{"id":53849,"date":"2025-10-14T10:57:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/?post_type=film&#038;p=53849"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:56:05","slug":"kombucha","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/film\/kombucha\/","title":{"rendered":"Kombucha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_1 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1631185421436 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1631185421436 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Saturday 1st November, 2025<br \/>\n20.00<br \/>\nTeatro Miela<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Saturday 1st november<\/span><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u00a02025<br \/>\n20.00<br \/>\nTeatro Miela<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1728379372647 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1728379372647 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>Jake Myers<br \/>\nUSA 2025, 93\u2019<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>Guest:<br \/>\n<strong>John Condne<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/trieste-sciencefiction-festival-2025\/\">Italian Premiere<br \/>\n2025_Neon \/ Out of Competition<br \/>\n<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_1 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text wpb_content_element  wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1710231564303\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Un musicista prigioniero di un lavoro in ufficio prova la kombucha gratis, aiutando con un sorriso i suoi colleghi a raggiungere la quota. Purtroppo, la rivoltante bevanda mucosa ha effetti collaterali orribili che danno un nuovo significato all\u2019espressione \u201cconsumato dal lavoro\u201d. Immaginate <em>The Office<\/em> con la regia di David Cronenberg e una dose di satira aziendale. Uno schiaffo in faccia a chi ha mai desiderato una vita creativa per poi trovarsi a fare un lavoro anonimo solo per pagare le bollette e a chi, ormai irriconoscibile a causa del lavoro, vede i propri sogni diventare ricordi lontani.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A musician trapped in an office job tries the free kombucha helping his co-workers hit their quotas with a smile. Unfortunately, the disgusting mucus drink has nasty side effects that give new meaning to being consumed by your work. Imagine David Cronenberg directing <em>The Office<\/em> with a dose of corporate satire. A slap in the face for anyone who&#8217;s yearned to live a creative life only to find themselves stuck working a soulless job to pay the bills and those whose dreams have faded into distant memories as their employment changes them into people they no longer recognize.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>Sceneggiatura_Screenplay <strong>Geoff Bakken<\/strong><br \/>\nFotografia_Cinematography<strong> Matt Brown<\/strong><br \/>\nMontaggio_Editing <strong>Liz Kaar<\/strong><br \/>\nSuono_Sound <strong>Yuxin Lu, Jason Culver<\/strong><br \/>\nMusica_Music <strong>Joe Sepka, Steve Howe<\/strong><br \/>\nEffetti Speciali_Special Effects <strong>Kacy Tatus<\/strong><br \/>\nInterpreti_Cast <strong>Terrence Carey, Claire McFaddin, Paige Bourne, Jesse Kendall<\/strong><br \/>\nProduttori_Producers <strong>John Condne<\/strong><br \/>\nProduzione_Productions <strong>Take Care Productions<\/strong><br \/>\nDistribuzione Internazionale_International Distribution <strong>Jack Rabbit<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1698237245454 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1698237245454 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span 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