every day he hears the same voices.

you're a terrible person.

why do i hate myself?

i want to love myself.

stop it.

a short film by hal whitman

// the film

Finding that negative thoughts reset the day, a young man is stuck in a loop of self-deprecating madness. Once he cannot have a negative thought, that’s when he can get through the day.

stop it.   a short film   2026   8 min

// cast

Ali Galvin, Mary Holland, Thomas Long, Claire Smith, Jessica Wang, Hal Whitman

Three young women standing side by side in a bar lit blue, all three looking straight at camera.
An older man with white hair and a full beard, outdoors under a tree in daylight.
A man sitting on the edge of a bed with his head in his hands.

he is not alone in there

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