Watch: Max Landis Directed Found Footage Short Film 'Jane LA'

Odds are, Max Landis’ 2015 is looking a lot busier than yours. The absurdly prolific writer/director  —who made a big splash with the nifty screenplay for his found-footage superhero flick “Chronicle” back in 2012— will have his name as the sole screenwriting credit on no less than four features in the upcoming year. Among those projects are “Victor Frankenstein,” a re-telling of the familiar Frankenstein myth as seen from the perspective of the good Doctor’s assistant Igor, as well as “American Ultra,” a loopy-sounding stoner comedy that reunites “Adventureland” leads Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart under the direction of “Project X” helmer Nima Nourizadeh.

With so much on his plate, one wonders how the restless young filmmaker manages to find time to, you know, breathe. He's certainly active on social media, including Twitter and YouTube, and often makes low-key, personal shorts with his friends. Which brings us to “Jane LA,” a disarming bit of strangeness written and...