After his wife kicks him out, an anxious comedian is lured in by an intriguing woman with a stalker.
Acting
Arison's sweaty desperation is physically uncomfortable to witness.
Direction
Eisenstadt lets scenes curdle past comfort into something raw.
Director
Debra Eisenstadt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eisenstadt developed this from her Sundance short 'The Guy'; the expanded runtime lets discomfort really marinate.
The title's cosmic shrug perfectly matches Chip's crisis—everything's ending eventually, so why not make bad choices now?
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