About the Film
A TikTok personality made a real indie film. It got rejected by Sundance. It's now selling out AMC theaters across America. Here's what's actually going on.
"Stupid in all the smartest ways, weirdly heartfelt, and way too well-directed for what it is."
rustyjpipes · Letterboxd
Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie is a feature-length indie comedy written and directed by Tim Savage — the internet personality known as Skweezy Jibbs, who has 6 million followers across TikTok and Instagram. Produced by David Cress and Kevin Sullivan — the producers behind Portlandia and Documentary Now!. Kickstarter-funded at $82,346. Rejected by Sundance and TIFF. Now playing at AMC theaters in 62 cities across the United States.
Most people who see it describe it the same way: they expected something cheap and dumb, and walked out surprised. That's not a marketing line — it's the verbatim pattern across every IMDb review, every Letterboxd entry, and every student-paper review that's been written about this film.
It's a comedy — but the kind that keeps surprising you. The film blends professional cinematography with a documentary-style aesthetic. Critics and audience reviewers consistently call it "stupid in all the smartest ways" — the duality is the point. The UB Spectrum (University at Buffalo's student paper, April 14, 2026) described it as "a movie with depth" — not what you'd expect from someone who built their following doing character comedy on the internet.
"Skweezy Jibbs made a real movie. Like, not a 'haha look what I did' meme, an actual movie. It's stupid in all the smartest ways, weirdly heartfelt, and way too well-directed for what it is."
"I had expected yet another trashy cash-grab. I was pleasantly surprised to find a movie with depth."
"Gut-wrenchingly funny, charismatic, and seriously poignant. It is a folly of the industry this spectacle isn't in theaters everywhere."
"The mix of professional cinematography and amateur documentary-style filming was perfect and convincing throughout most of the movie."
SKWEEZY SHOWS UP.
IN PERSON. EVERY NIGHT.
Live Q&A + meet-and-greet after every screening on the tour. At OSU, he stayed past 10:30pm signing for every single fan.
Find Your City →Every show on the 2026 tour includes Skweezy Jibbs appearing in person for a live Q&A after the film, followed by a meet-and-greet. At the OSU LaSells Stewart Center screening in April 2026, nearly 1,200 seats were filled — per The Daily Barometer, the crowd chanted "Skweezy, Skweezy, Skweezy" and he stayed past 10:30pm signing for every fan. The film might eventually stream. That experience only exists in the theater.
"I went in not knowing what to expect and left completely obsessed. The meet & greet was unreal. Already planning to go again in another city."
"The Q&A after made it even better — Skweezy stayed for almost an hour."
The most comprehensive coverage to date is the Willamette Week profile from October 2025. Local TV, community radio, and multiple university papers have covered the film. National trades (Variety, IndieWire, Deadline) have not yet written about it.
45 shows remaining. Skweezy in person at every one. Tour resumes June 21 in Tucson.