Kombucha

Inside a fluorescent cubicle farm, Luke, an aspiring musician stuck in desk work, discovers the free break room kombucha as a perk worth chasing. At first, coworkers share smiles and pseudo team building while the drink cools the office stress. Soon, small oddities creep in: a heightened sense of vitality, faster ideas, and a taste for odd flavors. The beverage becomes a spark for a strange, bile tinged metamorphosis that seems to synchronize with the tempo of the office day. Colleagues celebrate the new energy while Luke questions what he is becoming and why the break room potion feels contagious. The film marries claustrophobic humor with body horror to critique corporate life without surrendering to easy scares for now anyway.

Directed by Geoff Bakken and Jake Myers, Kombucha stems from an original screenplay and stars Terrence Carey, Claire McFadden, Paige Bourne, Jesse Kendall, and Charin Alvarez. The film blends offbeat humor with body horror in a neon drenched office setting.

Reception appears mixed with a 5.4/10 average from 14 votes, signaling divided responses. Viewers praise the film's feverish energy and its willingness to mix corporate satire with gross out horror. The themes, conformity, unchecked ambition, and the price of success, land through a grotesque kombucha twist.

Box office figures have not been publicly released, and the film's commercial performance remains unreported in channels at time of release. In the absence of disclosed figures, distributors rely on streaming metrics and social media chatter to gauge its reach.

As of this writing, Kombucha has not earned nominations or wins from major awards institutions. Its reception appears limited to festivals and streaming audiences, while its offbeat blend of humor and horror may attract niche recognition later, if opportunities arise. A cadre of genre fans has praised its visuals online.