During the worst gig of his life, a piano player wrestling with failure, fatherhood, and marriage has a surreal encounter that suggests he's been playing the wrong song all along.
In The Middle Of Something was filmed on location at The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles. This short combines the considerable talents of real-life career musician Julian Velard with comedy powerhouse writer/director/actress Lauren Adams (Netflix "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", Greener Grass, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver). The cast includes Paul Scheer (FX "The League"), Nicole Byer (Netflix "Nailed It!"), James Adomian (Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), Will A. Miles (Comedy Central "South Side"), Jiavani (Between Two Ferns: The Movie), and John Milhiser (NBC "Saturday Night Live")
Runtime: 15 minutes
Produced in conjunction with Chloebro
Official Selection: LA Shorts
Official Selection: River Valley Film Festival
Official Selection: Richmond International Film Festival
Official Selection: Film Club's Lost Weekend
Release date: July 18, 2026
In The Middle Of Something was filmed on location at The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles. This short combines the considerable talents of real-life career musician Julian Velard with comedy powerhouse writer/director/actress Lauren Adams (Netflix "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", Greener Grass, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver). The cast includes Paul Scheer (FX "The League"), Nicole Byer (Netflix "Nailed It!"), James Adomian (Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), Will A. Miles (Comedy Central "South Side"), Jiavani (Between Two Ferns: The Movie), and John Milhiser (NBC "Saturday Night Live")
Runtime: 15 minutes
Produced in conjunction with Chloebro
Official Selection: LA Shorts
Official Selection: River Valley Film Festival
Official Selection: Richmond International Film Festival
Official Selection: Film Club's Lost Weekend
Release date: July 18, 2026
