The world of easy-going teenager Roger Burns flips upside-down after he's seduced into a late night swim with his girlfriend and contracts a rare, endangered parasite. All Roger wants to do is get back to adolescent frivolities and basketball, but everyone from his parents, to his doctors, to animal rights groups, have their own opinions about what he needs to do with his life.
Acting
Cheri Oteri's deadpan doctor steals every scene.
Writing
Sharp satire of how everyone owns your body but you.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Camryn Manheim's educational video performance was shot in a single take, improvised from actual CDC pamphlet language.
The film premiered at Fantastic Fest 2020, where programmers described it as 'the abortion debate but make it gross.'
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