Evgeniya Golovanova

It starts as a normal day. A young boy sits quietly in his car seat, but an overwhelming wave of nausea quickly gives way to a terrifying realization—his surroundings are glitching. Objects appear out of place, reality feels distorted, and a deep sense of dread takes over. As the hallucinations intensify, a sudden spike of adrenaline fractures the illusion.He realizes this fake reality is a protective trick played by his own mind. Hours earlier in the waking world, a massive summer storm was brewing. Plunging out of his subconscious prayer and back into stark reality, he wakes up at 5:00 PM to a world consumed by an unnatural darkness. A monstrous tornado is actively forming right outside. With mere seconds left on the clock, he must brave the howling winds, rescue his cats, and make a desperate run for the storm bunker in a terrifying race against a force that almost claims his life.

An invisible entity paralyzes young Max’s voice and legs, forcing him toward a glowing green light beneath his kitchen refrigerator. Though he fights with all his upper-body strength, he cannot scream or pull away as he is dragged into an infinite maze of millions of liminal levels. Max spends weeks traversing these architectural nightmares while the invisible creature stalks his every move. He finally reaches the final level: a terrifyingly exact duplicate of his own house. The monster attacks, violently choking Max on the bedroom floor. Desperate, Max grabs his heavy metal tripod and tripod light, brutally smacking the creature until a spray of blood outlines its horrifying shape. Escaping through the front door, Max collapses onto his actual kitchen floor and is reunited with Max’s Mom. As she hugs him, Max looks over her shoulder. The green light is still burning under the fridge. He didn't escape; the woman he is holding is just a duplicate of the shape-shifting entity.

Zesty World: Found Footage & Escape is a psychological thriller and mystery comedy with blood and dark lore. A boy hears a sound from his fridge, investigates, and gets sucked into a different world. Twist: this world is friendly, but he flees thinking it's dangerous. Entities chase him, making him terrified. He escapes but returns in a more serious state. Lessons: don't trust anyone, noises, or judge books by covers; trust your gut. The entities have sad stories. First is The Chicken Maker, whose family was murdered and cooked into chicken. Next is The Fake Dad (Yuriy Pihosh). Sucked in while fixing the fridge, he is half-dead/possessed. He tries to kill at tables, but his hands still try to fix the fridge. He had autism, Down syndrome, PTSD from bullying, and gave out cupcakes people called poison. Director Oleg plans 5 seasons, newer characters, a bigger crew for realism, and original tracks from his music career. Budget: S1 $402K, S2 $1M, S3-5 $2M-$5M. Oleg loves respect.