The Desk Files 

"Where the only thing stranger than the notes... is the people who write them."

⬆️ Starting of Season 2 ⬆️

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⬇️ End of Season 1 ⬇️

Episode 17 - Final Reckoning - Anton rewrites his commercial line into "It might be jammed. I'll try again," earning him a lead role, while Gustav dismisses it as toaster logic.

Episode 16 - Echo Protocol - Anton repeats lines into a recorder, layering echoes as emotional decay, while Gustav insists he's arguing with himself in slow motion.

Episode 15 - Gesture Audit - Anton obsessively analyzes his hand gestures as misfired metaphors, compiling a "gesture glossary," while Gustav mocks his flailing.

Episode 14 - Pause Theory - Anton rehearses silence as performance, pausing for minutes to sculpt resonance, while Gustav calls it unemployment.

Episode 13 - Ghost Draft - Anton believes the printer is haunted, evolving Chad's notes into ghostly messages, while Gustav insists it's just toner.

Episode 12 - Syntax Fog - Anton rewrites the already-shot commercial script to make it "less legible," convinced the printer will validate his poetic drift.

Episode 11 - Printed Proof - A vending machine receipt becomes Anton's sacred evidence of meaning, while Gustav insists it's just a malfunction.

Epidos 10 - Try Again - Anton receives a second line—"Maybe I should try again"—and treats it as a profound reckoning, while Gustav calls it toaster dialogue.

Episode 9 - Eyebrow Thesis - Anton pioneers "brow-formance," raising eyebrows as a new acting technique, while Gustav ridicules him as a malfunctioning forehead.

Episode 8 - Rehearsal Jam - Anton rehearses his line with pauses and ambiguity, convinced he's been haunted by a vending machine, while Gustav insists he's just interpreting appliances again.

Episode 7 - Snack Failure - Anton celebrates finally being given a line—"I think… it's jammed"—and elevates it into existential philosophy, much to Gustav's disbelief.

Episode 6 - Method Drift - Anton believes he nailed his audition with ambiguity and silence, quoting Chad's notes as gospel, while Gustav insists he's dissolving, not acting.

Episode 5 - Method Residue - Anton prepares for a new audition as "Man Who Regrets Everything," rehearsing regret with Gustav playing the vending machine.

- NYC Short Comedy Film Festival - November 2nd 2025

Episode 4 - Backdrop Hero - Anton recalls humiliating auditions as background extras, convinced he's a misunderstood talent, while Gustav bluntly questions his acting ability.

Episode 3 - Numeric Nonsense - A cardboard number sparks a philosophical clash as Anton sees melancholy in a 6 while Gustav insists on the optimism of a 9.

Episode 2 - Typing Blanks - Anton spirals over cryptic script notes demanding "more silence," debating whether to literally type blanks as Gustav mocks the absurdity.

Episode 1 - Chad's Notes - Anton reveals his failed acting career and obsession with screenwriting, while Gustav warns him of the bleak fate of writers and the looming specter of "Chad."

Short Shot Fest (Moscow) - December 26, 2025