John Early & Theda Hammel in Wacky Comedy ‘Stress Positions’ Trailer
by Alex Billington March 26, 2024Source: YouTube
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“Be free! Fiction is freedom!” Neon has revealed an official trailer for a very bonkers indie comedy titled Stress Positions, marking the function directorial debut of trans filmmaker Theda Hammel (additionally of the collection “My Journey to Spain”). This premiered on the 2024 Sundance Movie Pageant within the Dramatic Competitors part, and it is also enjoying at New Administrators/New Movies in NYC in April earlier than it opens in choose theaters later in April as effectively. Terry Goon is holding very strict quarantine in his ex-husband’s Brooklyn brownstone whereas caring for his nephew — a 19-year-old mannequin from Morocco named Bahlul — bedridden in a full leg forged after an electrical scooter accident. Sadly for Terry, everybody in his life desires to satisfy the mannequin – hilarity ensues. Starring John Early, Qaher Harhash, Theda Hammel, Amy Zimmer, Faheem Ali, and John Roberts. This awkward comedy is a couple of hodgepodge of queer folks from NYC coming-and-going from this man’s condo in the course of the pandemic. Considered one of my least favourite movies at Sundance, I discovered it solely unbearable & boring, however that is simply my opinion and everybody else ought to make up their very own thoughts.
Here is the official trailer (+ poster) for Theda Hammel’s Stress Positions, direct from Neon’s YouTube:
From Sundance: “Terry Goon is holding strict quarantine in his ex-husband’s Brooklyn brownstone whereas caring for his nephew — a 19-year-old mannequin from Morocco named Bahlul — bedridden in a full leg forged after an electrical scooter accident. Sadly for Terry, everybody in his life desires to satisfy the mannequin. [The film] is as a lot a finely tuned time capsule of the frantic worry & formative energy of the pandemic as it’s a street map out of darkish locations guided by profound humanity. A cautious stability between a constant, razor-sharp humor and the event of a particular cinematic tone creates a specific temper and power that’s not simply forgotten.” Stress Positions is written and directed by the indie author / filmmaker Theda Hammel, making her function directorial debut after the collection “My Journey to Spain” beforehand. From a narrative by Theda Hammel & Faheem Ali. Produced by Brad Becker-Parton, John Early, Stephanie Roush, Allie Jane Compton, Greg Nobile. This primary premiered on the 2024 Sundance Movie Pageant earlier this yr. Neon will debut Hammel’s Stress Positions in choose US theaters on April nineteenth, 2024 this spring. Curious?
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