From Viral Clips to Killer Rides: Inside Reece Feldman’s Directorial Debut Wait, Your Car?

Los Angeles, CA – In the glitchy, scroll-addicted world of TikTok, where 15-second breakdowns of Oppenheimer‘s bombast can rocket a 23-year-old to near-3-million-follower fame, Reece Feldman has always been the guy yelling “Cut!” from the audience. Known as “Guy With a Movie Camera,” the Brooklyn-born creator has dissected everything from Spielberg’s shark in Jaws to Nolan’s time-bending tricks, all while schmoozing A-listers at the Oscars and Emmys. But last May, Feldman flipped the script—literally—stepping behind the lens for his wildly anticipated directorial debut: the 15-minute short Wait, Your Car?. Premiering amid the palm-fringed frenzy of Cannes, this horror-comedy hybrid isn’t just a proof-of-concept for a TikTok kid in Hollywood; it’s a razor-sharp jab at friendship’s fault lines, wrapped in a premise so absurdly Gen Z it feels like a fever dream from a late-night group chat.

At its core, Wait, Your Car? is a tale of vehicular vendetta: When Beth (Whitney Peak, the sharp-tongued Zoya from Gossip Girl‘s reboot) becomes convinced her unassuming 2002 Honda Accord has murderous designs—think flickering headlights as death glares and a gas pedal with a grudge—her three ride-or-die friends are forced to choose sides. Is it a breakdown, a breakdown of their bond, or something straight out of a Christine reboot? The script, penned by Feldman in a whirlwind at the tail end of January 2025, probes the chaos of early-20s loyalty: supporting your pal’s “irrational” paranoia while side-eyeing her sanity, all underscored by the low-stakes horror of who grabs the aux cord on a drive to nowhere. “I asked myself, ‘What’s the craziest real-world thing I couldn’t buy?'” Feldman told Gold Derby in a post-premiere chat. “A killer car. Boom—friendship tested.” It’s Get Out meets The Hangover, but swap the social satire for suburban dread and the bro banter for girl-group therapy sessions gone wrong.

Feldman didn’t just dream it up; he assembled a dream team to bring the absurdity to life. The ensemble is a Gen Z casting coup: Peak anchors as the unraveling Beth, bringing her signature blend of poise and panic; Ruby Cruz (Bottoms, Willow) channels chaotic bestie energy as Suze, the skeptic with a soft spot; Minnie Mills (The Summer I Turned Pretty) adds grounded vulnerability as Lucy, the mediator cracking under pressure; and Noa Fisher (Uncut Gems, Dashcam) unleashes unpredictable quirk as the wildcard who might just believe the car first. “These women are forces,” Feldman gushed to The Hollywood Reporter, crediting their chemistry for elevating his script from snappy sketch to festival firecracker. Behind the scenes, production leaned on Feldman’s industry inroads—starting as a PA on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, he roped in crew alums for that “full-circle” polish. Producers Roger Mancusi (Fair Oaks Entertainment), Timothy Mendonça, and Danielle Kampf kept the budget lean and mean, while costume designer Matthew R. Malone dressed the chaos in thrift-store cool. And that Honda? Sourced via “a little luck and a great connection,” per Feldman—one pristine clone for the “nice” shots, another for the fiery finale, achieved with “a little movie magic.”

The film’s Cannes bow on May 17, 2025, was pure serendipity-meets-hustle. Not an official selection, but TikTok’s deep ties to the fest (they’d been sending Feldman as their red-carpet rep for years) turned it into a spotlight event: a standing-room-only screening at the Palais, buzzing with creators, execs, and even a fireside chat detour with Tom Cruise dishing on “just do it” filmmaking. The crowd ate it up—laughs for the escalating absurdity, gasps for the twists, and applause that had Feldman, ever the critic, admitting, “I’m proud of what I made.” Post-premiere, it hit the circuit like a runaway sedan: HollyShorts in August (where fans like @b_leneski raved about meeting the producers), Woodstock in October, and whispers of Sundance buzz for 2026. On Letterboxd, early viewers are logging 4-star diaries: “Guy BEHIND the camera now? Gotta watch,” one penned, while another confessed awkward post-screening encounters with the director.

What elevates Wait, Your Car? beyond a vanity project is Feldman’s Spielberg-school aesthetic—no shaky TikTok zooms here, but deliberate, tension-building frames that honor the masters while injecting fresh blood. “I didn’t want fast cuts or modern gimmicks,” he explained. “This is a Hollywood film with a Gen Z pulse.” Influences? His Letterboxd watchlist for the project nods to classics like Duel (that relentless truck terror) and The ‘Burbs, blending everyday unease with over-the-top thrills. Shot in just weeks, edited by Feldman himself alongside the cast’s input, it’s a testament to creator-economy agility in a town still gatekeeping the “real” filmmakers.

As of now, streaming deets are festival-gated—check JustWatch for updates, or hunt festival passes—but Feldman eyes wider waters: “Proof of style” for studios sniffing his next gig. With Sundance noms looming and his TikTok jury stint for oddball fests like Bumble Bee’s Tuna CANS (yes, really), Feldman isn’t just crashing the party anymore—he’s DJing it. In an industry reeling from strikes and AI specters, Wait, Your Car? revs a reminder: The next big thing might just be the kid who saw every frame coming. Buckle up—Hollywood’s passenger seat just got a lot more interesting.

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