Submersed in "bro" culture, a fraternity brother's obsession with a poem and its poetess begin to inform him more about himself than he is ready to accept.
Acting
Caleb Emery's slow unraveling from bravado to brokenness.
Direction
Brunkalla weaponizes party aesthetics against themselves.
Director
Gregory Brunkalla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film premiered at Sundance and became a viral sensation in poetry/film circles for its unflinching portrayal of male fragility.
The poem 'God' was written specifically for the film; director Brunkalla worked with actual MFA poets to nail the 'discovered in a lit mag' authenticity.
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