Stress Positions
Director
Runtime
95 Minutes
Country
United States
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Dubbed the “first genuinely enjoyable film made about the pandemic” (Variety), Stress Positions offers a chaotic satire on everything from politics to class, race, gender and sexuality. Filmmaker Theda Hammel joins forces with John Early (Search Party) to poke fun at bougie Brooklynites struggling to cope during the height of COVID. Terry (Early) is recently divorced and staying in his ex-husband’s brownstone with his nephew Bahlul (Qaher Harhash), a young, beautiful model with a broken leg. As Terry tries to maintain his sanity, he must try to cope with the visits from his friend Karla (Hammel), who is bored and captivated by Bahlul. Revisit the disorienting early days of COVID in this queer comedy with an unpredictable directorial approach from Hammel, whose use of sound and image only adds to the wonderful chaos.
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Film Credits
Director
Theda Hammel
Year
2024
Country
United States
Language
English
Type
Feature & Fiction
Program Strand
World Cinema
Producer
Brad Becker-Parton p.g.a., John Early p.g.a., Stephanie Roush, Allie Jane Compton & Greg Nobile
Writer
Theda Hammel
Cinematographer
Arlene Muller
Editor
Erin DeWitt & Theda Hammel
Cast
John Early, Theda Hammel & Qaher Harhash
Music
Theda Hammel
Film Source
Transmission Films
Genre
Comedy & LGBTQIA+
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Saturday 26 Oct 2024
06:30 pm
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