Myles is divorced in L.A. He wants a love life and a film career. So he decides to go on 20 dates and find true love in front of a camera, making his first feature. His patient agent, Richard, finds a $60,000 investor, the shadowy Elie. Myles starts his search, sometimes telling his date she's being filmed, sometimes not. Elie wants sex and titillation, Myles wants it "real." Myles regularly talks with his old film teacher, Robert McKee, who wonders if love is possible in modern life. Half-way through the 20 dates, Myles meets Elisabeth; she's everything he desires and she likes him. Can he finish the 20 dates, satisfy Elie, and complete his film without losing Elisabeth?
Writing
Blurred reality where you can't tell documentary from scripted—intentionally or not.
Acting
Myles playing himself so hard you genuinely can't tell if it's brilliance or disaster.
Production
Made for $60K with the actual investor as a shadowy voice—commitment to bit.
Director
Myles Berkowitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert McKee appears as himself, making this possibly the only film where a screenwriting guru watches someone violate every ethical principle he teaches.
Made during the '90s indie boom when 'mockumentary' meant 'we can't afford lights' and reality TV ethics didn't exist yet.
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