Underneath Times Square, there's a strip club filled with beautiful women. Behind the club's bathroom door is Shoes, a bathroom attendant. For three years, Shoes gives advice, compliments or a sympathetic ear to his visitors, getting occasional tips. But on the night of his three-year anniversary at the club, Shoes' customers and coworkers start to make him look into his own life.
Acting
George Griffith's weary, tender performance carries every frame.
Direction
Griffith directs himself with unshowy confidence in a single location.
Writing
Dialogue that finds soul in the most transactional spaces.
Director
George Griffith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Griffith spent actual time as a bathroom attendant to research the role, filming in a working club during off-hours.
The film belongs to a micro-genre of 'occupation portraits' like The Parking Lot Movie, finding existential weight in service work.
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