Five minutes of a woman spiraling—and you'll want to spiral with her.
A woman talks about how hard her life is.
Acting
Crovatin's breathless monologue is a masterclass in controlled chaos.
Writing
Hartley packs a novel's worth of anxiety into five minutes.
Director
Hal Hartley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hartley shot this as part of his possible films project, releasing shorts directly to fans—punk rock distribution for punk rock storytelling.
The 2012 release captures peak post-recession creative malaise; her complaints about rent and relevance hit harder now.
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