A drunk teen, a 24-hour diner, and a family that sees too much.
A teenager recounts a terrible night in the city where he ends up drunk and unhappy at a 24 hour diner. There, he has an encounter with a sweet, inviting family that leaves him feeling a little less lonely.
Acting
Wolff's shaky vulnerability — you believe every slurred word.
Direction
Alex Wolff directed this at 17. Show-off.
Director
Alex Wolff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wolff wrote this partially in response to his own struggles with teenage anxiety, casting his real mother Polly Draper as the diner mom.
The film's entire budget was reportedly under $10K, shot in a single night at an actual working Queens diner.
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