video app, TubeTop. Despite concerns from her partner, Ben, Sarah’s social media addiction spirals until she is fully consumed.

Director’s Vision for ‘Doom Scroll’

I wrote Doom Scroll after a slow period of work, where I, as many others, fell into a depression where the only salve at the time seemed to be scrolling aimlessly through brain-rot videos on Tik Tok. Doom Scroll can be seen as a cautionary tale of seeking validation, comfort, and life purpose from consuming social media content.