Life Is Strange Actor Brian Landis Folkins Stars in Dark New Film About Content Creator Culture & Cancelations

Cancel Me - Short Film Starring Brian Landis Folkins Explores Swatting, Parasocial Fame, and the High Cost of Internet Clout
DENVER, CO - March 27th 2025 - Blending the pacing of internet content with the emotional depth of narrative storytelling, Cancel Me is a grounded and timely short film exploring the complex, high-stakes world of online fame - where a livestream can end a career or a life.
Written and directed by Kuthumi Cannon, a former YouTube producer turned filmmaker, Cancel Me draws directly from real industry experiences. The story centers on two brothers: Condor, a rising content creator, and Moonfall, a streamer preparing for a subathon. When online allegations escalate and the fandom turns toxic, a swatting incident meant for Condor tragically lands on Moonfall instead - all while streaming it live.
The film stars Brian Landis Folkins, known for his haunting performance in Rent-A-Pal alongside Wil Wheaton, and recent roles in ABC's Big Sky and Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. In Cancel Me, he plays Stevie, a sponsorship-obsessed manager desperately trying to keep his influencer client "Condor" brand-safe - even as Condor becomes the target of a smear campaign - forcing him to reconcile with the toxicity of fame and the audience he can no longer control.
"As a former YouTube producer, I've seen how burnout, mismanagement, and the fear of irrelevance push creators to extremes - one second you're trending, the next you're defending your life, for all to see," says Cannon. "This film reflects the toll of trying to stay relevant in a system that often values content over creators - and what happens when the audience pushes too far."
The film is deeply rooted in the creator economy, pulling from Cannon's own early career, being paid $45 for videos with 3 million views - and working under managers not unlike the character of Stevie. But it's also a larger critique of how the internet enables surveillance, outrage, and parasocial collapse at scale.

Filmed entirely in Colorado with a local cast and crew, Cancel Me is both a personal and cultural story. It's part digital cautionary tale, part modern Icarus myth - and it doesn't flinch when showing the cost of climbing the algorithmic ladder.

Cancel Me premieres on YouTube March 27th, 2025, 3:00 p.m. MST.
Interviews available upon request.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/frbXJjvWo18?si=HmanobOBMUoi8SV3
Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19WFG3Wkc2OVT9A-r3U0GirSIgcT2vTer?usp=share_link

WATCH THE FILM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7f3Ap9pEwc

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Thetatron Digital is an independent production company founded by filmmaker and YouTuber Kuthumi Cannon. Operating independently out of Denver, Colorado, the studio focuses on projects that intersect internet culture, digital identity, and emotional storytelling. With a background in YouTube production and branded media, Thetatron Digital creates content that explores the modern media landscape through both narrative and nonfiction forms.

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