Trailer for MICRO BUDGET Roasts Indie Filmmaking Dreams in Hilarious New Mockumentary
If you’ve ever sat through a painfully self-important indie film or listened to a filmmaker pitch their “vision” like it’s going to change cinema forever, Microbudget might be your new favorite comedy.
Factory 25 just released the official trailer for the upcoming mockumentary, and it looks like a sharp, chaotic takedown of indie film culture and the modern streaming gold rush.
At the center of the film is Terry, an aspiring director whose response to impending fatherhood is… questionable at best. As the film’s synopsis perfectly lays it out:
“When Terry discovers he's about to be a father, he does what any other sane person would do. He moves himself and his nine-months-pregnant wife from Iowa to Los Angeles to shoot a low-budget indie movie & sell it to a streamer. Documented by his cousin Devin’s behind-the-scenes camera crew, Terry suddenly finds that his beliefs about diversity, the #MeToo movement, and what technically qualifies as a properly financed film production put him at odds with, well, every single person who meets him.”
Things only spiral from there. Terry isn’t just trying to make a movie. He’s trying to make a disaster movie while actively being a walking disaster. On top of creative meltdowns and clashing egos, he can’t even manage to provide a decent lunch for his cast and crew.
Directed by Morgan Evans, making his feature debut after directing short films and TV work including episodes of “Commanders” and “Gastronauts,” the film dives headfirst into the chaos of DIY filmmaking.
The film stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Patrick Noth, Emilea Wilson, and Nichole Sakura, with an loaded lineup of comedy talent including Jordan Rock, Jon Gabrus, Bobby Moynihan, Hal Linden, Neil Casey, Maria Bamford, Mike Mitchell, Kate Flannery, Matt McCoy, Chris Parnell, and Carla Jimenez.
The mockumentary format lets the characters expose themselves in the most uncomfortable ways possible, and Terry seems like the kind of guy who talks himself into a corner every time he opens his mouth.
The film cleverly “skewers the world of show-business and the depths some maniacal auteurs will sink to in pursuit of their vision.” That’s where the real fun kicks in.
Microbudget doesn’t just poke fun at indie filmmaking. It goes after ego, hypocrisy, and the illusion that every low-budget production is one festival premiere away from a “f***-ton of money.”
There’s something especially satisfying about watching a movie that understands the chaos of the industry and decides to roast it instead of romanticizing it.
Check out the trailer and let us know what you think. Is this the indie film satire we need right now? Or does Terry hit a little too close to home? Either way, this one looks like a good time.
The movie hits select theaters in New York and Los Angeles on February 27th, 2026, with a VOD rollout following in March.