Forty Winks follows Fabio Berker, struggling Hypnotist in New York City, as he is blackmailed into being the world's first hypnotist hit man by a mysterious woman who finds out his degree is fake.
Acting
McManus commits to Fabio's sweaty desperation completely.
Direction
Parker's debut squeezes noir out of Brooklyn brownstones.

Director
William Atticus Parker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director William Atticus Parker is the son of Mary-Louise Parker and Billy Crudup—his first feature shot in 12 days on a shoestring budget in his actual Brooklyn neighborhood.
The tarot motif isn't decorative—Fabio's 'hypnosis' mirrors the Fool's journey, and his fake degree is literally the card representing new beginnings built on nothing.
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