Local short film artist blends comedy and crime – Star News Group
By: Grace Lee | Published: 2026-01-15 12:00:36 | Source: starnewsgroup.com
MANASQUAN — Local film maker Ryan Lee Loftus explores the fictional life of two Jersey gas station attendants in his new short film “The Only Dead Men You Know, Working the Graveyard Shift,” which recently debuted.
Loftus, whose production company is called Sweet Kiwi Productions, was thinking about the short interactions the people of Jersey have with their gas station attendants daily and came up with the idea to shoot a short film.
The 36-minute film, and other work by Loftus, can be viewed on his YouTube channel @SweetKiwi-Productions or on Instagram @sweetkiwkiproductions.
The short film follows two gas station attendants whose late-night routine escalates into increasingly dangerous antics. The film was shot entirely at the Lukoil gas station at 218 Parker…
