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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · 4d

Oh man I’m glad you caught it! My writing/producing partner and I are Exec Producers on the film. We helped get the the movie finished and popped in wherever we could be helpful.

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demi adejuyigbe @electrolemon.bsky.social · 5d

hello. my comedy special, Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip, comes to Dropout November 19th ✨🔥🎷🐵🤖🇮🇹

Dropout Presents @dropoutpresents.bsky.social · 5d

A new series of Dropout Presents specials are coming soon to Dropout!
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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · 5d

I directed Demi’s special and had the best time. You will too. Please watch thanks!

Dropout Presents @dropoutpresents.bsky.social · 5d

A new series of Dropout Presents specials are coming soon to Dropout!
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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · 28d

Anyone else get raptured? Been alone up here with God for like two days. He keeps trying to get me to play Jackbox even though I told Him like fifty times that it’s not that fun with two people

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Chasing Amy Adams @chasingamyadams.bsky.social · Sep 17

Today we’re talking about the 2007 superhero comedy Underdog with special guest @benmekler.bsky.social.

Plus: the expansive Air Bud universe, Jim Belushi’s dog-centric career, and being the Amy Adams of the furry awards.

Listen here 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/u...

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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · Sep 12

So true

Chasing Amy Adams @chasingamyadams.bsky.social · Sep 12

For episode 15, writer and producer @benmekler.bsky.social joins us to talk about the 2007 superhero comedy Underdog.

Consider getting fixed before tuning in on 9/17!

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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you friend!! Maybe it’s time to make some more ‘casts…

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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · Aug 15

completely forgot this was a website

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Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social · Aug 14

Look everyone @benmekler.bsky.social, @chrisamick.bsky.social, and myself want to work on this thing together. Someone help us get this film made animated or not. You know it would be fun.

Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social · Aug 14

Everyone contacting me about Root as an animated property: That's cool and all but I still think it would be much more niche and way cooler if we did it with creepy puppets like the Dark Crystal.

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olga lexell @runolgarun.bsky.social · May 30

happy birthday to @benmekler.bsky.social. a good gift might be donating to the gofundme from when his house burned down in the altadena fire and he lost everything!!! www.gofundme.com/f/ben-and-ki...

Donate to Ben and Kirby lost everything in the Eaton Fire, organized by Olga L

I'm heartbroken to learn that my friend Ben and his wife Kirby lost their home … Olga L needs your support for Ben and Kirby lost everything in the Eaton Fire

www.gofundme.com

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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · May 30

Tempt not a desperate man

Crispy Skinned Little Lad @friendlee.bsky.social · May 30

I think @benmekler.bsky.social should make a bonus episode of Mortal Podkast creating a fictional history and backstory for Floyd

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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · Apr 29

No amusement as a parent will ever match the time my three year old daughter learned that Pixies is one of my favorite bands, enthusiastically asked to listen to them, and realized the disparity between reality and what she’d imagined

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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · Mar 14

It’s a simple yet haunting work that’s well-shot, written, and acted across the board, especially for a first feature. It also gets better as it goes along, finding surprising resonances that get at something truthful about how it is we find meaning in a bleak world 📽️
theplaylist.net/it-ends-revi...

‘It Ends’ Review: The Kids Are Not Alright In Alex Ullom’s Evocative Existential Horror Debut [SXSW]

Alexander Ullom's fascinating drama/existential hororr, 'It Ends' about fear, dread and the unknown makes him a instant filmmaker to watch.

theplaylist.net

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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · Mar 14

IT ENDS: Alex Ullom’s existential horror debut about a group of young friends who get trapped on a never-ending road is the discovery of this year’s #SXSW. It marks him as a filmmaker to watch & is a work I still can't stop thinking about 📽️

My final #SXSW2025 review: theplaylist.net/it-ends-revi...

James (Phinehas Yoon), Day (Akira Jackson), Bd Fisher (Noah Toth) stare out from a car into the woods as they find themselves trapped on a never-ending road in a still from writer-director Alex Ullom’s feature debut IT ENDS.

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Brian Tallerico @briantallerico.bsky.social · Mar 12

Doing a gaggle of screeners as SXSW closes but my best of fest so far:
The Baltimorons
Hallow Road
It Ends
The Rivals of Amziah King

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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · Mar 7

SXSW kicks off today with a slew of exciting premieres, including the genre-bender IT ENDS, which writer/director Alexander Ullom calls his "horror hangout" movie. The story behind getting it made is pretty wild, too.

‘It Ends’ Filmmaker Discusses Genre-Bending “Horror Hangout” Debut [SXSW Interview]

One of the standouts at this year’s SXSW film festival, at least so far, is writer/director/editor Alexander Ullom‘s feature debut It Ends, an audacious, genre-bending road trip nightmare with a lot o...

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Peter Martin @peteramartin.bsky.social · Mar 8

IT ENDS (2025; d. Alexander Ullom): @sxsw.com Friends don’t let friends drive endlessly. But you need friends! Likable characters, terrific performances, empathetic direction. Audience loved it too!

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Matthew Kiernan 🎃 @hq10.bsky.social · Mar 8

Congratulations to Alexander Ullom and team on the excellent IT ENDS, sure to be one of this year's genre breakouts. It has the feeling of a true original and an exciting new voice.

Can't wait for everyone else to experience it.

It Ends

SXSW 2025 Schedule |

schedule.sxsw.com

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Pat Casey @patcasey.bsky.social · Mar 10

Saw "IT ENDS" and it's a certified banger. Alex Ullom is a major new talent and the young cast all deliver remarkable performances - a movie that starts out terrifying and then turns funny and philosophical and ultimately life-affirming

Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · Mar 7

SXSW kicks off today with a slew of exciting premieres, including the genre-bender IT ENDS, which writer/director Alexander Ullom calls his "horror hangout" movie. The story behind getting it made is pretty wild, too.

‘It Ends’ Filmmaker Discusses Genre-Bending “Horror Hangout” Debut [SXSW Interview]

One of the standouts at this year’s SXSW film festival, at least so far, is writer/director/editor Alexander Ullom‘s feature debut It Ends, an audacious, genre-bending road trip nightmare with a lot o...

bloody-disgusting.com

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WhatstheT 🇨🇦 🍃 🏳️‍🌈 @whatsthetiat.bsky.social · Mar 8

Day one of #SXSW
Got to see 3 movies
The Threesome
It Ends
Ghost Boy

I loved loved It Ends. It’s a psychological horror that leaves you wanting more and wondering what happened in the best way. The picture is the main cast. Lots of talent in this photo!

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Paul Gandersman @paulgandersman.bsky.social · Mar 8

Saw 2 movies at SXSW today. IT ENDS and TOGETHER. Both rule.

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Josh @hatefuljosh.bsky.social · Mar 8

I really liked IT ENDS, a sci-fi horror about the nightmare of growing up
screenanarchy.com/2025/03/sxsw...

SXSW 2025 Review: IT ENDS, Angst and Fear on the Endless Road to Adulthood

A quartet of twenty-something friends out for a drive find themselves on a road to nowhere in first time feature director Alexander Ullom’s meditative sci-fi thriller, It Ends, premiering this w...

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Seongyong Cho @kaist455.bsky.social · Mar 10

SXSW Film Festival 2025: It Ends, The Threesome, Caper - by Brian Tallerico www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sx...

SXSW Film Festival 2025: It Ends, The Threesome, Caper | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

On three premieres from the first night of SXSW, including an early standout.

www.rogerebert.com

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Brian Taylor @btnthx.bsky.social · Mar 11

It Ends is the road trip from hell, as Alexander Ullom finds a way to to make something mundane interesting, making a character study of what happens when you are alone with your own thoughts and delivering one hell of a well made movie . #SXSW

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Ben Mekler @benmekler.bsky.social · Mar 9

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