Joel Straley

The Present Situation is a half narrative, half video-essay film about a small group of “extremely online” budding revolutionaries who kidnap a hedge-fund manager. Peppered throughout the narrative is a spectacle of video clips from a wide variety of sources (PBS documentaries, YouTube explainer videos, TikToks, old and current News Magazine programs, etc.)

One man's journey to find out what makes a Bunny

A group of punks keep the party going during a friend’s funeral

The story of one man's battle to record a stand-up special that will make finally make him a huge success.

The Triumphant Return of the Loudest Comedian of the 80s.....except this time he's in the Philippines

A man stranded on a desert island makes an unlikely friend

The Present Situation is a half narrative, half video-essay film about a small group of “extremely online” budding revolutionaries who kidnap a hedge-fund manager. Peppered throughout the narrative is a spectacle of video clips from a wide variety of sources (PBS documentaries, YouTube explainer videos, TikToks, old and current News Magazine programs, etc.)

The Present Situation is a half narrative, half video-essay film about a small group of “extremely online” budding revolutionaries who kidnap a hedge-fund manager. Peppered throughout the narrative is a spectacle of video clips from a wide variety of sources (PBS documentaries, YouTube explainer videos, TikToks, old and current News Magazine programs, etc.)

One man's journey to find out what makes a Bunny

One man's journey to find out what makes a Bunny

A group of punks keep the party going during a friend’s funeral

The story of one man's battle to record a stand-up special that will make finally make him a huge success.

The story of one man's battle to record a stand-up special that will make finally make him a huge success.

The Triumphant Return of the Loudest Comedian of the 80s.....except this time he's in the Philippines

The Triumphant Return of the Loudest Comedian of the 80s.....except this time he's in the Philippines

A man stranded on a desert island makes an unlikely friend

A man stranded on a desert island makes an unlikely friend