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2026 Official Selection

An Honest Message From Your Favorite Dystopian Corporation

00:02:12 United States Directed by Mark E Sabalauskas
  • AI Generated & Found Footage Alt SciFi

In a smog-choked cyberpunk dystopia, a cheerful corporate advertisement for "refurbished" cybernetic gills reveals the dark, comedic lengths to which consumerism will go to survive—and profit from—its own apocalypse.The ad promotes the ultimate summer getaway: escaping toxic air by diving into the city's equally toxic waterways. The solution? "Gently used" gill implants sourced directly from disgraced executives who have "abruptly relocated to orbital tax havens." The commercial gleefully reframes the product's grim history as a set of luxury features, including "residual neural imprints of hostile takeovers" and "authentic battle scars from dodging subpoenas." Gritty cyberpunk visual amplify the absurdity of the chipper, corporate voiceover and its increasingly horrifying legal disclaimers.

In a smog-choked cyberpunk dystopia, a cheerful corporate advertisement for "refurbished" cybernetic gills reveals the dark, comedic lengths to which consumerism will go to survive—and profit from—its own apocalypse.

The ad promotes the ultimate summer getaway: escaping toxic air by diving into the city's equally toxic waterways. The solution? "Gently used" gill implants sourced directly from disgraced executives who have "abruptly relocated to orbital tax havens." The commercial gleefully reframes the product's grim history as a set of luxury features, including "residual neural imprints of hostile takeovers" and "authentic battle scars from dodging subpoenas." Gritty cyberpunk visual amplify the absurdity of the chipper, corporate voiceover and its increasingly horrifying legal disclaimers.

Cast & Crew

Director Mark E Sabalauskas

Additional Information

Country of Filming
United States
Submitter Name
Mark Sabalauskas

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