“Be free! Fiction is freedom!” Neon has revealed an official trailer for a totally bonkers indie comedy titled Stress Positions, marking the feature directorial debut of trans filmmaker Theda Hammel (also of the series “My Trip to Spain”). This premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the Dramatic Competition section, and it’s also playing at New Directors/New Films in NYC in April before it opens in select theaters later in April as well. Terry Goon is keeping very strict quarantine in his ex-husband’s Brooklyn brownstone while caring for his nephew — a 19-year-old model from Morocco named Bahlul — bedridden in a full leg cast after an electric scooter accident. Unfortunately for Terry, everyone in his life wants to meet the model – hilarity ensues. Starring John Early, Qaher Harhash, Theda Hammel, Amy Zimmer, Faheem Ali, and John Roberts. This awkward comedy is about a hodgepodge of queer people from NYC coming-and-going from this guy’s apartment during the pandemic. One of my least favorite films at Sundance, I found it entirely insufferable & boring, but that’s just my opinion and everyone else should make up their own mind. // Continue Reading ›
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