Jellyfish Season

A film by Dylan Melcher

Jellyfish Season follows Jay, Kay, and Zee, three lifelong friends quietly worn down by the routines that have drained their sense of purpose. Hoping to jolt themselves back to life, they escape to the Florida coast for a weekend they’re determined to make meaningful. Instead, the trip unravels into strange, dreamlike encounters that blur fantasy and reality, pushing each man into his own private spiral. Long‑suppressed insecurities surface, identities wobble, and the question of whether reinvention is still possible hangs over them. The result is a surreal, genre‑bending comedy about male friendship, midlife drift, and the absurd lengths we go to in search of meaning.

Filmmaker Dylan Melcher works at the intersection of narrative and commercial storytelling, grounding his films in character, atmosphere, and tactile detail. Drawing from indie cinema and documentary realism, he gravitates toward stories of ordinary people in quiet moments of transformation, an impulse that shapes Jellyfish Season both thematically and visually. Shot on 16mm film, the project embraces the intention, presence, and imperfection of an analog process, mirroring the film’s exploration of vulnerability, restraint, and the subtle ways connection reveals itself. Made at a moment when waiting for permission no longer felt possible, Melcher’s debut feature is rooted in the friendships that shaped him—funny, awkward, tender, and emotionally honest—captured with a human texture that reflects the very relationships at its core.

Director: Dylan Melcher
Writer: Matthew Walker
Producer: Destiny Greer