scapegoat studios.

est. 2019 · las vegas / london

we make original, issue-based stories for film, television, and scripted audio.

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genre is a state of mind.

it's a set of expectations and conventions waiting for storytellers to shatter them.

we are those storytellers. the ones who focus more on what to say than what medium to say it in.

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animatronic judge from cuts both ways new · audio

cuts both ways

Mary is the only immigration lawyer for miles. She argues in front of an animatronic judge with a tee-time, against an opposing counsel who doesn't care. Then a former client wins her case without Mary's help — the AI did it in an afternoon. A 40-minute audio drama.

still from surrounded short film

surrounded

A bipolar woman hides after the funeral of her best friend. On how mental health conditions isolate people who just need to be surrounded with love.

still from sincero short film

sincero

A mediocre slam poet in a giant hamster costume mourns the mysterious death of his beloved hamster.

burning the village season 2 cover art audio · collab

burning the village s2

"Crazy" — episode two of season two — explores how the covid-19 pandemic affected the mental health of black-british youth. Made with WADUP, Peabody, and Creative Media Network.