A graduate student's vengeful ex-roommate refuses to let him retrieve an important book that he needs for his dissertation on Charles Dickens.
Acting
Hendricks' terrifyingly casual menace.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes politeness.
Direction
Semans stretches 84 minutes into eternity.
Director
Andrew Semans
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 14 days on a $25,000 budget, mostly in the director's actual Brooklyn apartment.
The film intentionally mirrors Dickens' own serialized structure—Paul's desperation builds episode-like across encounters.
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