A dog goes missing at a gender reveal party and someone's entire life unravels. Relatable.
Alan, a balding film director, loses his fiancé's dog at a gender reveal party on the morning of an important shoot. A critic named Nick gives candid observations on a series of incomplete shorts that Alan has spent his own money making. As the pursuit of the lost dog and the chaos of the short films begin to blend, Alan grows desperate for the day to be over.
Acting
Al Warren's sweaty desperation feels dangerously autobiographical.
Direction
Borgli-produced chaos that somehow holds together.
Writing
Dialogue so awkward you'll need to pause and recover.
Director
Al Warren
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 'mumblecringe' cinema where white male protagonists publicly disintegrate. Warren studied under the Safdie brothers' chaos school.
The incomplete shorts within the film were actually shot with Warren's real money over years, blurring fiction and financial ruin.
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