Trina's job gets the best of her as she tries to complete just one day of healthy eating. Harassed by her cruel boss and overwhelmed by the trapped elevator occupants that reach out to her for help, her only escape is Lola, a fitness guru who she desperately tries to emulate. In this slow building drama of intertwining stories about people trapped in elevators, our heroes and villains must fight to overcome their struggles with homophobia, food addiction and racism.
Acting
Brianna Brown's micro-expressions of crumbling composure.
Direction
Matemotja turns elevator geography into psychological architecture.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes wellness-speak against itself.
Director
Angela Matemotja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The entire elevator sequence was shot in a working freight elevator over six twelve-hour days, with temperatures reaching 110°F.
Released during peak 'Girlboss' era wellness marketing, the film functions as a time-capsule critique of 2010s Instagram fitness culture before 'that girl' aesthetics faced mainstream backlash.
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