Meeting Your Maker (2026)
Overview
A feel-good movie about a puppet that kills himself. Meeting Your Maker is a darkly whimsical and deeply emotional short film that follows Otis, a beloved puppet on a long-running children’s show, as he faces an existential crisis just before the series’ milestone 300th episode. Set against the vibrant chaos of a TV studio and the surreal backdrop of a puppeteer’s inner world, the story explores themes of identity, burnout, and the creative struggle, blurring the line between performer and creator in (hopefully) poignant and unexpectedly funny ways.
Cast
Jonathan Kite
Otis / Voice of Otis
Amanda Maddock
Otis Puppet Performer
Lenny Jacobson
Lenny
Thomas Lennon
NLPB Host
Jason Sklar
Mr. Monday
Randy Sklar
Mr. Mustard
Dylan Playfair
Yappy Hour Grip
Dylan Mooney
Yappy Hour Director
Anna Chazelle
Yapp Hour Floor Manager
Kayla Jenee Radomski
LSN Spokesperson
Ryan Colt Levy
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