I NEED TO PEE! is an upcoming animated slapstick comedy and short film about a broke Brooklyn twink racing through New York City's bathroomless streets in search of desperate relief.

GENRE:

Slapstick comedy meets class satire! Equal parts slapstick chase comedy and sharp class satire, I Need to Pee! skewers the privatization of public space, the indignities of being broke in an expensive city, and the absurd gap between those who own the toilets and those who can't find one.

WHY ARE WE MAKING THIS?

If you’re someone with a small bladder, this is your story too.

When there’s no bathrooms around, needing to pee immediately escalates into a dilemma with existential stakes. The embarrassment is extremely real, and the fear of being caught in an uncompromising position is primal.

It’s kill or be killed. 

New York City only has 973 operational public bathrooms built to serve a population of 8.5 million people. Only 8 of these are open 24/7. The city ranks 93rd among the top 100 US cities in terms of public bathroom access.

The structure of cities is often built to be hostile to the people living in it. There is no time that’s more obvious than when you have to pee.

Access to public restrooms is a constant struggle for many, especially those who are elderly, pregnant, homeless, or have small children.

Public spaces everywhere are shrinking, and publicly accessible private bathrooms are disappearing as well. Starbucks reversed its open bathroom policy in 2025, requiring customers to make a purchase if they want to use the restroom, citing that it’s the existing policy of most private businesses anyways. The dystopia where you have to pay to pee is real, and it’s right here in front of us.

You’re not imagining it, there really just aren’t places to go.