World Premiere
Six people living in a cramped four-bedroom apartment seek a new roommate.
Abriel Gardner, Jess Goldschmidt, Jobel Medina, Lark Lyra Lou Hill, Tyler Riggin, Quinn Else
USA
2025
English
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Credits & Director
Producer
Jackii Chun
Screenwriter
Tim Nicholas
Cinematography
Alexander Girav
Production Design
Sam Creely
Art Director
Santos Arrue
Tim Nicholas
Tim Nicholas is a writer, director, producer, and production designer from New York, now based in Los Angeles. He holds a BFA from the Pratt Institute and an MFA from CalArts. His work and collaborations have screened at Locarno, Rotterdam, Ann Arbor, FIDMarseille, NewFest, Prismatic Ground, and more. As production designer, his credits include Family Portrait (2023) and Death and Bowling (2021); as a writer and artist, he co-ran the STUDIUM/punctum micropress (2014–2018), which published zines and art books.
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