Joe, a programmer and obsessive self-quantifier, and Emily, a budding comedy performer, are happily married until they decide to use one another in their work. A dark comedy about love, technology, and what can’t be programmed.
Acting
Mae Whitman's slow-burn unraveling is devastatingly precise
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes startup jargon against romance
Direction
Kibens makes customer service hold music feel like dread
Director
Logan Kibens
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mae Whitman and Martin Starr had previously worked together on Arrested Development—this reunion is significantly more traumatic.
Released in 2016, the film predicted the normalization of AI companions and 'emotional labor' discourse before either went mainstream.
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