SLAMDANCE ’26: Narrative Short
| Title: Dyspepsia By Salty Biscuits (2025) Director: Ahsabul Yamin Writer: Ahsabul Yamin Studio: Blooper // Ratherhood Initiatives IMDb Plot: A paranoid young man, convinced a bug he swallowed is living in his stomach, embarks on a darkly absurd quest with his friend to find relief before his mind and body spiral out of control. Joe Says: Beneath the gags lies a surprisingly fun study of paranoia, friendship, and the uneasy space between the two. |
Who says gross-out humor doesn’t belong at an indie film festival? Director Ahsabul Yamin gleefully disagrees. His short Dyspepsia By Salty Biscuits might be fragrant with flatulence, but beneath the gags lies a surprisingly fun study of paranoia, friendship, and the uneasy space between the two.
The film follows Johnson, a Bangladeshi guy convinced he has swallowed a bug. This sets off a spiral of gastrointestinal panic and increasingly vivid paranoia. Thankfully his loyal friend Shaheen sticks around, attempting to keep Johnson tethered to reality. And at times, just barely.
Yamin’s camerawork smartly toggles between internal distress and external comedy. One moment we are trapped in Johnson’s anxious headspace, the next we are back on the street with the world humming along, beautifully captured in ground-level views of city life. The contrast keeps the film lively and gives the absurd premise just enough grounding to land its laughs.
Uncomfortable at times and terribly silly at others, Dyspepsia By Salty Biscuits knows exactly when to lean into the joke and when to pull back to a more serious nature. Like the mysterious bug Johnson fears he swallowed, the film gets under your skin… and stays there just long enough to make you laugh about it.
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