Penn State Mockumentary

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Styled as a David Attenborough nature documentary, THE PENN STATE ANIMAL follows a college student navigating the social "courtship rituals" of campus life, class distractions, and late-night partying.

With deadpan, nature-documentary narration, THE PENN STATE ANIMAL follows Penn State student Joey through the "mating rituals" of campus life. The film treats everyday college moments, dodging traffic on the walk to class, shooting Instagram DMs during lectures, and hitting house parties in costume, like high-stakes animal survival and courtship. It’s a tongue-in-cheek, observational look at the absurdities of modern college social dynamics.