short story collection
“An impossible medieval church, a dreaded hospital appointment, figures reemerging from a past that is buried but not gone. In narratives somewhere between Black Mirror and Ray Bradbury, John-Paul Gomez’s characters find themselves at the uneasy junction of reality and otherworldly forces beyond their control. Dystopian ‘what if’ scenarios are juxtaposed with everyday grievances and relationships that have lost their luster. Things are getting away from us, our collective attention span is waning more and more, and something is going very, very wrong.”
-from Black Fountain Press, publisher of The Idiot of St. Benedict and Other Stories (2023)
Prior to being published, the collection won first place in the 2022 Luxembourg Literary Competition. Buy The Idiot of St. Benedict and Other Stories at Ernster bookstore or from Black Fountain Press. Worldwide shipping available.
upcoming projects
Gomez is working on his second collection of short stories which he hopes to see published in 2025-26.
short comedy films
D’Support Group (2024), written and directed by John-Paul Gomez
Worried about taking the Luxembourgish language test, a man joins a support group for help but ends up getting much more than he bargained for.
Check out Quickies.lu and RTL Play where the film will be available soon.
Bad Wine (2021), written by John-Paul Gomez and directed by Nicolas Neuhold
A couple bring a bottle of cheap wine to a dinner party without realizing that their host takes wine seriously – very seriously.
Watch Bad Wine on RTL Play
animated series
Wurst News, created by John-Paul Gomez and produced by Fireflies
Inspired by Gomez’s satire blog the Luxembourg Wurst which is also a weekly feature on RTL Today, Wurst News is an animated news series produced by Fireflies under the direction of creative duo Jacopo and Barbara Armani, with Valère Lommel leading the animation. It is currently under development with the support of RTL Lëtzebeurg and the Luxembourg Film Fund. Press release here. (Logo by Valère Lommel)