Panic Fest 2026: A Conversation with M-Alain Bertoni (Closing Shift)

Work in retail for any amount of time, and you’ll know what dealing with a Karen means. In his new short, Closing Shift, writer/director M-Alain Bertoni takes things to extremes when a family of Karens terrorizes a movie theater. Bertoni hopped on a recent Zoom call to discuss the impetus behind the film, the state of movie theaters these days, and movie theater-set horror.

Check out the conversation below!


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