Ari Aster's 15-minute acid trip through white girl problems before he discovered grief demons.
A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.
Direction
Aster's clinical framing already perfected—every shot a suffocating diorama.
Acting
Rachel Brosnahan's deadpan delivery sells Shandy's spectacular unlikability.
Production
Garish pastels weaponized as satire of curated Instagram existence.
Director
Ari Aster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot while Aster was still at AFI; won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance. The pastel color palette directly inspired Midsommar's daylight horror.
Brosnahan based Shandy's vocal fry and uptalk on overheard LA coffee shop conversations. The 'basically' tic was improvised and became the title.
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