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TikTok Comedy Character Skweezy Jibbs Becomes Indie Film Touring 71 Cities
Original: ‘Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie’: How I Turned a TikTok Comedy Character Into an Indie Film That Toured 71 Cities https://
Filmmaker Tim Rook, behind the viral TikTok comedy character Skweezy Jibbs, has written an IndieWire op-ed explaining how he turned the internet persona into an independent feature film. The movie screened across 71 cities on a tour, showing how a social media character can be converted into a real-world cinema project and live audience phenomenon.
Why now: The filmmaker's first-hand account of translating a viral social media character into a touring indie film is drawing attention from film and internet culture audiences.
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Evidence
- ‘Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie’: How I Turned a TikTok Comedy Character Into an Indie Film That Toured 71 Cities https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indi ewire.com/features/commentary/skweezy-jibbs-makes-a-movie-op-ed-1235220271/ · indiewire.com@web.brid.gy
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