

Terri, a pajama-clad, disaffected high school student learns how to engage the world with the help of Mr. Fitzgerald, his assistant principal.
Acting
John C. Reilly's unhinged sincerity steals every scene.
Direction
Azazel Jacobs finds beauty in suburban suffocation.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like teenagers failing to connect.

Director
Azazel Jacobs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Azazel Jacobs cast his actual father, avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs, in a small role as a teacher—continuing his tradition of embedding family into his indie universe.
Jacob Wysocki was discovered through open casting; this was his first film role, and he based Terri's physicality on his own high school experience of 'trying to take up less space.'