"Was he an animal, that music touched him so?"
As Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning from unsettling dreams, he finds himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.
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The people behind it
Andreas van Riet
Gregor Samsa
Donna van Doorn
Grete Samsa
Tommy van Riet
Mr. Samsa
Natalia Cincunegui
Mrs. Samsa
Ton van Riet
The Manager
Enola Sirzad
Anna / The Handmaiden
Packages is the debut project from first-time writer / director Nick Barat. Described as a “nightmare comedy” and “Franz Kafka with an Amazon Prime account,” this short film is the latest creative evolution for Nick, who has spent two decades in culture as a DJ and producer, graphic designer, co-founder of Fool’s Gold Records and editor at The FADER Magazine. “With my background, it would have been obvious to start with a film about ‘music,’ but Packages is still very much my sensibility, my rhythm and the way I see the world. It’s an exploration of dream logic and visual storytelling – stylized, surreal and satirical, mashing up genres while cracking some jokes in the process.” Packages is currently submitting to film festivals for a premier in 2026.
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