9 minutes of pure indie chaos — Hal Hartley squeezes an existential crisis into your coffee break.
Follows a day in the life of a young artist who longs for professional success and the attention of beautiful women, but who encounters only frustration and violence.
Direction
Hartley's signature stilted dialogue and geometric framing in miniature.
Acting
George Feaster commits to unbearable desperation without winking.
Director
Hal Hartley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made between Hartley's breakout features 'Trust' and 'Simple Men,' this short was essentially his therapy session for festival rejection.
The deadpan delivery and suburban Long Island setting became Hartley's trademark, influencing everything from Wes Anderson to 'Napoleon Dynamite.'
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