off/script.
a dinner series for the most ambitious young creators and founders in chicago. sixteen seats, one long table, a printed program instead of a feed — and every take shot on film.
inspired by the ethos of the french new wave — tasteful & real. we reject the polished script of modern success to create a new luxury: a sanctuary for creators and founders to write their own lore, away from the algorithms and with their contemporaries.
16
seats at the table
001
takes so far
50
frames of film
16
signed polaroids
[01] the premise
[a]the script
your twenties come pre-written: build the feed, work the room, post the wins. every dinner becomes content and every stranger a follower count. off script is the counter-program — tasteful & real, borrowed from the french new wave.
[b]the format
sixteen guests picked on ambition, seated by design so nobody lands next to the person they came with. a name card at every seat, a printed program of everyone's story, and the host on the mic to open the night.
[c]the pilot
take 001 ran february 7th, 2026 in a private room at ambar, chicago — filmmakers, photographers, fashion designers, founders and one functional-beverage ceo around a single table. by the end of the night the polaroids were signed like a yearbook.
[02] the cast
everyone gets a portrait — flash on, against the dining-room wallpaper, like a lookbook for people.
[03] the stills
one night, three cameras — a point-and-shoot on film, a fuji on the move, and the polaroid on the table.
[04] the guest book
instax on the table, sharpie before you leave — take 001's yearbook page.
[05] the print
every take ships on paper — a trifold program of bios, a seating chart, a name card at every seat.
next
take 002 is being written.
want a seat at the table? ffangcreative@gmail.com ↗